Identification of phase transitions and metastability in dynamically compressed antimony using ultrafast x-ray diffraction
Ultrafast x-ray diffraction at the LCLS x-ray free electron laser has been used to resolve the structural behavior of antimony under shock compression to 59 GPa. Antimony is seen to transform to the incommensurate, host-guest phase Sb-II at ∼11 GPa, which forms on nanosecond timescales with ordered...
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American Physical Society
2019
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