New high-pressure van der Waals compound Kr(H2)4 discovered in the krypton-hydrogen binary system

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kleppe, Annette K ^a   Amboage, Mónica ^a   Jephcoat, Andrew P ^a,b,c  

^a DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Old School House   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84900992900     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04989     Document Type: Article

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