CONTENTS
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Production, Structure, Properties
Oganov A. R., Lyakhov A. O. Towards the theory of hardness of materials.
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Gao F. , Gao L. H. Microscopic models of hardness. . . . . .
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Mukhanov V. A., Kurakevych O. O., Solozhenko V. L. Thermodynamic model of hardness: Particular case of boron-rich solids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Tse J. S.Intrinsic hardness of crystalline solids
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Li Q., Wang H., Ma Y. M. Predicting new superhard phases. . . . .
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Shirai K.Electronic structures and mechanical properties of boron and boron-rich crystals (Part I)
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