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Title: Packing high-energy together: Binding the power of pentazolate and high-valence metals with strong bonds
Award ID(s):
1848141
NSF-PAR ID:
10208521
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Materials & Design
Volume:
193
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0264-1275
Page Range / eLocation ID:
108820
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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