Nucleations of pressure induced phase transitions in mercury selenide
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Published:1977-02-01
Issue:3
Volume:55
Page:222-226
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ISSN:0008-4204
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Container-title:Canadian Journal of Physics
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Can. J. Phys.
Author:
Lombos B. A.,Mahdaly H. M.,Pant B. C.
Abstract
The resistance discontinuity technique combined with a three-dimensional heterogeneous nucleation theory permitted the direct determination of the rate of pressure induced phase transitions in mercury selenide. A direct relationship between the activation volumes and kinetic transition pressures was found which facilitated the determination of the thermodynamical transition pressure by extrapolating to zero activation volume. At low nucleation concentration, a faster rate of transition is observed.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy