From symmetry to entropy: Crystal entropy difference strongly affects early stage phase transformation
- Award ID(s):
- 1809640
- Publication Date:
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10179152
- Journal Name:
- Applied Physics Letters
- Volume:
- 115
- Issue:
- 26
- Page Range or eLocation-ID:
- 264103
- ISSN:
- 0003-6951
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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