Neutron scattering study of high-pressure phases obtained by thermobaric treatment

Abstract

A technique of thermobaric quenching has been developed at the Institute of Solid State Physics RAS, which made it possible to prepare and study bulk samples of high-pressure phases in a metastable state at ambient pressure. The paper briefly discusses results of recent neutron scattering investigations of the crystal structure and lattice dynamics of high-pressure phases and forms of various alloys and compounds, such as the bulk amorphous alloys Ga-Sb, GaSb-Ge, Zn-Sb, Al-Ge, amorphous ice and metal hydrides TiH, Mn-H, PdH and NiH.

Key Words:

• Pressure
• amorphous alloys
• metal hydrides
• ice