topotactic transition

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06399
A transition in which the crystal lattice of the product phase shows one or more crystallographically equivalent, orientational relationships to the crystal lattice of the parent phase. Example: Transitions in which the anionic array is unchanged during the transition but @C00907@ reorganization occurs, as in:
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Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 577. (Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 593 [Terms] [Paper]