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DURING some high-temperature–high-pressure experiments involving boron, a new phase appeared in the X-ray diffraction patterns of the samples. This phase was traced to the reaction of boron and the platinum foil used to encapsulate the sample between the chrome carbide pistons of a Griggs and Kennedy simple squeezer1. Since platinum foil is a standard technique of sample enclosure for this type of experiment, it was decided to investigate the P–T phase diagram of this reaction so that it would not cause difficulty when encountered again.
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WHITNEY, E., GIESE, R. Reaction of Platinum and Boron under Pressure. Nature 197, 1293 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/1971293a0
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