High pressure research on materials

In this part of the article, various experimental techniques for investigating materials under high pressure are discussed. The effect of pressure on the behaviour of materials is discussed with suitable examples. P Ch Sahu (left) is at the Materials Science Division of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam. He is a specialist in the field of high pressure science and is presently heading this activity at his institute. N V Chandra Shekar (right) is a Senior Scientist at the Materials Science Division of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam. His primary research areas are in high pressure phase transitions and in synthesis and study of novel materials under extreme pressure and temperature conditions.