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Title: Thermodynamic stability and unusual strength of ultra-incompressible rhenium nitrides

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Energy Frontier Research in Extreme Environments (EFree)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001057
OSTI ID:
1380592
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 83, Issue 6; Related Information: EFree partners with Carnegie Institution of Washington (lead); California Institute of Technology; Colorado School of Mines; Cornell University; Lehigh University; Pennsylvania State University; ISSN 1098-0121
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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