Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2006-02-12
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
14 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
Concurrent molecular dynamics simulations and ab initio calculations show that densification of silica under pressure follows a ubiquitous two-stage mechanism. First, anions form a close-packed sub-lattice, governed by the strong repulsion between them. Next, cations redistribute onto the interstices. In cristobalite silica, the first stage is manifest by the formation of a metastable phase, which was observed experimentally a decade ago, but never indexed due to ambiguous diffraction patterns. Our simulations conclusively reveal its structure and its role in the densification of silica.
Durandurdu Murat
Huang Liping
Kieffer John
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