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A few types of phase transitions in solids of interest to the author are discussed after a brief presentation of the general features of phase transitions. The different systems discussed include low-dimensional solids, polytypes, organic solids, plastic crystals, glasses and silver selenide. Spin-state transitions and dipole glasses are also briefly examined.
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Communication No. 109 from the Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit. Presented at the Biswas memorial symposium, December 1980.
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Rao, C.N.R. Some interesting phase transitions in solids. Bull. Mater. Sci. 3, 75–90 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02908483
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