The Physics and Chemistry of Inorganic Clathrates

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nolas, George S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science, 199
• Subjects: Materials science.; Renewable energy resources.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Nanotechnology.; Materials Science.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.

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