Synchrotron x-ray diffraction studies of the $\alpha \rightleftharpoons \beta$ structural phase transition in Sn and Sn-Cu

A. Mazumdar, A. Thamizhavel, V. Nanal +7

The transformation between the metallic ($\beta$) and semi-conducting ($\alpha$) allotropes of tin is still not well understood. The phase transition temperature stated in the literature, 2…