High Pressure Research on Solids: (Vol 15 Current Japanese materials research)

Pressure, like temperature, is one of the most important parameters governing the state of matter. Modern studies on high-pressure science and technology were started and developed by Bridgman (1882-1961), and one of the most famous topics was synthesis of man-made diamond. Today, high pressure science and technology has expanded into diverse research fields: physics, chemistry, biology, earth and marine science, materials science and technology, electronic and mechanical engineering. Research on solid state physics at high pressure is not only important for elucidating the crystal structure of solids, electronic and mechanical properties of materials, and phase relations on alloys and compounds. It is also essential for providing fundamental numerical data for the design of new materials and the development of various high-pressure treatments and processing. This volume collects together contributions which will provide a complete overview of the most important recent advances in the field of solid materials at high pressure taking place in Japan. The book contains 15 papers dealing with topics such as optical spectroscopy, electronics, synthesis and reaction of solids, and high pressure processing.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Electronic and optical properties: high-pressure Brillouin scattering of molecular single-crystals grown in a diamond-anvil cell, Hiroyasu Shimizu; Raman spectroscopic and x-ray diffraction study of selenium under high pressure, Kiyofumi Nagata and Yasuhiko Miyamoto; photoluminescence in ordered Ga0.5In0.5P alloys under high pressure, Toshihiko Kobayashi; pressure effects on multiple electron emission rates and thermal activation energy of Si-DX in AlGaAs, Kenichi Takarabe et al; pressure-induced effects on exciton spectra in layered metal iodide crystals, Hiroki Kurisu et al. Part 2 Mechanical properties: improvements in mechanical properties of Al-Li alloy using high pressure, Katsuhiko Sakai et al; plasticity phenomena and fracture toughness characteristics under hydrostatic pressure, Masaru Omura; hot hydrostatic extrusion of metallic composite materials, Tomiharu Matsusita; deformation and fracture of silicate rocks at high pressures, Mitsuhiko Shimada. Part 3 Reaction and synthesis of new materials: synthesis of copper oxide superconductors under high pressure and high oxygen pressure, Yasuo Takeda and Mikio Takano; reaction sintering of cubic boron nitride under high pressure, Hideaki Itoh; impurity effect of physical properties of synthetic diamond crystal, Shuichi Satoh and Hitoshi Sumiya; permanent densification by hydrostatic pressure on vitreous silica, Naoyuki Kitamura and Hiroshi Yamashita; a diabatic high-pressure crystallization for separation and purification of chemicals in industrial use, Masato Moritoki; recent developments in HIP and CIP equipment, Takeshi Kanda et al.