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Title: Expanded Inverse-Sandwich Complexes of Lanthanum Borides: La 2 B 10 – and La 2 B 11 –
Award ID(s):
1763380
PAR ID:
10296222
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Volume:
125
Issue:
12
ISSN:
1089-5639
Page Range / eLocation ID:
2622 to 2630
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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