Lattice strain and defects analysis in nanostructured semiconductor materials and devices by high‐resolution X‐ray diffraction: Theoretical and practical aspects

S Dolabella, A Borzì, A Dommann, A Neels - Small Methods, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The reliability of semiconductor materials with electrical and optical properties are
connected to their structures. The elastic strain field and tilt analysis of the crystal lattice …

Modeling the dynamics of subducting slabs

MI Billen - Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 2008 - annualreviews.org
Cold, dense subducting lithosphere provides the primary force driving tectonic plates at
Earth's surface. The force available to drive the plates depends on a balance between the …

2.16 Seismic anisotropy of the deep Earth from a mineral and rock physics perspective

D Mainprice - Treatise on geophysics, 2010 - books.google.com
In this section the contribution of CPO to seismic anisotropy in the deep Earth with cases of
olivine and the role of melt is illustrated. The CPO in rocks of upper-mantle origin is now well …

Shear wave splitting and mantle anisotropy: Measurements, interpretations, and new directions

MD Long, PG Silver - Surveys in Geophysics, 2009 - Springer
Measurements of the splitting or birefringence of seismic shear waves that have passed
through the Earth's mantle yield constraints on the strength and geometry of elastic …

Glacial isostatic adjustment in Fennoscandia—a review of data and modeling

H Steffen, P Wu - Journal of geodynamics, 2011 - Elsevier
Fennoscandia is the key area for glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) research. Owing to its
long settlement and excellent infrastructure, ongoing land uplift in the north as well as …

Shear deformation of bridgmanite and magnesiowüstite aggregates at lower mantle conditions

J Girard, G Amulele, R Farla, A Mohiuddin, S Karato - Science, 2016 - science.org
Rheological properties of the lower mantle have strong influence on the dynamics and
evolution of Earth. By using the improved methods of quantitative deformation experiments …

P wave tomography and anisotropy beneath Southeast Asia: Insight into mantle dynamics

Z Huang, D Zhao, L Wang - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Southeast Asia is surrounded by subduction zones resulting from the interactions of several
lithospheric plates. Its evolution has been also influenced by active tectonics due to the Indo …

Glacial isostatic adjustment: physical models and observational constraints

WR Peltier, PPC Wu, DF Argus, T Li… - Reports on Progress in …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
By far the most prescient insights into the interior structure of the planet have been provided
on the basis of elastic wave seismology. Analysis of the travel times of shear or compression …

A nearly water-saturated mantle transition zone inferred from mineral viscosity

H Fei, D Yamazaki, M Sakurai, N Miyajima, H Ohfuji… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
An open question for solid-earth scientists is the amount of water in Earth's interior. The
uppermost mantle and lower mantle contain little water because their dominant minerals …

Characterization of the microstructure in random and textured polycrystals and single crystals by diffraction line profile analysis

G Ribárik, T Ungár - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2010 - Elsevier
X-ray or neutron diffraction patterns are simulated by convoluting defect specific profile
functions based on continuum theory of elasticity. The defect related profile functions are …