2004/06/01 by Ulrich Schwarz · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #High-pressure geophysics and materials #X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography #Rare-earth and actinide compounds
paper · pdf · doi:10.1524/zkri.219.6.376.34637
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Abstract The high-pressure structural chemistry of main group elements in the metallic state is reviewed under consideration of more recent determinations of atomic arrangements with to some extend unexpected complexity. Following the concept of the pressure-coordination rule, the number of nearest neighbours is employed as a guiding quantity to reveal systematic trends. Violations of the rule will be mainly discussed in the light of electronic ground state changes upon compression.