H-R Wenk et al 2006 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 18 S933 doi:10.1088/0953-8984/18/25/S02
H-R Wenk, I Lonardelli, S Merkel, L Miyagi, J Pehl, S Speziale and C E Tommaseo
Show affiliationsDiamond anvil cells may not only impose pressure upon a sample but also a compressive stress that produces elastic and plastic deformation of polycrystalline samples. The plastic deformation may result in texture development if the material deforms by slip or mechanical twinning, or if grains have a non-equiaxed shape. In radial diffraction geometry, texture is revealed by variation of intensity along Debye rings relative to the compression direction. Diffraction images (obtained by CCD or image plate) can be used to extract quantitative texture information. Currently the most elegant and powerful method is a modified Rietveld technique as implemented in the software package MAUD. From texture data one can evaluate the homogeneity of strain in a diamond anvil cell, the strain magnitude and deformation mechanisms, the latter by comparing observed texture patterns with results from polycrystal plasticity simulations. Some examples such as olivine, magnesiowuestite, MgSiO3 perovskite and ε-iron are discussed.
81.40.Lm Deformation, plasticity, and creep
81.40.Jj Elasticity and anelasticity, stress-strain relations
Issue 25 (28 June 2006)
Received 17 November 2005, in final form 14 March 2006
Published 8 June 2006
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