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Applications of Diamond-Anvil Cells to Materials Science

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Diamond-anvil cells allow the study of condensed matter as the interatomic spacing is changed over a wide range. This causes both quantitative and qualititative changes in material properties. Semiconductors undergo phase transitions at relatively low pressures, and they provide many examples of the use of high pressure in the range up to 10GPa. The pressure range up to 100GPa is widely used and examples are discussed from geophysics and fundamental condensed matter physics. The multi-megabar region (over 100GPa) is still difficult and some of the problems in working at these pressures are reviewed.

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Dunstan, D.J. (1993). Applications of Diamond-Anvil Cells to Materials Science. In: Winter, R., Jonas, J. (eds) High Pressure Chemistry, Biochemistry and Materials Science. NATO ASI Series, vol 401. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1699-2_5

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