Stability and Strength of Transition-Metal Tetraborides and Triborides

Zhang, R. F.; Legut, D.; Lin, Z. J.; Zhao, Y. S.; Mao, H. K.; Veprek, S.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.255502

Title: Stability and Strength of Transition-Metal Tetraborides and Triborides

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Authors:: Zhang, R. F.; Legut, D.; Lin, Z. J.; Zhao, Y. S.; Mao, H. K.; Veprek, S.

Publication Date:: Tue Jun 19 00:00:00 EDT 2012

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1103565

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 108; Journal Issue: 25; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Zhang, R. F., Legut, D., Lin, Z. J., Zhao, Y. S., Mao, H. K., and Veprek, S. Stability and Strength of Transition-Metal Tetraborides and Triborides.  United States: N. p., 2012. 
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                    Zhang, R. F., Legut, D., Lin, Z. J., Zhao, Y. S., Mao, H. K., & Veprek, S. Stability and Strength of Transition-Metal Tetraborides and Triborides.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.255502

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                    Zhang, R. F., Legut, D., Lin, Z. J., Zhao, Y. S., Mao, H. K., and Veprek, S. Tue .  
"Stability and Strength of Transition-Metal Tetraborides and Triborides".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.255502.

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  title        = {Stability and Strength of Transition-Metal Tetraborides and Triborides},

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