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Geometry and Stability of “Spherical” f.c.c. Microcrystallites

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This article describes the application of methods of studying non-crystalline clusters to the study of “spherical” face centred cubic microcrystallites.

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HOARE, M., PAL, P. Geometry and Stability of “Spherical” f.c.c. Microcrystallites. Nature Physical Science 236, 35–37 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci236035a0

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