Era of entropy: Synthesis, structure, properties, and applications of high-entropy materials
- Award ID(s):
- 2145174
- PAR ID:
- 10582458
- Publisher / Repository:
- AIP
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Applied Physics Letters
- Volume:
- 125
- Issue:
- 20
- ISSN:
- 0003-6951
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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