Ab initio structure determination of nanosized θ -KAlF4 with edge-sharing AlF6 octahedra

Powder Diffraction

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 185-190

  Le Bail, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Asb initio; Crystal structure; Nanomaterial; Potassium aluminum fluoride; Powder diffraction

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO STRUCTURE; ALUMINUM FLUORIDE; ASB INITIO; FLUORITE STRUCTURE; NANOMATERIAL; ORTHORHOMBIC UNIT CELL; POWDER DIFFRACTION; STRUCTURE TYPE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION;

POTASSIUM;

EID: 69549118932     PISSN: 08857156     EISSN: 19457413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1154/1.3194692     Document Type: Article

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