First-principles study of transition-metal nitrides as diffusion barriers against Al

Mei, Zhi-Gang; Yacout, Abdellatif M.; Kim, Yeon Soo; Hofman, Gerard; Stan, Marius

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.10.048

Title: First-principles study of transition-metal nitrides as diffusion barriers against Al

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Authors:: Mei, Zhi-Gang; Yacout, Abdellatif M.; Kim, Yeon Soo; Hofman, Gerard; Stan, Marius

Publication Date:: Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1252038

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Nuclear Materials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Journal of Nuclear Materials Journal Volume: 471 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    Mei, Zhi-Gang, Yacout, Abdellatif M., Kim, Yeon Soo, Hofman, Gerard, and Stan, Marius. First-principles study of transition-metal nitrides as diffusion barriers against Al.  Netherlands: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Mei, Zhi-Gang, Yacout, Abdellatif M., Kim, Yeon Soo, Hofman, Gerard, & Stan, Marius. First-principles study of transition-metal nitrides as diffusion barriers against Al.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.10.048

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                    Mei, Zhi-Gang, Yacout, Abdellatif M., Kim, Yeon Soo, Hofman, Gerard, and Stan, Marius. Fri .  
"First-principles study of transition-metal nitrides as diffusion barriers against Al".  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.10.048.

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  title        = {First-principles study of transition-metal nitrides as diffusion barriers against Al},

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