Structure of nanocrystalline materials using atomic pair distribution function analysis: Study of LiMoS2
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V. Petkov, S. J. L. Billinge, P. Larson, S. D. Mahanti, T. Vogt, K. K. Rangan, and M. G. Kanatzidis Department of Physics and Astronomy and Center for Fundamental Materials Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 Department of Chemistry and Center for Fundamental Materials Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 ~Received 6 December 2001; published 14 February 2002!
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