On the nature of chemical bonding in γ-boron

Journal of Superhard Materials

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 380-387

  Macchi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bond polarity; Boron; Chemical bond

Indexed keywords

BOND POLARITY; CHEMICAL BONDINGS; ELECTRON COUNTING; MATERIAL HARDNESS;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL BONDS;

EID: 84856381536     PISSN: 10634576     EISSN: 19349408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3103/S1063457612060020     Document Type: Article

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