Study on the Solid Solution Structures of High-Entropy Ceramics by Transmission Electron Microscopy

Xiaojie GUO; Weichao BAO; Jixuan LIU; Xingang WANG; Guojun ZHANG; Fangfang XU

doi:10.15541/jim20200654

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