Experimental and theoretical identification of a new high-pressure phase of silica

Nature

Volumn 388, Issue 6640, 1997, Pages 362-365

  Dubrovinsky, L S ^a   Saxena, S K ^a,b   Lazor, P ^a   Ahuja, R ^a   Eriksson, O ^a   Wills, J M ^b   Johansson, B ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

HIGH PRESSURE PHASE; SILICA; XRD;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0030738193     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/41066     Document Type: Article

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