Phonons in the cubic phase of Co3 B7 O13 X (X=Cl, Br, and I) boracites

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Pascual, J ^a   Íñiguez, Jorge ^a   Iliev, M N ^a   Hadjiev, V G ^a   Meen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 65249188736     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.104115     Document Type: Article

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