Direct observation of a pressure-induced metal-to-semiconductor transition in lithium

Nature

Volumn 458, Issue 7235, 2009, Pages 186-189

  Matsuoka, Takahiro ^a   Shimizu, Katsuya ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LITHIUM; METAL; TITANIUM;

ELECTRON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LITHIUM; METAL; PRESSURE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMICONDUCTOR; SUPERCONDUCTOR; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 62249191347     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07827     Document Type: Article

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