Phase transitions in bismuth under rapid compression*

Project supported by the Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the China Academy of Engineering Physics (NSAF) (Grant No. U1530134), the Foundation of National Key Laboratory of Shock Wave and Detonation Physics, China (Grant No. 6142A0306010817), and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant Nos. KJCX2-SW-N20 and KJCX2-SW-N03).

Yang Dong-Liang1, †, Liu Jing1, ‡, Lin Chuan-Long2, Jing Qiu-Min3, Zhang Yi3, Gong Yu1, Li Yan-Chun1, Li Xiao-Dong1
       

The interplanar distances of Bi-I (blue), Bi-II (red), Bi-III (green), and Bi-V (purple) against pressure are itemized under different compression rates. Dash-dot lines mark the static onset transition pressures.