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Boron and Metal Diborides

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In this chapter, written by Yu.F. Zhukovskii (quantzh@latnet.lv), boron- and metal diborides-based nanostructures are considered.

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Evarestov, R.A. (2015). Boron and Metal Diborides . In: Theoretical Modeling of Inorganic Nanostructures. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44581-5_4

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