Thermodynamics of hydrogen solution and hydride formation in Pd-Mn alloys. 1. Disordered alloys and a correlation

Ted B Flanagan1, S Luo

  • 1Chemistry Department, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. flanagan@emba.uvm.edu

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