High pressure investigations on amorphous selenium

We report the diamond anvil cell (DAC) high pressure powder X-ray diffraction studies on amorphous selenium (a-Se) under truly hydrostatic pressure condition up to 20 GPa. Amorphous selenium exhibits a sharp and irreversible transition to a hexagonal structure at 10.6 ± 0.1 GPa. It is also known that metallization occurs in a-Se around this pressure. Some plausible arguments are provided to suggest that the amorphous to crystalline transition may be driven by metallization.     

高压电导研究

高压下物质结构和性质会发生很大的改变，电导对于认识压力的作用效应和寻找新的导电材料具有重要意义．高压电导研究所采用的设备主要有金刚石压腔、超高压大腔体装置(大压机)以及高压电导池三种．金刚石压腔可达550GPa压力；超高压大腔体装置压力一般在30GPa以下，可以提供较大体积的样品；高压电导池主要进行流体的电导研究，压力在400MPa以下，有静止和流动两种类型，流动式高压电导池是近年来才发展起来的，其准确方便．文章对目前高压电导的研究进行简单的介绍和分析．     

高压电导研究

高压下物质结构和性质会发生很大的改变,电导对于认识压力的作用效应和寻找新的导电材料具有重要意义.高压电导研究所采用的设备主要有金刚石压腔、超高压大腔体装置（大压机）以及高压电导池三种.金刚石压腔可达550GPa压力;超高压大腔体装置压力一般在30GPa以下,可以提供较大体积的样品;高压电导池主要进行流体的电导研究,压力在400MPa以下,有静止和流动两种类型,流动式高压电导池是近年来才发展起来的,其准确方便.文章对目前高压电导的研究进行简单的介绍和分析.     

Phase transitions in PbTe under quasi-hydrostatic pressure up to 50 GPa

PbTe has been investigated using synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD) in a diamond anvil cell under quasi-hydrostatic pressures up to 50 GPa. Upon compression to 6.6 GPa, the initial NaCl phase transforms to an intermediate phase, which is confirmed to be an orthorhombic structure with a space group Pnma. At 18.4 GPa, the intermediate Pnma phase undergoes a phase transition to the CsCl structure. The systemic analysis of the crystal structures between the NaCl and intermediate phases indicates that the structure of the Pnma phase could be derived from the distortion of the NaCl structure. The bulk modulus of the CsCl phase is B₀=52(2) GPa with V₀=60.8(4) ų and B′₀=4.0 (fixed), slightly larger than the NaCl phase (B₀=44(1) GPa) and the intermediate phase (B₀=49(3) GPa).     

Gold under high pressure

Abstract

First principle predictions for the equation of state of gold using solid and liquid state theories are compared up to combined pressures and temperatures of 600 GPa and 17 000 K with static diamond anvil cell compression, ultrasonic measurements and shock Hugoniot data which include a recent laser driven shock Hugoniot points at 600 GPa. Excellent agreement between theoretical and experimental data is observed. The theoretically estimated 300 K isotherm agrees to within 2 GPa with the isotherm that has been measured to 70 GPa using the diamond anvil cell. The structural energy estimates show that the normal f.c.c. phase remains stable under pressure. The estimate of the shock Hugoniot temperature of gold at 600 GPa based on a liquid state model is consistent with the measurements of laser induced shock luminescence, which in fact provides an experimental determination of the temperature of gold above its Hugoniot melting point. The powerful means provided by theory in the prediction of material properties of gold at ultra high pressures and temperatures is significant because gold is an efficient converter of laser energy into soft X-rays and is a potential candidate as a standard for high pressure, high temperature work.     

ZnO纳米线在压力下的电学性质

 在金刚石压砧上测量了ZnO纳米线R-p和C-p关系,并和原先测量的纳米晶及体相ZnO的结果进行了比较。研究结果表明,ZnO纳米线在5.0 GPa左右发生相转变。其间的电阻-压力曲线呈指数下降趋势,电容呈指数上升趋势;在相转变之后电阻迅速上升,电容急速下降（指数下降）,这与一般的块状和纳米晶的相转变都有所不同,表现出了纳米线与非线状纳米晶的差别。     

High pressure x-ray diffraction techniques with synchrotron radiation

This article summarizes the developments of experimental techniques for high pressure x-ray diffraction(XRD) in diamond anvil cells(DACs) using synchrotron radiation. Basic principles and experimental methods for various diffraction geometry are described, including powder diffraction, single crystal diffraction, radial diffraction, as well as coupling with laser heating system. Resolution in d-spacing of different diffraction modes is discussed. More recent progress, such as extended application of single crystal diffraction for measurements of multigrain and electron density distribution, timeresolved diffraction with dynamic DAC and development of modulated heating techniques are briefly introduced. The current status of the high pressure beamline at BSRF(Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility) and some results are also presented.     

硫化铁的两个电导率相关的相变

 由于X射线对高级相变和电子相变不够敏感,致使很多物质的相变和新的性质被忽略。对物质电阻的变化进行分析可以很好地弥补这一缺陷。通过金刚石对顶砧上原位电阻测量方法,在0~88.7 GPa的压强范围内,在300~443 K的温度条件下,基于范德堡法电阻测量原理,对硫化铁的电导率进行了测量。通过对电导率的分析发现,在零压、温度为408 K的条件下,硫化铁转变成了NiAs结构相。在34.7 GPa和61.3 GPa压强处发现了两个新的突变点,为了印证这两处相变的可靠性,分别测量了在不同压强下样品电导率随温度的变化情况。     

原位高压微米氧化锌电学性质的研究

利用集成有金属薄膜电极的金刚石对顶砧,对微米氧化锌样品进行了原位高压电导率测量.结果表明,在919 GPa时样品电导率达到最小值,在919—1122 GPa时样品电导率急剧增大,说明此时样品从纤锌矿结构向岩盐矿结构转变直至完全相变,1122　GPa为相变点.通过测量不同条件下高温退火处理的样品电导率,明显看到氧空位对电导率的影响. 关键词： 高压 微米氧化锌 电导率 金刚石对顶砧     

Exploring the possible interlinked structures in single‐wall carbon nanotubes under pressure by Raman spectroscopy

High‐pressure Raman measurements on single‐wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) have been carried out in a diamond anvil cell by using two wavelength lasers: 830 and 514.5 nm. Irrespective of using a pressure transmitting medium (PTM) or not, we found that nanotubes undergo similar transformations under pressure. The pressure‐induced changes in Raman signals at around 2 and 5 GPa are attributed to the nanotube cross‐section transitions from circle to ellipse and then to a flattened shape, respectively. Especially with pressure increasing up to 15–17 GPa, we observed that the third transition takes place in both the Raman wavenumber and the linewidth of G‐band. We propose explanations that the interlinked configuration with sp³ bonds forms in the bundles of SWNTs under pressure, which was the cause for the occurrence of those Raman anomalies, similar to the structural‐phase transition of graphite above 14 GPa. Our TEM observations and Raman measurements on the decompressed samples support this transition picture. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Raman G‐mode of single‐wall carbon nanotube bundles under pressure

Raman studies of nanotubes under pressure have been a lively area of research. However, the results are not always as expected and at times have not been adequately explained. One example of the diversity of the results is the higher energy Raman mode (the graphitic mode, GM) shift to higher wavenumber under pressure. Here we report a new high‐pressure Raman study showing that the effects of the variation in the tube diameters and the pressure transmitting medium are both crucial for understanding the outcomes of such high‐pressure experiments. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

高压条件下高能重离子辐照材料研究进展

高能重离子辐照处于高压条件下材料的研究,是随着高能重离子加速器技术的快速发展而出现的一个新的研究领域, 研究结果涉及材料学、 地质学、地质年代学、核废料处理学等学科。简要介绍最近几年国内外在高能重离子辐照高压条件下材料研究领域的研究现状及已取得的结果,并对未来在兰州重离子加速器冷却储存环（HIRFL CSR）上开展相关研究工作的前景作了展望。With development of high energy heavy ion accelerator, it is possible to perform heavy ion irradiation experiments of pressurized materials in diamond anvil cells(DACs). It is a new research field. The results expected from irradiation experiments under high pressure will have impacts on several scientific fields such as materials science,geo science,geochronology,and nuclear waste storage. In this paper, some of recent works in this field are presented and reviewed. Furthermore,the research plan of materials under high pressure based on HIRFL-CSR is introduced.     

How to detect melting in laser heating diamond anvil cell

Research on the melting phenomenon is the most challenging work in the high pressure/temperature field. Until now,large discrepancies still exist in the melting curve of iron, the most interesting and extensively studied element in geoscience research. Here we present a summary about techniques detecting melting in the laser heating diamond anvil cell.     

On intensities in high pressure neutron powder diffraction using single and polycrystalline diamond anvils: small versus large sample volumes

We report a quantitative comparison of measured intensities of neutron powder diffraction data collected in a single-crystal diamond anvil cell and in large-volume sintered diamond anvils. As expected from the difference in sample volumes, the latter provides 1–2 orders of magnitude higher intensities, depending on the anvil material. The remaining differences are due to effects of absorption and angular aperture.     

正辛烷的高压拉曼光谱研究

 采用金刚石对顶砧高压装置,在室温下对正辛烷（C₈H₁₈）进行了原位高压拉曼光谱研究,实验的最高压力为13GPa。在实验的压力范围内,正辛烷的拉曼峰位随压力的升高均向高频移动,峰强逐渐减弱,峰形变宽。常态为液态的正辛烷在0.8 GPa时,拉曼频移随压力的变化曲线出现了拐点,发生了液－固相变;在6.8 GPa时,伴随着原拉曼峰的消失或劈裂,以及新拉曼峰的出现,此时正辛烷可能发生了固－固相变。该相变压力低于已有的低碳数正烃烷的压致相变结果。正烃烷的压致相变压力点,具有随着结构链长的增加,其相变压力降低的规律。     

High pressure studies up to 50GPa of CuO

Abstract

Copper oxide has been studied at high pressure up to 50 GPa. A monoclinic structure was compatible with the measurements at all pressures, and no phase change was observed. A bulk modulus, B₀, = 98 GPa, and its pressure derivative B′₀ = 5.6 was obtained.     

High pressure X-ray diffraction experiments on NpS and PUS up to 60 GPa

Abstract

Neptunium and plutonium monosulfides were studied under high pressure up to ～60 GPa using a diamond anvil cell in an energy dispersive X-ray diffraction facility. The compounds, of cubic rock salt structure type at ambient pressure, do not show any crystallographic phase transition in the domain of investigation. From the pressure-volume relationship, we determined bulk moduli of 92 and 120 GPa with pressure derivatives of 4.6 and 4.1 for NpS and PUS respectively.     

High pressure electrical transport behavior in organic semiconductor pentacene

The high pressure electrical transport behavior of pentacene has been investigated by alternating current impedance techniques and direct current resistivity measurement in a diamond anvil cell (DAC). The resistance decreases with increasing pressure below 17.4?GPa, while it increases above 17.4?GPa, which is caused by the transition of pentacene from an ordered state to the disordered state under higher pressure. From the Raman spectra under various pressures, pentacene becomes amorphous above 17.3?GPa, which is consistent with the impedance results. The charge transport operates in the hopping regime with charges jumping between interacting molecules, and the hopping mechanisms are related to the vibration modes. Above 17.4?GPa, the pressure dependence of the relaxation activation energy is 21.7?meV/GPa and pentacene keeps semiconductor characteristics up to 28.3?GPa.     

Anvil design for slip-free high pressure deformation experiments in a rotational diamond anvil cell

A rotational diamond anvil cell is the most suitable deformation apparatus with which to investigate the rheological properties of deep-Earth materials at pressures similar to those found in the lower mantle and core. However, slip between the sample and piston is still a problem, since the slip prevents the attainment of a constant strain rate and interferes with the uniform deformation of a sample. In this paper, we report that using a diamond anvil with deep grooves results in a marked improvement in the coupling between the sample and the diamond anvils.