Stability and work function of TiCxN1-x alloy surfaces: Density functional theory calculations

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 20, 2009, Pages

  Zhu, H ^a   Aindow, M ^a   Ramprasad, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 77954705098     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.201406     Document Type: Article

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