Neutron powder diffraction and high-pressure synchrotron x-ray diffraction study of tantalum nitrides

Tantalum nitride(TaN) compact with a Vickers hardness of 26 GPa is prepared by a high-pressure and hightemperature(HPHT) method. The crystal structure and atom occupations of WC-type TaN have been investigated by neutron powder diffraction, and the compressibility of WC-type TaN has been investigated by using in-situ high-pressure synchrotron x-ray diffraction. The third-order Birch–Murnaghan equation of state fitted to the x-ray diffraction pressure–volume(P–V) sets of data, collected up to 41 GPa, yields ambient pressure isothermal bulk moduli of B'_0= 369(2) GPa with pressure derivatives of B 0= 4 for the WC-type TaN. The bulk modulus of WC-type TaN is not in good agreement with the previous result(B_0= 351 GPa), which is close to the recent theoretical calculation result(B_0= 378 GPa). An analysis of the experiment results shows that crystal structure of WC-type TaN can be viewed as alternate stacking of Ta and N layers along the c direction, and the covalent Ta–N bonds between Ta and N layers along the c axis in the crystal structure play an important role in the incompressibility and hardness of WC-type TaN.     

Behaviors of Zn_2GeO_4 under high pressure and high temperature

The structural stability of Zn_2GeO_4 was investigated by in-situ synchrotron radiation angle dispersive x-ray diffraction. The pressure-induced amorphization is observed up to 10 GPa at room temperature. The high-pressure and hightemperature sintering experiments and the Raman spectrum measurement firstly were performed to suggest that the amorphization is caused by insufficient thermal energy and tilting Zn–O–Ge and Ge–O–Ge bond angles with increasing pressure,respectively. The calculated bulk modulus of Zn_2GeO_4 is 117.8 GPa from the pressure-volume data. In general, insights into the mechanical behavior and structure evolution of Zn_2GeO_4 will shed light on the micro-mechanism of the materials variation under high pressure and high temperature.     

固态离子晶体β-K0.294Ga1.969O3的高压与变温拉曼光谱研究

β-镓酸盐（β-gallate）型化合物是一种非常有应用前景的固态离子导体,在储能领域具有重要的应用价值。该类型化合物导电层中往往可以容纳过量的碱金属离子,使得该体系体现出复杂的晶格动力学行为,这也为进一步理解其导电机制带来了困难。压力与温度两个参量均可以通过改变原子间的间距而影响材料的结构,在研究材料的动力学过程,尤其在研究离子的扩散过程方面有很大的应用价值。迄今为止,对于温度依赖的β-镓酸盐型化合物的特性研究很少,且尚无β-镓酸盐型结构化合物的高压研究。由于激光拉曼散射技术在研究物质晶格动力学方面的独特优势,尤其压力与温度依赖的拉曼光谱可以提供重要的结构信息,是研究物质晶格动力学行为的有效实验手段。使用大腔体静高压技术成功合成了一种新型的β-镓酸盐型K_0.294Ga_1.969O₃(KGO)晶体,利用扫描电镜、能谱对晶体进行了表征,通过单晶X射线衍射对其晶体结构进行了解析,并与β-Ga₂O₃的晶体结构进行了对比分析。利用高压和变温拉曼光谱研究了KGO导电层中无序碱金属离子的晶格动力学行为。研究发现,由尖晶石层与疏松的离子导电层交替排列而成的β-镓酸盐型KGO晶体结构在压力23.3 GPa条件下仍可保持稳定;由于振动模式不同,高频拉曼模与低频拉曼模的压力系数存在着显著差异,并表现出显著的对压力诱导非谐性。在约300 ℃,KGO中K+发生热激活,表现在与碱金属K+运动相关的低频拉曼模的强度迅速增加,而与Ga-O多面体相关的高频振动模强度增加缓慢,与此同时,K+在沿着导电平面的方向上发生了无序扩散过程。研究结果将有助于深入地理解β-镓酸盐型结构化合物的导电机制,而且对于实现β-镓酸盐型化合物精确的计算控制和掺杂尤为重要。     

三元铁基金属氮化物的高压复分解反应合成北大核心CSCD

以二元金属氧化物(氧化铁、氧化钴、氧化镍)和六方氮化硼为反应前驱体,在大腔体压机提供的高温高压条件下(5GPa、1 673K),通过发生复合高压固相复分解(HPSSM)反应合成组分可调控的三元铁基金属氮化物圆球状块体材料ε-Fe_(3-x)M_xN_(1+δ)(M=Co,Ni)。并利用X射线粉末衍射(XPD)、场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM)、高分辨率透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)等多种材料表征手段对高压合成的三元铁基金属氮化物进行结构表征,同时基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的第一性原理计算探究压力对HPSSM反应的影响。研究结果表明,高压密闭环境有利于制备高质量金属氮化物,HPSSM反应合成法是制备铁基金属氮化物块体材料的一种有效方法。     

高压固相复分解反应法合成GaN晶体的拉曼散射研究

高压固相复分解(HPSSM)反应法是一种新型的金属氮化物合成方法。本文对HPSSM法合成的GaN晶体进行了高压、高温和低温原位拉曼散射研究。给出了HPSSM GaN各拉曼振动模的Grüneisen参数以及一阶拉曼频移和拉曼模半峰宽随温度变化的关系。通过SCM空间相关模型对常温常压下GaN晶体拉曼光谱拟合,得到其空间关联长度;并利用三声子耦合模型拟合变温拉曼光谱。实验所获得的物理参数同MOCVD GaN的参数进行了比较。     

Exploring the compression behavior of HP-BiNbO_4 under high pressure

In the present work, a third form, the so-called HP-BiNbO_4 synthesized at high pressure and high temperature is investigated with the in-situ angle-dispersive x-ray diffraction(ADXRD) measurements under high pressure. We explore the compression behavior and phase stability of HP-BiNbO_4. The structure of HP-BiNbO_4 is first determined. The x-ray diffraction data reveal that the structure HP-BiNbO_4 is stable under pressures up to 24.1 GPa. The ADXRD data yield a bulk modulus K_o = 185(7) GPa with a pressure derivative K_o'= 2.9(0.8). Furthermore, the data are compared with those of other ABO_4 compounds. The results show that the bulk modulus of HP-BiNbO_4(about 185 GPa) is slightly higher than that of tetragonal BiVO_4 and significantly greater than those of the tungstates and molybdates.     

Re_3N的变温拉曼散射与高压同步辐射研究

本工作通过高压固相复分解反应(HPSSM)合成块体Re_3N。利用X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和能量色散X射线分析(EDS)对高压样品进行结构表征与元素成分确定,结果表明利用HPSSM法合成的Re_3N具有较高的晶体质量。在77K到873K温度范围内利用拉曼散射研究Re_3N的晶格振动特性。基于三(四)声子耦合模型,研究Re_3N拉曼声子模频率的红移和拉曼峰的宽化现象,结果表明高温条件下Re_3N拉曼散射效应中三声子耦合过程占主导。高压同步辐射研究表明Re_3N具有很高的体弹模量(B0=417GPa),是一种潜在的超硬材料。