| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 61, Number 6, March 2003
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 783 - 789 | |
| Section | Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2003-00302-7 | |
| Published online | 01 March 2003 | |
Phase transition mechanisms in lanthanide elemental crystals
Group “Structure of Materials under Extreme Conditions”, SNBL/ESRF BP220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex, France
Received:
29
July
2002
Accepted:
6
January
2003
A unifying theoretical description is given of the phase transition mechanisms occurring in lanthanide elemental crystals. The hcp-9R-dhcp-fcc sequence of reconstructive phase transitions is interpreted in terms of crossover between displacive and reordering mechanisms. The distorted fcc, monoclinic, α-U-type and bct high-pressure phases can be depicted by purely displacive mechanisms, the low symmetry of these phases resulting from the non-spherical shape of the electronic shells induced by the delocalization of the f-electrons.
PACS: 64.70.Kb – Solid-solid transitions / 81.30.Kf – Martensitic transformations
© EDP Sciences, 2003
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