Material witness: Why is boron so hard?

Nature Materials

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-

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EID: 84988046466     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2600     Document Type: Article

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