Abstract
X-ray diffraction data obtained under nonhydrostatic compression of a polycrystalline sample yield an estimate of the single-crystal elasticity tensor of the material when analyzed using appropriate equations. The analysis requires as input the aggregate shear modulus from independent measurements. The high-pressure elastic moduli of face-centered-cubic FeO, body-centered-cubic iron ( -Fe), and the pressure-induced hexagonal close-packed iron ( -Fe) are obtained. This analysis currently provides the only method of determining single-crystal elasticity tensors in the megabar pressure range and of studying elasticity of very high-pressure phases.
- Received 20 February 1997
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.2157
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