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Title: Ab Initio Crystal Structure Prediction of the Energetic Materials LLM-105, RDX, and HMX

Journal Article · · Crystal Growth and Design
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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
  2. Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
  3. Materials Science Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
  4. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States, Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States, Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States

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Research Organization:
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1995624
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL--827222
Journal Information:
Crystal Growth and Design, Journal Name: Crystal Growth and Design Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 23; ISSN 1528-7483
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
France
Language:
English

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