A unified picture of the crystal structures of metals
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The width of the electron states that determine the chemical bonding is the vital parameter in investigating the crystal structures of the elemental metals which appears to be mediated by the balance between electrostatic interactions and a Peierls crystal lattice distortion. The simple and transition metals possess symmetrical close-packed structures, but the light actinides are loosely packed with low-symmetry structures. On expanding the lattice, the simple and transition metals develop low-symmetry structures.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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Stability of the body-centred-cubic phase of iron in the Earth's inner core
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Iron is described to be the main constituent of the Earth's core, and its properties at high temperature and pressure are examined. The results of molecular dynamics simulations of iron based on embedded atom models are explained.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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Non-collinear states in magnetic sensors
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Non-collinear states in magnetic sensors are discussed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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