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Paul F McMillan1

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Christopher Ingold Laboratories, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK. paulm@ri.ac.uk

Nature Materials
|March 6, 2003
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High-pressure synthesis enables new materials, including novel superconductors and recoverable solids from gases. Innovations in high-pressure science are driving the development of advanced materials for technology.

Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • High-Pressure Science

Background:

  • Industrial-scale high-pressure synthesis yields superhard abrasives like synthetic diamonds and cubic boron nitride (c-BN).
  • Recent advancements in high-pressure techniques have revitalized the field, enabling novel experiments.
  • Superconductivity, previously limited to few materials, now extends across diverse elements and compounds under high pressure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine innovations in high-pressure research.
  • To explore the potential for developing new technologically relevant materials.

Main Methods:

  • High-pressure and high-temperature synthesis.
  • Investigation of solid-state chemistry under extreme conditions.

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Main Results:

  • Discovery of superconductivity in a wider range of materials, including condensed rare gases and ionic compounds.
  • Revelation of new solid-state chemistry for light-element gases (CO2, N2, N2O), forming recoverable polymerized structures.
  • Demonstration of novel material synthesis pathways under high pressure.

Conclusions:

  • High-pressure research is a frontier for discovering advanced materials.
  • Innovations in high-pressure science offer pathways to new functional materials with potential technological applications.
  • The study highlights the transformative potential of extreme conditions in materials discovery.