Published July 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

α-boron at very high pressure: structural and vibrational properties

  • 1. Physique des Milieux Denses, IMPMC, CNRS, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, 140 rue de Lourmel, 75015, Paris (France)

Description

Boron is an atomic species at the origin of the hardest materials. It has one of the most complicated chemistry among the elements. The simplest member of the family, α-boron, is based on an arrangement of slightly distorted B12 icosahedron in a rhombohedral unit cell. It has been studied by x-ray diffraction and Raman scattering up to 100 GPa, showing no sign of phase transformation

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/121/4/042017

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
121
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
[4 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
Joint 21. AIRAPT and 45. EHPRG international conference on high pressure science and technology
Dates
17-21 Sep 2007
Place
Catania (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40045352
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BORON; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; PRESSURE RANGE GIGA PA; RAMAN EFFECT; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; TRIGONAL LATTICES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Descriptors DEC
COHERENT SCATTERING; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION; ELEMENTS; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; PRESSURE RANGE; SCATTERING; SEMIMETALS; SPECTROSCOPY