The crystal structure of the noble gases
- 15 August 1981
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 75 (4) , 2012-2013
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.442240
Abstract
We show that consideration of surface energies is sufficient to explain the tendency of the heavier noble gases to crystalize in a face centered cubic lattice rather than the expected hexagonal close packed structure.Keywords
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