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The lesser-known B-Ln (Boron-Lanthanide) systems: B-Dy (Boron-Dysprosium), B-Ho (Boron-Holmium), B-Lu (Boron-Lutetium), B-Pr (Boron-Praseodymium), B-Tm (Boron-Thulium), and B-Yb (Boron-Ytterbium)

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Schlesinger, M.E. The lesser-known B-Ln (Boron-Lanthanide) systems: B-Dy (Boron-Dysprosium), B-Ho (Boron-Holmium), B-Lu (Boron-Lutetium), B-Pr (Boron-Praseodymium), B-Tm (Boron-Thulium), and B-Yb (Boron-Ytterbium). JPE 19, 49–55 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1361/105497198770342742

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