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Title: Unexpected structural softening of interstitial boron solid solution WB3+x

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy and Key Laboratory of Artificial Structures and Quantum Control (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  2. Department of Physics and High Pressure Science and Engineering Center, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154, USA
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1224319
Grant/Contract Number:  
NA0001982
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Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Volume: 105 Journal Issue: 21; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Wu, Hao, Sun, Hong, and Chen, Changfeng. Unexpected structural softening of interstitial boron solid solution WB3+x. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4902388.
Wu, Hao, Sun, Hong, & Chen, Changfeng. Unexpected structural softening of interstitial boron solid solution WB3+x. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4902388
Wu, Hao, Sun, Hong, and Chen, Changfeng. Mon . "Unexpected structural softening of interstitial boron solid solution WB3+x". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4902388.
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