First principle elastic property study of α-AI2O3for application as nano-proppants

• Main Authors: Danso, D.K., Negash, B.M., Padmanabhan, E.
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• Published: Institute of Physics 2022
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129783480&doi=10.1088%2f1755-1315%2f1003%2f1%2f012021&partnerID=40&md5=e838b26337bc07ad04674dad29c966a1; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/33723/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

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