Pressure-Induced Composite Phase Transition of Solid Oxygen

Laser-induced solid-solid phase transition in As under pressure: A theoretical prediction

In Arsenic a pressure-induced solid-solid phase transition from the A7 into the simple cubic structure has been experimentally demonstrated [Beister et al. 1990 Phys. Rev. B 41 5535]. In this paper we present calculations, which predict that this phase transition can also be induced by an ultrashort laser pulse in As under pressure. In addition, calculations for the pressure-induced phase trans...

Character of the α-β phase transition in solid oxygen

Calculated pressure-induced phase transition in MgF2

Relatively little attention has been paid to pressureinduced phase transitions in the Group II halides in contrast to the volume of work on the Bl-B2 transition in the alkali halides and alkaline-earth oxides. However, recently the rutile to fluorite transition in MgFz has been the subject of a paper by Nga and Ong,’ in which they studied this transition by molecular dynamics simulation based o...

Pressure-induced phase transition in SiC.

The pressure-induced phase transition in silicon carbide is studied using a constant-pressure ab initio technique. The reversible transition between the zinc-blende structure and the rock-salt structure is successfully reproduced through the simulation. The transformation mechanism at the atomistic level is characterized, and it is found that the transition is based on a tetragonal and an ortho...

Novel phase of solid oxygen induced by ultrahigh magnetic fields.

Magnetization measurements and magnetotransmission spectroscopy of the solid oxygen α phase were performed in ultrahigh magnetic fields of up to 193 T. An abrupt increase in magnetization with large hysteresis was observed when pulsed magnetic fields greater than 120 T were applied. Moreover, the transmission of light significantly increased in the visible range. These experimental findings ind...