Role of vacancies in metal–insulator transitions of crystalline phase-change materials
10.1038/nmat3456
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Zhang, W., Thiess, A., Zalden, P., Zeller, R., Dederichs, P. H., Raty, J.-Y., Wuttig, M., Blügel, S., & Mazzarello, R. (2012). Role of vacancies in metal–insulator transitions of crystalline phase-change materials. Nature Materials, 11(11), 952–956.

Authors 9
  1. W. Zhang (first)
  2. A. Thiess (additional)
  3. P. Zalden (additional)
  4. R. Zeller (additional)
  5. P. H. Dederichs (additional)
  6. J-Y. Raty (additional)
  7. M. Wuttig (additional)
  8. S. Blügel (additional)
  9. R. Mazzarello (additional)
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