Theoretical study of new superhard materials: B4C3

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Gao, Faming ^a   Klug, Dennis D ^a   Tse, John S ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; HALL-PETCH RELATION; HIGH PRESSURE; NANOCRYSTALLINES; SUPERHARD MATERIAL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CALCULATIONS; HARDNESS;

HIGH PRESSURE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84885091208     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2801018     Document Type: Article

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