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Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 10, Issue 3, 037801(2025)

Formation of distinctive nanostructured metastable polymorphs mediated by kinetic transition pathways in germanium

Mei Li1、*, Xuqiang Liu1, Sheng Jiang2, Jesse S. Smith3, Lihua Wang2, Shang Peng1, Yongjin Chen1, Yu Gong4, Chuanlong Lin1, Wenge Yang1, and Ho-Kwang Mao1
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  • 1Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing 100094, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 201210, People’s Republic of China
  • 3High Pressure Collaborative Access Team, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
  • 4Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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    Mei Li, Xuqiang Liu, Sheng Jiang, Jesse S. Smith, Lihua Wang, Shang Peng, Yongjin Chen, Yu Gong, Chuanlong Lin, Wenge Yang, Ho-Kwang Mao. Formation of distinctive nanostructured metastable polymorphs mediated by kinetic transition pathways in germanium[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2025, 10(3): 037801

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    Received: Jan. 3, 2025

    Accepted: Mar. 23, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 16, 2025

    The Author Email: Mei Li (mei.li@hpstar.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1063/5.0256231

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