Probing the Validity of the Zintl−Klemm Concept for Alkaline-Metal Copper Tellurides by Means of Quantum-Chemical Techniques
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Computational Details
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Smid, S.; Steinberg, S. Probing the Validity of the Zintl−Klemm Concept for Alkaline-Metal Copper Tellurides by Means of Quantum-Chemical Techniques. Materials 2020, 13, 2178. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13092178
Smid S, Steinberg S. Probing the Validity of the Zintl−Klemm Concept for Alkaline-Metal Copper Tellurides by Means of Quantum-Chemical Techniques. Materials. 2020; 13(9):2178. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13092178
Chicago/Turabian StyleSmid, Sabrina, and Simon Steinberg. 2020. "Probing the Validity of the Zintl−Klemm Concept for Alkaline-Metal Copper Tellurides by Means of Quantum-Chemical Techniques" Materials 13, no. 9: 2178. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13092178