The high-pressure phase of boron, γ-B 28: Disputes and conclusions of 5 years after discovery

Journal of Superhard Materials

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 363-379

  Oganov, A R ^a,b   Solozhenko, V L ^c   Gatti, C ^d   Kurakevych, O O ^c   Le Godec, Y ^e  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

B 28; Boron; High pressure phase

Indexed keywords

BEST ESTIMATES; CHEMICAL BONDINGS; EQUATION OF STATE; EXACT EXCHANGE; HIGH-PRESSURE PHASE; IONICITIES; ISOSTRUCTURAL; NEW RESULTS; PHASE TRANSFORMATION; PURE BORON; QUANTUM-MECHANICAL THEORY;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL BONDS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; EQUATIONS OF STATE; HARDNESS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; QUANTUM THEORY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THERMODYNAMICS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 84856396964     PISSN: 10634576     EISSN: 19349408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3103/S1063457612060019     Document Type: Review

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