Evidence of New High-Pressure Silicon Phases in Fs-Laser Induced Confined Microexplosion

Rapp, Ludovic; Haberl, Bianca; Bradby, Jodie E.; Gamaly, Eugene G.; Williams, Jim S.; Juodkazis, Saulius; Rode, Andrei V.

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Evidence of New High-Pressure Silicon Phases in Fs-Laser Induced Confined Microexplosion

Date

2013

Authors

Rapp, Ludovic

Haberl, Bianca

Bradby, Jodie E.

Gamaly, Eugene G.

Williams, Jim S.

Juodkazis, Saulius

Rode, Andrei V.

Publisher

OSA Publishing

Abstract

We report on formation of high-pressure polymorphs of Si in confined microexplosion experiments. The results show that Si has undergone pressure-induced transitions into the realm of the metallic phases conventionally formed above 11 GPa.