Electronic structures and mechanical properties of boron and boron-rich crystals (Part I)

• Published in: Сверхтвердые материалы
• Date: 2010
• Main Author: Shirai, K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут надтвердих матеріалів ім. В.М. Бакуля НАН України 2010
• Subjects: Получение, структура, свойства
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/63475
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Electronic structures and mechanical properties of boron and boron-rich crystals (Part I) / K. Shirai // Сверхтвердые материалы. — 2010. — № 3. — С. 82-108. — Бібліогр.: 171 назв. — англ.

This article attempts to provide a consistent description for the unique characters of boron and boron-rich solids from the electronic-structure calculations. Recent developments of the first-principles calculation provide significant contributions to our understanding of the unusual properties of t...