In situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction study of the formation of TaB 2 from the elements in a laser heated diamond anvil cell

Solid State Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2059-2064

  Winkler, Björn ^a   Juarez Arellano, Erick A ^b   Friedrich, Alexandra ^a   Bayarjargal, Lkhamsuren ^a   Schröder, Florian ^a   Biehler, Jasmin ^a   Milman, Victor ^c   Clark, Simon M ^d   Yan, Jinyuan ^d  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAPALOAPAN   (Mexico)

^c Accelrys Limited UK   (United Kingdom)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

DFT calculations; Laser heated diamond anvil cell; Synchrotron; Tantalum boride

Indexed keywords

BIRCH-MURNAGHAN EQUATION OF STATE; BULK MODULUS; DFT CALCULATION; DIAMOND-ANVIL CELL; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; ELASTIC STIFFNESS COEFFICIENTS; EXCHANGE-CORRELATION FUNCTIONALS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; IN-SITU SYNCHROTRONS; LASER-HEATED DIAMOND ANVIL CELLS; SECOND ORDERS;

BORIDES; BORON; DIAMONDS; DIFFRACTION; ELASTICITY; EQUATIONS OF STATE; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; HEATING; LASER HEATING; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; TANTALUM; TOOLS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 78649319497     PISSN: 12932558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2010.08.027     Document Type: Article

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