Putting the squeeze on NaCl: Modeling and simulation of the pressure driven B1-B2 phase transition

Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie

Volumn 219, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 339-344

  Leoni, Stefano ^a   Zahn, Dirk ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL PHYSICS OF SOLIDS   (Germany)

Author keywords

B1 B2 phase transition; High pressure; Molecular dynamics; Nodal surfaces; Reconstructive phase transitions

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CALCULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYNAMICS; ENERGY; GEOMETRY; MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; PRESSURE; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 3442889262     PISSN: 00442968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/zkri.219.6.339.34641     Document Type: Conference Paper

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