Experimental Chemistry and Structural Stability of AlNb<sub>3</sub> Enabled by Antisite Defects Formation
First-principles evolutionary algorithms are employed to shed light on the phase stability of Al–Nb intermetallics. While the tetragonal Al<sub>3</sub>Nb and AlNb<sub>2</sub> structures are correctly identified as stable, the experimentally reported Laves phase of AlNb<sub...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-04-01
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Series: | Materials |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/7/1104 |