First-principles study of TiN/SiC/TiN interfaces in superhard nanocomposites

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ivashchenko, V I ^a   Veprek, S ^b   Turchi, P E A ^c   Shevchenko, V I ^a  

^a FRANTSEVICH INSTITUTE FOR PROBLEMS OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Ukraine)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84864437398     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.014110     Document Type: Article

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