2009/09/30 by Olga Degtyareva
Chemistry · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research #Chemistry #Condensed matter physics #Crystallography #Crystallography and molecular interactions #Epistemology #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Materials science #Phase (matter) #Phase transition #Philosophy #Physics #Quantum mechanics #Simple (philosophy) #Statistical physics #Theoretical physics #Transition metal #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/978-90-481-9258-8_23
22 pages, 4 figures, lecture notes for the lecture given at the Erice course on High-Pressure Crystallography in June 2009, Sicily, Italy
arxiv created 2009/12/18 · openalex publication_date 2010/01/01 · arxiv updated 2015/05/14 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
In this lecture we review high-pressure phase transition sequences exhibited by simple elements, looking at the examples of the main group I, II, IV, V, and VI elements. General trends are established by analyzing the changes in coordination number on compression. Experimentally found phase transitions and crystal structures are discussed with a brief description of the present theoretical picture.