Synthesis of novel phases from Group IV elements under extreme pressure

基于第四类元素碳、硅和锗的材料在当前的广泛应用中具有重要的技术意义。当暴露在极端压力下时，这些材料可以形成具有新颖和潜在有用特性的全新相。由于以前很少有人尝试确定哪些新阶段在压力释放时是稳定的，并为随后的开发测量它们的性质，因此该项目旨在使用新的方法来解决这些问题。该项目的预期成果将是具有潜在商业开发潜力的具有新性质的第四类元素的新阶段。

Materials based on the group IV elements carbon, silicon and germanium are technologically important for a wide range of current applications. When exposed to extreme pressure, these materials can form entirely new phases with novel and potentially useful properties. Since there have been few previous attempts to establish which of the new phases are stable on pressure release and to measure their properties for subsequent exploitation, this project aims to use novel approaches to address these topics. The expected outcome of this project will be new phases of group IV elements with novel properties that have potential for commercial exploitation.