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It is well-known that volumetric compression converts insulators into metals (the Herzfeld-Mott transition). Not so well-known is the fact that finite shear strains have a similar effect. For example, uniaxial compression of Si and Ge causes them to become metallic. A simple band-structure model for this is presented in this paper. Shear induced metallization has several important consequences, including: mechanically induced phase transformations, other mechanochemistry; the hardnesses of semiconductors and carbides; and ultra-fast reactions at detonation fronts.
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Dedicated to Dr. František Kroupa in honour of his 70th birthday.
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Gilman, J.J. Mechanism of shear-induced metallization. Czech J Phys 45, 913–919 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01692009
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01692009