Crystal structure of NaNO3 at high pressure

Abstract

Effect of high pressure on the crystal structure of rhombohedral NaNO₃ was investigated by X-ray diffraction of single crystals mounted in a miniature diamond-anvil cell on synchrotron radiation source. Diffraction intensity measurements were made at three pressures across a suggested transition pressure 4.3 GPa. No change was observed in an overall distribution of reflections in the reciprocal space with increasing pressure, but there was a systematic variation in diffraction intensity for particular groups of reflections. An analysis based on the structure factor calculation showed that a structure change induced by pressure is mainly a rotation of the nitrate groups in the alternate layers along the threefold axis in opposite directions. Least-squares refinement of the atomic positional parameters yielded the angle of the rotation to be 4.3 and 7.0 deg at pressures of 4.4 and 5.0 GPa, respectively. It has also been shown that the positions of the sodium and nitrogen atoms are slightly displaced along the axis, resulting in the formation of dipoles in the high pressure phase.     

Yb3＋／Er3＋共掺NaYF4的晶体结构和上转换发光性能的研究

以乙二胺四乙酸（EDTA）为螯合剂,用一种改进的共沉淀法制备了 Yb3＋/Er3＋共掺的立方相NaYF4和Yb3＋/Er3＋/Gd3＋三掺的六角相NaYF4纳米晶。用透射电子显微镜、X射线衍射、荧光光谱等测量手段对样品的形貌、晶相和发光性能进行了表征。结果表明,通过掺杂Gd3＋,实现了NaYF4基质从立方相到六角相的相变。虽然据报道六角相的NaYF4比立方相的NaYF4上转换效率高,但是相变对上转换荧光光谱的影响还不清楚。本文着重研究了相变对晶格场能级分裂、发光强度和发光颜色的调控作用,提出了荧光增强和发光颜色可调的机理。用10 mW ,980 nm二极管激光激发,在立方相和六角相样品中均观察到肉眼可见的上转换荧光发射,分别是525/550 nm附近2 H11/2/4 S3/2→4 I15/2跃迁引起的绿光发射和657 nm附近4 F9/2→4 I15/2跃迁引起的红光发射。与立方相样品相比,六角相样品荧光发射谱线变窄,荧光强度增强了一个量级,出现了2 H9/2→4 I13/2跃迁引起的新发射峰,红绿比由2∶1增大到3∶1,这是因为六角相基质的晶格场对称性降低,于是增强了上转换荧光强度,同时六角相的晶胞体积变小,提高了掺杂离子周围的晶格场强度,导致发射谱线变锐,表明相变可以调节晶格场能级分裂,发光强度和发光颜色。     

Skyrmions in (3+1) dimensions

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Dielectric and ferroelectric properties of the mixed crystals system (CH3NH3)5Bi2(1 − x)Sb2xCl11

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Thermal hysteresis and memory effects in TlGaSe2 crystal with incommensurate phase

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Phase transitions in [NH(CH3)3]2MeCl4 (Me = Cd,Zn,Cu) crystals

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Plasma Crystal in (3 + 1) Dimensions

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Effect of Nb-doping on phase transitions and selected properties of (Ba0.90Pb0.10)TiO3 ceramics

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