Chemical composition of calcium-silicate-hydrate gels: Competition between kinetics and thermodynamics

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Title: Chemical composition of calcium-silicate-hydrate gels: Competition between kinetics and thermodynamics

Authors:: Du, Tao; Li, Hui; Zhou, Qi; Wang, Zhe; Sant, Gaurav; Ryan, Joseph V.; Bauchy, Mathieu

Publication Date:: 2019-06-17

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1546251

Grant/Contract Number:: DOE-NEUP 18-15020

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Materials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Physical Review Materials Journal Volume: 3 Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2475-9953

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Du, Tao, Li, Hui, Zhou, Qi, Wang, Zhe, Sant, Gaurav, Ryan, Joseph V., and Bauchy, Mathieu. Chemical composition of calcium-silicate-hydrate gels: Competition between kinetics and thermodynamics.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Du, Tao, Li, Hui, Zhou, Qi, Wang, Zhe, Sant, Gaurav, Ryan, Joseph V., & Bauchy, Mathieu. Chemical composition of calcium-silicate-hydrate gels: Competition between kinetics and thermodynamics.  United States.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.065603.

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                    Du, Tao, Li, Hui, Zhou, Qi, Wang, Zhe, Sant, Gaurav, Ryan, Joseph V., and Bauchy, Mathieu. Mon .  
        "Chemical composition of calcium-silicate-hydrate gels: Competition between kinetics and thermodynamics".  United States.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.065603.

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  title        = {Chemical composition of calcium-silicate-hydrate gels: Competition between kinetics and thermodynamics},

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