Open AccessStructures from powders and poor‐quality single crystals at high pressure
Author(s) -
McMahon Malcolm I.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of synchrotron radiation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 99
ISSN - 1600-5775
DOI - 10.1107/s0909049505022788
Subject(s) - refining (metallurgy) , high pressure , single crystal , materials science , crystal (programming language) , crystal structure , quality (philosophy) , crystallography , chemistry , metallurgy , engineering physics , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics , programming language
The use of single‐crystal techniques and quasi‐single‐crystal samples in solving and refining complex crystal structures at high pressure is reviewed. In particular, recent studies of the incommensurate and modulated structures found in a number of elemental metals at high pressure are focused on.