In situ X-ray diffraction investigation of compression behavior in Gd40Y16Al24Co20 bulk metallic glass under high pressure with synchrotron radiation

The compression behavior of the heavy RE-based BMC Gd40Y16Al24Co20 under high pressure has been investigated by in situ high pressure angle dispersive X-ray diffraction measurements using synchrotron radiation in the pressure range of 0-33.42 GPa at room temperature. By fitting the static equation of state at room temperature, we find the value of bulk modulus B is 61.27±4 GPa which is in good agreement with the experimental study by pulse-echo techniques of 58 GPa. The results show that the amorphous structure in the heavy RE-based BMG Gd40Y16Al24Co20 keeps quite stable up to 33.42 GPa although its compressibility is as large as about 33%. The coexistence of normal local structure similar to that of other BMGs and covalent bond structure similar to those of oxide glasses may be the reason for the anomalous property under high pressure of the Gd4oY16Al24Co2o BMG.     

Structural phase transition,strength,and texture in vanadium at high pressure under nonhydrostatic compression

The structural phase transition, strength, and texture of vanadium have been studied under nonhydrostatic compression up to 70 GPa using an angle-dispersive radial x-ray diffraction technique in a 2-fold paranomic diamond anvil cell and up to 38 GPa using an angle-dispersive x-ray diffraction technique in a modified Mao–Bell diamond anvil cell at room temperature. We have confirmed a phase transition from body-centered cubic structure to rhombohedral structure at 27–32 GPa under nonhydrostatic compression. The radial x-ray diffraction data yields a bulk modulus K_0= 141(5) GPa and its pressure derivative K_0′= 5.4(7) for the bcc phase and K_0= 154(13) GPa with K_0′= 3.8(3) for the rhombohedral phase at ψ = 54.7°. The nonhydrostatic x-ray diffraction data of both bcc and rhombohedral phases yields a bulk modulus K_0= 188(5) GPa with K_0′= 2.1(3). Combined with the independent constraints on the high-pressure shear modulus, it is found that the vanadium sample can support a differential stress of ～1.6 GPa when it starts to yield with plastic deformation at ～36 GPa. A maximum differential stress as high as ～ 1.7 GPa can be supported by vanadium at the pressure of ～ 47 GPa.In addition, we have investigated the texture up to 70 GPa using the software package MAUD. It is convinced that the bodycentered cubic to rhombohedral phase transition and plastic deformation due to stress under high pressures are responsible for the development of texture.     

Pressure-induced enhancement of optoelectronic properties in PtS_2

PtS_2, which is one of the group-10 transition metal dichalcogenides, attracts increasing attention due to its extraordinary properties under external modulations as predicted by theory, such as tunable bandgap and indirect-to-direct gap transition under strain; however, these properties have not been verified experimentally. Here we report the first experimental exploration of its optoelectronic properties under external pressure. We find that the photocurrent is weakly pressuredependent below 3 GPa but increases significantly in the pressure range of 3 GPa–4 GPa, with a maximum ～ 6 times higher than that at ambient pressure. X-ray diffraction data shows that no structural phase transition can be observed up to26.8 GPa, which indicates a stable lattice structure of PtS_2 under high pressure. This is further supported by our Raman measurements with an observation of linear blue-shifts of the two Raman-active modes to 6.4 GPa. The pressure-enhanced photocurrent is related to the indirect-to-direct/quasi-direct bandgap transition under pressure, resembling the gap behavior under compression strain as predicted theoretically.     

Pressure-induced isostructural phase transition in α-Ni(OH)_2 nanowires

High pressure structural phase transition of monoclinic paraotwayite type α-Ni(OH)_2 nanowires with a diameter of15 nm–20 nm and a length of several micrometers were studied by synchrotron x-ray diffraction(XRD) and Raman spectra.It is found that the α-Ni(OH)_2 nanowires experience an isostructural phase transition associated with the amorphization of the H-sublattice of hydroxide in the interlayer spaces of the two-dimensional crystal structure at 6.3 GPa–9.3 GPa. We suggest that the isostructural phase transition can be attributed to the amorphization of the H-sublattice. The bulk moduli for the low pressure phase and the high pressure phase are 41.2(4.2) GPa and 94.4(5.6) GPa, respectively. Both the pressure-induced isostructural phase transition and the amorphization of the H-sublattice in the α-Ni(OH)_2 nanowires are reversible upon decompression. Our results show that the foreign anions intercalated between the α-Ni(OH)_2 layers play important roles in their structural phase transition.     

Preparation of High-Density Nanocrystalline Bulk Selenium by Rapid Compressing of Melt

The melt＇s solidification behavior of elemental selenium is investigated by a series of experiments including rapid compressing to 2.8 and 3.5 GPa within 20ms respectively, slow compressing to 2.8 GPa for 20 min and natural cooling at ambient pressure. Based on the x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope results of the recovered samples, it is clearly shown that homogenous nanostructures are formed only by the rapid compression processes, and that the average crystal sizes are about 18.7 and 19.0 nm in the samples recovered from 2.8 and 3.5 GPa, respectively. The relative density of the nanocrystalline bulk reaches 98.17% of the theoretical value. It is suggested that rapid compression could induce pervasive nucleation and restrain grain growth during the solidification, which is related to fast supercooling, higher viscosity of the melt and lower diffusivity of atoms under high pressure.     

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.     

High pressure X-ray diffraction study of CaMnO3 perovskite

Using a diamond anvil cell device and synchrotron radiation,the in-situ high-pressure structure of CaMnO3 has been investigated.In the pressure up to 36.5 GPa,no pressure-induced phase transition is observed.The pressure dependence on the lattice parameters of CaMnO3 is reported,and the relationship of the axial compression coefficients is βa 〉 βc 〉 βb.The isothermal bulk modulus K298=224（25） GPa is also obtained by fitting the pressure-volume data using the Murnaghan equation of state.     

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.     

Structural stability of ultra-high temperature refractory material MoSi_2 and Mo_5Si_3 under high pressure

In-situ angle dispersive x-ray diffraction(ADXRD) with synchrotron radiation source is performed on an ultra-high temperature refractory of MoSi_2 and Mo_5Si_3 by using a diamond anvil cell(DAC) at room temperature. While the pressureinduced volume reduction is almost constant, the value of the bulk modulus increases with the decrease of molybdenum content in the system. According to the Brich–Murnaghan equation, the bulk modulus 222.1(2.1) GPa with its pressure derivative 4 of MoSi_2, and the bulk modulus 308.4(7.6) GPa with its pressure derivative 0.7(0.1) of Mo_5Si_3 are obtained.The experimental data show that MoSi_2 has distinct anisotropic behavior, Mo_5Si_3 is less anisotropic than MoSi_2. The result shows that MoSi_2 and Mo_5Si_3 have the structural stabilities under high pressure. When the pressure reaches up to 41.1 GPa, they can still maintain their body-cantered tetragonal structures.     

Carrier behavior of Hg Te under high pressure revealed by Hall effect measurement

We investigate the carrier behavior of Hg Te under high pressures up to 23 GPa using in situ Hall effect measurements.As the phase transitions from zinc blende to cinnabar, then to rock salt, and finally to Cmcm occur, all the parameters change discontinuously. The conductivity variation under compression is described by the carrier parameters. For the zinc blende phase, both the decrease of carrier concentration and the increase of mobility indicate the overlapped valence band and conduction band separates with pressure. Pressure causes an increase in the hole concentration of Hg Te in the cinnabar phase, which leads to the carrier-type inversion and the lowest mobility at 5.6 GPa. In the phase transition process from zinc blende to rock salt, Te atoms are the major ones in atomic movements in the pressure regions of 1.0–1.5 GPa and1.8–3.1 GPa, whereas Hg atoms are the major ones in the pressure regions of 1.5–1.8 GPa and 3.1–7.7 GPa. The polar optical scattering of the rock salt phase decreases with pressure.     

Elastic properties of CaCO_3 high pressure phases from first principles

Elastic properties of three high pressure polymorphs of CaCO_3 are investigated based on first principles calculations.The calculations are conducted at 0 GPa–40 GPa for aragonite, 40 GPa–65 GPa for post-aragonite, and 65 GPa–150 GPa for the P2_1/c-h-CaCO_3 structure, respectively. By fitting the third-order Birch–Murnaghan equation of state(EOS), the values of bulk modulus K_0 and pressure derivative K~'_0 are 66.09 GPa and 4.64 for aragonite, 81.93 GPa and 4.49 for post-aragonite, and 56.55 GPa and 5.40 for P2_1/c-h-CaCO_3, respectively, which are in good agreement with previous experimental and theoretical data. Elastic constants, wave velocities, and wave velocity anisotropies of the three highpressure CaCO_3 phases are obtained. Post-aragonite exhibits 25.90%–32.10% V_P anisotropy and 74.34%–104.30% V_S splitting anisotropy, and P2_1/c-h-CaCO_3 shows 22.30%–25.40% V_Panisotropy and 42.81%–48.00% V_S splitting anisotropy in the calculated pressure range. Compared with major minerals of the lower mantle, CaCO_3 high pressure polymorphs have low isotropic wave velocity and high wave velocity anisotropies. These results are important for understanding the deep carbon cycle and seismic wave velocity structure in the lower mantle.     

Synthesis of ternary compound in H-S-Se system at high pressures

The chemical reaction products of elemental sulfur (S), selenium (Se), and molecular hydrogen (H₂) at high pressures and room temperature are probed by Raman spectroscopy. Two known compounds H₂S and H₂Se can be synthesized after laser heating at pressures lower than 1 GPa. Under further compression at room temperature, an H₂S-H₂Se and an H₂S-H₂Se-H₂ van der Waals compounds are synthesized at 4 GPa and 6 GPa, respectively. The later is of guest-host structure and can be identified as (H₂S)_x(H₂Se)_(2-x)H₂. It can be maintained up to 37 GPa at least, and the stability of its H₂Se molecules is extended:the H-Se stretching mode can be detected at least to 36 GPa but disappears at 22 GPa in (H₂Se)₂H₂. The pressure dependence of S-H and Se-H stretching modes of this ternary compound is in line with that of (H₂S)₂H₂ and (H₂Se)₂H₂, respectively. However, its hydrogen subsystem only shows the relevance to (H₂S)₂H₂, indicating that this ternary compound can be viewed as H₂Se-replaced partial H₂S of (H₂S)₂H₂.     

B2O3添加宝石级金刚石单晶的生长特性

利用温度梯度法, 在5.3-5.7 GPa压力、1200-1600 ℃的温度条件下, 将B₂O₃粉添加到FeNiMnCo+C合成体系内, 进行B₂O₃添加宝石级金刚石单晶的合成. 研究得到了FeNiMnCo触媒生长B₂O₃添加宝石级金刚石单晶的相图分布规律. 结果表明B₂O₃添加会使晶体生长的“V”形区上移和低温六面体单晶生长区间变宽. 通过晶体生长实验, 研究合成了不同形貌的B₂O₃添加宝石级金刚石单晶. 研究同时证实, B₂O₃的过量添加会对宝石级金刚石单晶生长带来不利影响. 当B₂O₃的添加量高于约3 wt‰、生长时间超过20 h时, 很难实现优质B₂O₃添加宝石级金刚石单晶的生长. 但B₂O₃的适量添加(不超过1 wt‰), 有助于提高低温板状六面体宝石级金刚石单晶的成品率. 通过对晶体生长速度的研究发现, B₂O₃的添加使得优质晶体的生长速度明显降低, 随着晶体生长时间的延长, B₂O₃添加剂对晶体生长的抑制作用会越发明显. 扫描电镜测试结果表明, 合成体系内B₂O₃添加剂的引入, 导致晶体表面的平整度明显下降.     

Photothermal-chemical synthesis of P-S-H ternary hydride at high pressures

The recent discovery of room temperature superconductivity (283 K) in carbonaceous sulfur hydride (C-S-H) has attracted much interest in ternary hydrogen rich materials. In this report, ternary hydride P-S-H was synthesized through a photothermal-chemical reaction from elemental sulfur (S), phosphorus (P) and molecular hydrogen (H₂) at high pressures and room temperature. Raman spectroscopy under pressure shows that H₂S and PH₃ compounds are synthesized after laser heating at 0.9 GPa, and a ternary van der Waals compound P-S-H is synthesized with further compression to 4.6 GPa. The P-S-H compound is probably a mixed alloy of PH₃ and (H₂S)₂H₂ with a guest-host structure similar to the C-S-H system. The ternary hydride can persist up to 35.6 GPa at least and shows two phase transitions at approximately 23.6 GPa and 32.8 GPa, respectively.     

Energy Spectra and g Factors of α-A1203:Cr3+ and α-A1203:Mn4+

By diagonalizing the complete d³ energy matrix in a trigonally distorted cubicfield and using the wavefunctions from it, unified calculations of the whole energy spectrum as well as the g factors of the ground state and t₂^{3 2} E excited states for α-A1₂0₃:Cr³⁺ and α-A1₂0₃:Mn⁴⁺ have been carried out respectively. A11 the calculated results are in very good agreement with the experimental data. The comparison between the results of the two crystals has been made, which demonstrates that the covalency of α-A1₂0₃:Mn⁴⁺ is stronger than the one of α-A1₂0₃:Cr³⁺. For the zero-field splittings of the ground state and t₂^{3 2} E , their physical origins are revealed; the comparison and analysis of their values of the two crystals have been made.     

P213 BN: a novel large-cell boron nitride polymorph

A new boron nitride polymorph, P2₁3 BN (space group: P2₁3), is investigated by first-principles calculations, including its structural properties, stability, elastic properties, anisotropy and electronic properties. It is found that the new boron nitride polymorph P2₁3 BN is mechanically, dynamically and thermodynamically stable. The bulk modulus (B), shear modulus (G) and Young's modulus of P2₁3 BN are 91 GPa, 41 GPa and 107 GPa, respectively, all of which are larger than that of Y carbon and TY carbon. By comparing with c-BN, the Young's modulus, shear modulus and Poisson's ratio of P2₁3 BN show tiny anisotropy in the (001), (010), (100) and (111) planes. At the same time, in contrast with most boron nitride polymorphs, P2₁3 BN is a semiconductor material with a smaller band gap of 1.826 eV. The Debye temperature and the anisotropic sound velocities of P2₁3 BN are also investigated in this work.     

High-pressure dynamic,thermodynamic properties,and hardness of CdP_2

Using a pseudopotential plane-waves method,we calculate the phonon dispersion curves,thermodynamic properties,and hardness values of α-CdP_2 and β-CdP_2 under high pressure.From the studies of the phonon property and enthalpy difference curves,we discuss a phase transform from β-CdP_2 to a-CdP_2 in a pressure range between 20 GPa and 25 GPa.Then,the thermodynamic properties,Debye temperatures,and heat capacities are investigated at high pressures.What is more,we employ a semiempirical method to evaluate the pressure effects on the hardness for these two crystals.The results show that the hardness values of both α-CdP_2 and β-CdP_2 increase as pressure is increased.The influence mechanism of the pressure effect on the hardness of CdP_2 is also briefly discussed.     

碱金属阳离子对[B3O7]型非线性光学晶体结晶习性的影响

本文利用高温拉曼光谱技术和从头计算的方法, 研究了LiB₃O₅和CsB₃O₅晶体高温熔融体的结构, 分析了碱金属阳离子对熔体结构的影响, 以及熔体结构的差异与LiB₃O₅和CsB₃O₅晶体结晶习性的联系. 结果表明: LiB₃O₅和CsB₃O₅晶体高温熔融体中的结构基团 主要为B₃Ø₇和B₃Ø₆两种不同类型的硼氧六元环; 环内BØ₄ 四面体的数量影响了六元环呼吸振动峰的拉曼频率, 随BØ₄四面体数量的增加六元环呼吸振动峰向低频移动; LiB₃O₅晶体高温熔融体中, BØ₄四面体含量相对较多; 然而, 离子半径相对较大的Cs⁺离子却阻碍了熔体中BØ₄四面体的形成, 造成CsB₃O₅晶体高温熔融体中BØ₄/BØ₃比值的降低. 结合LiB₃O₅和CsB₃O₅晶体生长动力学过程的分析 (Wang D, Wan S M et al. 2011 Cryst. Eng. Comm. 13 5239), 阳离子的不同导致高温熔体中BØ₄四面体数量的差异, 被认为是影响LiB₃O₅和CsB₃O₅晶体结晶习性的重要因素, 有效降低高温熔体中BØ₄四面体的数量, 将是实现LiB₃O₅晶体生长的关键条件. 关键词： 硼酸盐晶体 熔体结构 拉曼光谱 结晶习性     

垂直载荷下颗粒物质的声波探测和非线性响应

对于玻璃珠组成的颗粒介质样品,本文测量了横波和纵波声速,同时分析了剪切模量(G)与体积模量(B)的比值(G/B)随压强的变化规律.结果表明,在低压强下,颗粒体系的纵波声速(C_L)明显大于横波声速(c_T),且体系的CL,CT及G/B均随压强p变化呈幂律标度,即CL∝p~(0.3817),CT∝p~(0.2809)G/B∝p~(-0.4539),幂指数与文献[1]中预言的-1/2非常接近,暗示在我们实验压强范围内的颗粒样品处于L玻璃状态.此外,本文还利用快速傅里叶变换法测量了玻璃珠样品中的声学衰减特性及二阶谐波随压强的变化,发现:纵波声衰减系数(α)、接收端二倍频振幅(μ_(2ω))与基频振幅(μ_(1ω))平方的比值(μ_(2ω)/μ_(1ω)~2)均随压强的增大而幂率减小,分别为α∝p~-(-0.1879),和μ_(2ω)/μ_(1ω)~2∝p~(-0.866).