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Phase Transitions
A Multinational Journal
Volume 82, 2009 - Issue 1
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Amorphous to crystalline phase transition in glassy Se65Te20Ag15 alloy

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Pages 75-86 | Received 29 May 2008, Accepted 23 Jul 2008, Published online: 14 Jan 2009

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