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High-pressure silica

Densification in two steps

Computer simulations clarify the behaviour of ions under extreme conditions of pressure.

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Yagi, T. Densification in two steps. Nature Mater 5, 935–936 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1789

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