Bradby, JodieWilliams, JamesHaberl, BiancaDeshmukh, SaritaJohnson, BrettMalone, Brad DCohen, Marvin L.2015-12-131862-6254http://hdl.handle.net/1885/72753We have studied the stable end phase formed in amorphous germanium (a-Ge) films that have been subjected to a pressure-induced phase transformation under indentation loading using a large (20 μm) spherical indenter. After indentation the samples have beeKeywords: Amorphous germanium; Density functional perturbation theory; Hexagonal diamond; High pressure; Nano-crystalline diamonds; Pressure-induced phase transformations; Selected area diffraction; Spherical indenters; Amorphous films; Loading; Nanoindentation; Ph Hexagonal germanium; High pressure; Nanoindentation; Phase transformationsHexagonal germanium formed via a pressure-induced phase transformation of amorphous germanium under controlled nanoindentation201310.1002/pssr.2013070792016-02-24