Distorted planar defects stabilize tetragonal boron
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.113685
Abstract: Abstract Tetragonal boron (T-B50) in elementary boron phases is suggested to be mechanically unstable due to the electron deficiency in icosahedral framework. Here we identified a unique distorted structure in T-B50 that stabilizes this phase… read more here.
Keywords: distorted planar; structure; boron; tetragonal boron ... See more keywords