Hourglass Dirac chain metal in rhenium dioxide.

Hourglass Dirac chain metal in rhenium dioxide.
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DOI:
10.1038/s41467-017-01986-3
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发表时间:
2017-11-29
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Yang SA
Yang SA
中科院分区:
综合性期刊1区
文献类型:
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作者:
Wang SS;Liu Y;Yu ZM;Sheng XL;Yang SA

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