Controlled formation of metastable germanium polymorphs
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Haberl, Bianca; Guthrie, Malcolm; Malone, Brad D; Smith, Jesse S.; Sinogeikin, Stanislav V.; Cohen, Marvin L.; Williams, James; Shen, Guoyin; Bradby, Jodie
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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 the cubic bc8 and hexagonal diamond phases. In contrast, the presence of shear yields the tetragonal st12 phase. Thus, targeted nucleation of a metastable polymorph is now possible. This observation...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2014 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/70314 |
Source: | Physical Review B |
DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.89.144111 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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