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Phase stabilization by electronic entropy in plutonium

Plutonium metal undergoes an anomalously large 25% collapse in volume from its largest volume δ phase (δ-Pu) to its low temperature α phase, yet the underlying thermodynamic mechanism has largely remained a mystery. Here we use magnetostriction measurements to isolate a previously hidden yet substan...

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Autores principales: Harrison, N., Betts, J. B., Wartenbe, M. R., Balakirev, F. F., Richmond, S., Jaime, M., Tobash, P. H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6639308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31320635
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11166-0