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Atomic structure of the two intermediate phase glasses SiSe4 and GeSe4

Alfredo Pasquarello
2009
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The microscopic origin of the intermediate phase in two prototypical covalently bonded A(x)B(1-x) network glass forming systems, where A=Ge or Si, B=Se, and 0

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Alfredo Pasquarello
2009
Journal Articles

Abstract

The microscopic origin of the intermediate phase in two prototypical covalently bonded A(x)B(1-x) network glass forming systems, where A=Ge or Si, B=Se, and 0

Official source

https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/6e2924eb-0935-4bc3-8b09-e6eca69ff780

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