Theoretical investigation of effects of pressure onNiO crystal structure and electronic structure

Feipeng ZHANG; Huan YANG; Xin ZHANG; Qingmei LU; Jiuxing ZHANG

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461. 2015.06.017

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