First principles quantum mechanical studies of iridium : a focus on bulk and surface properties.

Recent high-pressure experiments on iridium show a transition to a 14 atomic layer superlattice structure. Since iridium has a high bulk modulus, it is used in many high-pressure applications, for instance as a gasket for high-temperature, high-pressure diamond anvil cell experiments. The effects of...

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Main Author: Grussendorff, Sharon Joy.
Other Authors: Chetty, Nithaya.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/7310