Atomistic deformation mechanism of silicon under laser-driven shock compression

Silvia Pandolfi; S. Brennan Brown; P. G. Stubley; Andrew Higginbotham; C. A. Bolme; H. J. Lee; B. Nagler; E. Galtier; R. L. Sandberg; W. Yang; W. L. Mao; J. S. Wark; A. E. Gleason

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33220-0

Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Atomistic deformation mechanism of silicon under laser-driven shock compression

Silvia Pandolfi,
S. Brennan Brown,
P. G. Stubley,
Andrew Higginbotham,
C. A. Bolme,
H. J. Lee,
B. Nagler,
E. Galtier,
R. L. Sandberg,
W. Yang,
W. L. Mao,
J. S. Wark,
A. E. Gleason

Affiliations

Silvia Pandolfi: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
S. Brennan Brown: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
P. G. Stubley: Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Univeristy of Oxford
Andrew Higginbotham: Department of Physics, University of York
C. A. Bolme: Los Alamos National Laboratory
H. J. Lee: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
B. Nagler: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
E. Galtier: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
R. L. Sandberg: Los Alamos National Laboratory
W. Yang: Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR)
W. L. Mao: Geological Sciences, Stanford University
J. S. Wark: Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Univeristy of Oxford
A. E. Gleason: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33220-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Understanding the how silicon deforms under pressure is important for several fields, including planetary science and materials design. Laser-driven shock compression experiments now confirm that shear stress generated during compression is released via a high-pressure phase transition.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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