Complex Crystal Structure of Cesium-III

M. I. McMahon, R. J. Nelmes, and S. Rekhi
Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 255502 – Published 30 November 2001
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Abstract

The structure of Cs-III, stable between 4.2 and 4.3GPa at room temperature, has been determined from single-crystal x-ray diffraction data. Rather than the simple fcc structure previously reported [Hall et al., Science 146, 1297 (1964)], the data yield a complex new type of elemental structure which is orthorhombic (space group C2221) with 84 atoms in the unit cell. No evidence could be found for the fcc form reported previously, even in a further experiment, conducted under conditions close to those used by Hall et al., which also yielded the 84-atom structure.

  • Received 17 August 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.255502

©2001 American Physical Society

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M. I. McMahon, R. J. Nelmes, and S. Rekhi

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom

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Vol. 87, Iss. 25 — 17 December 2001

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