X-ray and neutron diffraction studies and MD simulation of atomic configurations in polyamorphic Y2O3-Al2O 3 systems

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 363, Issue 1827, 2005, Pages 589-607

  Wilding, M C ^a   Wilson, M ^b   Mcmillan, P F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c DAVY FARADAY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amorphous diffraction; Liquid liquid transition; MD simulation; Polyamorphism; Rare earth aluminates; X ray and neutron scattering

Indexed keywords

EID: 12944316325     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2004.1510     Document Type: Article

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