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Peierls instabilities in covalent structures I. Electronic structure, cohesion and the Z = 8 – N rule

J.-P. Gaspard Université de Liège, Institut de Physique, B5, 4000-Sart-Tilman, Belgium; Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation du Rayonnement Electromagnétique, Bǎtiment 209D, 91405, Orsay, France
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A. Pellegatti Centre de Thermodynamique et de Microcalorimétrie, Unité Propre associée au CNRS, 7461, 26 rue du 141ème RIA, 13003, Marseille, France
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F. Marinelli Centre de Thermodynamique et de Microcalorimétrie, Unité Propre associée au CNRS, 7461, 26 rue du 141ème RIA, 13003, Marseille, France
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C. Bichara Centre de Thermodynamique et de Microcalorimétrie, Unité Propre associée au CNRS, 7461, 26 rue du 141ème RIA, 13003, Marseille, France
Pages 727-744 | Received 20 Feb 1997, Accepted 16 May 1997, Published online: 13 Aug 2009

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