TY - JOUR TT - Structural, mechanical and dynamical properties of XMnSb (X=Au and Ir) in the AlLiSi structure AU - Al, Selgin AU - Arıkan, Nihat PY - 2017 DA - December DO - 10.25092/baunfbed.363737 JF - Balıkesir Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi JO - BAUN Fen. Bil. Enst. 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