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Vol. 8, Issue 3, 038401 (2023)

Cerium-promoted conversion of dinitrogen into high-energy-density material CeN₆ under moderate pressure

Yuanyuan Wang^1、*, Zhihui Li¹, Shifeng Niu², Wencai Yi³, Shuang Liu¹, Zhen Yao¹, and Bingbing Liu¹

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¹State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China

²Henan Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Energy Storage Materials and Applications, School of Physics and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, People’s Republic of China

³Laboratory of High Pressure Physics and Material Science (HPPMS), School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong 273165, People’s Republic of China

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Yuanyuan Wang, Zhihui Li, Shifeng Niu, Wencai Yi, Shuang Liu, Zhen Yao, Bingbing Liu. Cerium-promoted conversion of dinitrogen into high-energy-density material CeN₆ under moderate pressure[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2023, 8(3): 038401 Copy Citation Text

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Yuanyuan Wang, Zhihui Li, Shifeng Niu, Wencai Yi, Shuang Liu, Zhen Yao, Bingbing Liu. Cerium-promoted conversion of dinitrogen into high-energy-density material CeN₆ under moderate pressure[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2023, 8(3): 038401

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