posted on 2024-07-26, 14:12authored byLudovic Rapp, Bianca Haberl, J. E. Bradby, E. G. Gamaly, Jim S. Williams, Saulius JuodkazisSaulius Juodkazis, A. V. Rode
We report on formation of high-pressure polymorphs of Si in confined microexplosion experiments. The results show that Si has undergone pressure-induced transitions into the realm of the metallic phases conventionally formed above 11 GPa.
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Ultra-fast alchemy: a new strategy to synthesise super-dense nanomaterials