Chapter 1 Material Studies at High Pressure

Publication date: 2017
Source:Materials Under Extreme Conditions
Author(s): Surinder M. Sharma, Nandini Garg
Subjecting materials to very high pressures is one of the well-established methods to study condensed matter under extreme conditions. Application of pressure can bring about significant changes in the bonding character and consequently in the structural and physicochemical properties of the materials. High-pressure and high-temperature conditions can help simulate the physical conditions inside the earth, planets, and super-earth, synthesize new materials with exotic properties, etc. Even food preservation and successful preservation of organs for transplant can be carried out by application of pressure. This chapter deals with several aspects of high-pressure science, methods of pressure generation, different diagnostic methods employed for studying high-pressure phenomena, and a few studies elucidating the exciting changes in the materials brought about by its application.



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