Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 20, 2016001(2020)

Investigation of Structure, Electronic and Spectral Properties of Ni B20- Cluster

Chenggang Li1,2, Jie Zhang1、*, Zigang Shen1, Yingqi Cui1, Baozeng Ren2, Yuquan Yuan3, and Yanfei Hu3
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Zhengzhou Normal University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450044, China
  • 2School of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
  • 3School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, Sichuan 643000, China;
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    Chenggang Li, Jie Zhang, Zigang Shen, Yingqi Cui, Baozeng Ren, Yuquan Yuan, Yanfei Hu. Investigation of Structure, Electronic and Spectral Properties of Ni B20- Cluster[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(20): 2016001

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    Category: Materials

    Received: Jun. 5, 2020

    Accepted: Jun. 28, 2020

    Published Online: Sep. 30, 2020

    The Author Email: Zhang Jie (zznu_lcg@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.2016001

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