| Literature DB >> 17740733 |
A Yeganeh-Haeri, D J Weidner, J B Parise.
Abstract
Laser Brillouin spectroscopy was used to determine the adiabatic single-crystal elastic stiffness coefficients of silicon dioxide (SiO(2)) in the alpha-cristobalite structure. This SiO(2) polymorph, unlike other silicas and silicates, exhibits a negative Poisson's ratio; alpha-cristobalite contracts laterally when compressed and expands laterally when stretched. Tensorial analysis of the elastic coefficients shows that Poisson's ratio reaches a maximum value of -0.5 in some directions, whereas averaged values for the single-phased aggregate yield a Poisson's ratio of -0.16.Entities:
Year: 1992 PMID: 17740733 DOI: 10.1126/science.257.5070.650
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728