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Title: High-pressure high-temperature synthesis and thermal equation of state of high-entropy transition metal boride
Award ID(s):
1655280
NSF-PAR ID:
10323109
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
AIP Advances
Volume:
11
Issue:
3
ISSN:
2158-3226
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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