Progress in high pressure physics is reviewed with special emphasis on recent
developments in experimental techniques, pressure calibration, equations of state for simple …

We have developed a method for crystal structure prediction from “scratch” through particle-
swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm within the evolutionary scheme. PSO technique is …

We have performed a comparative study of six classical many-body potentials for silicon
(Pearson, Takai, Halicioglu, and Tiller; Biswas and Hamann; Stillinger and Weber; Dodson …

Angle-dispersive powder diffraction using an image-plate area detector and synchrotron
radiation have been used in conjuction with first-principles pseudopotential calculations to …

New shock compression data for Al, Cu, and Pb in the pressure range 0.3–1 TPa (3–10
Mbar) have been combined with first-principles theory and earlier equation-of-state data to …

Silicon, being one of the most abundant elements in nature, attracts wide-ranging scientific
and technological interest. Specifically, in its elemental form, crystals of remarkable purity …

Angle-dispersive powder-diffraction techniques utilizing an image-plate area detector have
been used to reexamine the high-pressure behavior of silicon to∼ 18 GPa. We have …

The first‐principles orthogonalized linear combination of atomic orbitals (OLCAO) method for
electronic structure studies has been applied to a variety of complex inorganic crystals. The …

A detailed structural study of the newly observed orthorhombic phase of silicon (space group
Imma) has been made using angle-dispersive powder-diffraction techniques and an image …

The crystal structure of Si was studied at pressures between 30 and 50 GPa using high-
resolution monochromatic synchrotron x-ray diffraction. The powder diffraction patterns of …