The Journal of Light Scattering, Volume. 32, Issue 2, 189(2020)

First-principles Study of Phonon Spectra and Thermodynamic Properties of ZnX3(OH)6Cl2 (X = Co, Ni)

DONG Xinyue*, FENG Min, and WANG Yufang
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    DONG Xinyue, FENG Min, WANG Yufang. First-principles Study of Phonon Spectra and Thermodynamic Properties of ZnX3(OH)6Cl2 (X = Co, Ni)[J]. The Journal of Light Scattering, 2020, 32(2): 189

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    Received: Aug. 12, 2019

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    Published Online: Feb. 7, 2021

    The Author Email: Xinyue DONG (xydongxy@163.com)

    DOI:10.13883/j.issn1004-5929.202002016

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