Degenerate topological line surface phonons in quasi-1D double helix crystal SnIP
Publication Date
2021Journal Title
npj Computational Materials
ISSN
2057-3960
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
7
Issue
1
Language
en
Type
Article
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Peng, B., Murakami, S., Monserrat, B., & Zhang, T. (2021). Degenerate topological line surface phonons in quasi-1D double helix crystal SnIP. npj Computational Materials, 7 (1) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-021-00667-6
Abstract
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Keywords
Article, /639/301/1034/1038, /639/925/357/1016, /639/638/563, /639/766/119/2792, /639/766/119/1000/1016, article
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/P020259/1)
Identifiers
s41524-021-00667-6, 667
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-021-00667-6
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/331699
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