Pressure-Induced Phase Transformations

• Other Authors: Errandonea, Daniel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Research & information: general; vanadate; zircon; high pressure; band gap; phase transition; optical absorption; benzene phase I; homogeneous melting; Ostwald's step rule; molecular dynamics simulation; metastable phase; melting transition; Fe; electrical resistivity; thermal conductivity; heat flow; thermal and chemical convection; sesquioxides; phase transitions; Laue diffraction; mechanisms of phase transitions; reactivity; tungsten; rhenium; carbon dioxide; carbonates; high-pressure high-temperature experiments; quantum spin liquids; frustrated magnets; quantum phase transitions; high-pressure measurements; phase diagram; quantum molecular dynamics; melting curve; Z methodology; multi-phase materials; epsomite; dehydration reaction; Raman spectra; electrical conductivity; high-pressure phase transitions; molecular crystals; computational methods; DFT and Force Field methods; energy calculations; intermolecular interactions; Landau theory; nonlinear elasticity theory; perovskites; fullerenes; polymerization; pressure-induced; Raman; infrared laser; laser-heated diamond anvil cell; synchrotron radiation; extreme conditions; n/a
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This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue of Crystals entitled Pressure-Induced Phase Transformations. It includes selected articles on the behavior of matter under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions, describing and discussing contemporary achievements, which were selected based on their relevance and scientific quality.