Low-pressure clino- to high-pressure clinoenstatite phase transition: A phonon-related mechanism

American Mineralogist

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 461-466

  Yu, Yonggang G ^a,b   Wentzcovitch, Renata M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High pressure clinoenstatite; Ir; Low pressure clinoenstatite; Phase transition mechanism; Phonon frequency; Raman

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM; PHONONS; ROTATION; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

HIGH PRESSURE; LOW PRESSURES; PHASE TRANSITION MECHANISMS; PHONON FREQUENCIES; RAMAN;

MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS;

COMPRESSION; HIGH PRESSURE; INFRARED RADIATION; LOW PRESSURE; MAGNESIUM; PHASE TRANSITION; PRESSURE EFFECT; PYROXENE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SILICON;

EID: 67650287921     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2009.3071     Document Type: Article

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