Researchers reveal high temperature stability of exotic silicon phases using Linkam’s THMS600.

THMS600 shown above

Researchers in Australia found that metastable silicon states achieved by indentation remained stable up to 450 °C using a THMS600. The research has clarified how these indentation-formed phases of silicon evolve through metastable structures such as r8-Si, to nanocrystalline phases such as hd-Si and Si-XIII.

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(Left to Right) Dr Sherman Wong, Prof. Jim S. Williams and Prof. Jodie E. Bradby in their lab at the Australia National University