Search for precursor of pressure-induced amorphization of molecular crystal SnI4: Thermodynamic stability of low-pressure crystalline phase

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 10379-10390

  Fuchizaki, Kazuhiro ^a   Sugiyama, Shuichi ^b   Fujii, Yasuhiko ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SUPERCOOLING; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TIN COMPOUNDS;

REFERENCE MOLECULAR FLUIDS;

SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

EID: 0033704774     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.481675     Document Type: Article

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