Efficient method for Li doping of α-rhombohedral boron

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Dekura, H ^a,b   Shirai, K ^a   Yanase, A ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 80053596575     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.094117     Document Type: Article

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