Publication Date:
2014-04-26
Description:
Author(s): Bianca Haberl, Malcolm Guthrie, Brad D. Malone, Jesse S. Smith, Stanislav V. Sinogeikin, Marvin L. Cohen, James S. Williams, Guoyin Shen, and Jodie E. Bradby The nucleation of metastable germanium polymorphs on decompression is studied using in situ synchrotron x-ray diffraction. We show that the transition pathway is critically dependent on the hydrostaticity. Quasihydrostatic conditions result in the nucleation of the rhombohedral r8 phase, followed by... [Phys. Rev. B 89, 144111] Published Fri Apr 25, 2014
Keywords:
Structure, structural phase transitions, mechanical properties, defects
Print ISSN:
1098-0121
Electronic ISSN:
1095-3795
Topics:
Physics
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