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NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 10, 100001(2024)

Research status of density functional theory in corrosion of reactor alloy materials

Chuankai SHEN¹, Baoliang ZHANG^1、*, Wenguan LIU^2、**, Hanzi ZHANG¹, Menghe TU¹, Bin LONG¹, and Hui WANG¹

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¹China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China

²Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China

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Chuankai SHEN, Baoliang ZHANG, Wenguan LIU, Hanzi ZHANG, Menghe TU, Bin LONG, Hui WANG. Research status of density functional theory in corrosion of reactor alloy materials[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(10): 100001

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Category: INVITED REVIEW

Received: Oct. 20, 2023

Accepted: --

Published Online: Dec. 13, 2024

The Author Email: ZHANG Baoliang (ZHANGBaoliang), LIU Wenguan (LIUWenguan)

DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.100001

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