Surface energy and relaxation in boron carbide (101̄1) from first principles

Beaudet, Todd D.; Smith, John R.; Adams, Jane W.

doi:10.1016/j.ssc.2015.06.021

Title: Surface energy and relaxation in boron carbide (101̄1) from first principles

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Authors:: Beaudet, Todd D.; Smith, John R.; Adams, Jane W.

Publication Date:: Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1245218

Grant/Contract Number:: 1120-1120-99

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Solid State Communications

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Solid State Communications Journal Volume: 219 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0038-1098

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Beaudet, Todd D., Smith, John R., and Adams, Jane W. Surface energy and relaxation in boron carbide (101̄1) from first principles.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2015. 
Web.  doi:10.1016/j.ssc.2015.06.021.

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                    Beaudet, Todd D., Smith, John R., & Adams, Jane W. Surface energy and relaxation in boron carbide (101̄1) from first principles.  United Kingdom.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2015.06.021

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"Surface energy and relaxation in boron carbide (101̄1) from first principles".  United Kingdom.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2015.06.021.

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