Synthesis, crystal structure, and properties of stoichiometric hard tungsten tetraboride, WB[subscri

Bykova, Elena; Ovsyannikov, Sergey V.; Bykov, Maxim; Yin, Yuqing; Fedotenko, Timofey; Holz, Hendrik; Gabel, Stefan; Merle, Benoit; Chariton, Stella; Prakapenka, Vitali B.; Dubrovinskaia, Natalia; Goncharov, Alexander F.; Dubrovinsky, Leonid

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Title: Synthesis, crystal structure, and properties of stoichiometric hard tungsten tetraboride, WB[subscri

Journal Article · 01 January 2022 · J. Mater. Chem. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ta02268k· OSTI ID:1900993

Bykova, Elena; Ovsyannikov, Sergey V.; Bykov, Maxim; Yin, Yuqing; Fedotenko, Timofey; Holz, Hendrik; Gabel, Stefan; Merle, Benoit; Chariton, Stella; Prakapenka, Vitali B.; Dubrovinskaia, Natalia; Goncharov, Alexander F.; Dubrovinsky, Leonid

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)

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