Spectral analysis of the electronic structure of γ-B 28

Journal of Superhard Materials

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 394-400

  Rulis, P ^a   Wang, L ^a   Walker, B ^a   Ching, W Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

B 28; Boron; Impurity; Spectroscopy; The atomic and electronic structures

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC INTERACTIONS; BORON-RICH COMPOUNDS; CORE LEVEL SPECTROSCOPY; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; PURE BORON;

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMS; BORON COMPOUNDS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; IMPURITIES; SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY;

BORON;

EID: 84863012794     PISSN: 10634576     EISSN: 19349408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3103/S1063457612060044     Document Type: Review

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