High-Pressure Crystallography

Preface.- Introduction to high pressure science; P. Dera.- Single crystal synchrotron techniques; P. Dera.- Synchrotron high-pressure high-temperature techniques; M. Mezouar.- Mineral physics of Earth core: iron alloys at extreme condition; L. Dubrovinsky et al.- Synchrotron-based spectroscopic techniques: M¶ssbauer and high-resolution inelastic scattering; J.M.Jackson.- High-pressure x-ray absorption spectroscopy: application to the local aspects of phase transitions in ferroelectric perovskites; J.-P.Itie et al.- Present-day high-intensity and high-resolution neutron diffraction and neutron scattering under high pressure; A.M.Balagurov.- Large volume presses for high-pressure studies using synchrotron radiation; Y.Wang.- Rheology at high pressures and high temperatures; Y.Wang, N.Hilairet.- Radial diffraction in the diamond anvil cell: methods and applications; S.Merkel.- Reduction and analysis of two-dimensional diffraction data including texture analysis; S.Vogel.- Equations of state and their applications in geosciences; T.Boffa Ballaran.- Anisotropic compression. What can it teach us about intermolecular interactions?; E.Boldyreva.- High-pressure structural evolution of molecular crystals; N.Casati.- Introduction into the theory of phase transitions; V.Dmitriev.- Phase transitions in AB systems. Symmetry aspects; H.Sowa.- The charm of subtle H-bonds transformations; A.Katrusiak.- Carrier bandwidth physical phenomena in strongly correlated magnetic oxides. Lessons from neutron diffraction at high pressures; D.P.Kozlenko.- Jahn-Teller systems at high pressure; F.Rodriguez.- Effect of spin transitions in iron on structure and properties of mantle minerals; L.Dubrovinsky et al.- Boron and boron-rich solids at high pressures; A.Polian et al.- Non-molecular carbon dioxide at high pressure; M. Santoro.- Simple metals at high pressures; O.Degtyareva.- Light metal hydrides under non-ambient conditions: probing chemistry by diffraction? ; Y.Filinchuk.- Evolutionarycrystal structure prediction and novel high-pressure phases; A.R.Oganov et al.- Ab initio quantum chemistry and semi-empirical description of solid state phases under high pressure: Chemical applications; P.Macchi.- First-principles simulations of alloy thermodynamics in megabar pressure range; I.A.Abrikosov.- First-principles molecular dynamics and applications in planetary science; S.Scandolo.- Molecular orbital approach to interpret high pressure phenomena - case of elusive gold monofluoride; W.Grochala, D. Kurzyd?owski.- High-pressure synthesis of materials; P.F.McMillan.- High-pressure synthesis of novel superhard phases in the B-C-N-O system; V.Solozhenko.- Synthesis and structure-property relations of binary transition metal carbides at extreme conditions; B.Winkler et al.- High pressure and superconductivity: intercalated graphite CaC6 as a model system; A.Gauzzi et al.- Structure-property relationships in novel high-pressure superhard materials; N.Dubrovinkaia, L.Dubrovinsky.- Carbon nanotubes under high pressure probed by resonance Raman scattering; A.San-Miguel et al.- High-pressure studies of energetic materials; C.Pulham et al.- Amorphous materials at high pressure; C.Sanloup.- Amorphous x-ray diffraction at high pressire: polyamorphic silicon and amyloid fibrils; P.F.McMillan et al.- Microporous materials at high-pressure: are they really soft?; G.D.Gatta.- Hydrogen bonding in minerals at high pressures; B.Winkler.- Nanomaterials at high pressure: spectroscopy and diffraction techniques; G.R.Hearne.- Analysis of the total scattering using the quantitative high pressure pair distribution function: practical considerations; J.B.Parise et al.- Analysis of the total scattering using the quantitative high pressure pair distribution function: case studies; L.Ehm et al.- High-pressure studies of pharmaceuticals & biomimetics. Fundamentals and applications. A general introduction; E.Boldyreva .- New frontiers in physical form discovery: