Defect structure of the low temperature α-cristobalite phase and the cristobalite <-> tridymite transformation in (Si-Ge)O2

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 386-397

  Lemmens, H ^a   Czank, M ^b   Van Tendeloo, G ^a   Amelinckx, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cristobalite; Electron microscopy; Phase transformation; Tridymite

Indexed keywords

CRISTOBALITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LOW TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033923387     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002699900082     Document Type: Article

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