New insight into pressure-induced phase transitions of amorphous silicon: the role of impurities

Journal of Applied Crystallography

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 758-768

  Haberl, Bianca ^a   Guthrie, Malcolm ^b   Sprouster, David J ^a   Williams, Jim S ^a   Bradby, Jodie E ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

amorphous silicon; impurities; pressure induced phase transitions

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON (A-SI); CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; HIGH-DENSITY AMORPHOUS; IN-SITU SYNCHROTRONS; METASTABLE CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; PRESSURE-INDUCED PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PRESSURE-INDUCED PHASE TRANSITION;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; IMPURITIES; LOADING; METASTABLE PHASES; SILICON; UNLOADING;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 84877861647     PISSN: 00218898     EISSN: 16005767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1107/S0021889813010509     Document Type: Article

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