Ba3Bi3Ti4NbO18的压致结构相变

 利用Mao-Bell型金刚石对顶砧装置（DAC）,使用4∶1的甲醇-乙醇混合液作传压介质,研究了层状铁电固溶体Ba₃Bi₃Ti₄NbO₁₈的在位高压拉曼光谱和压致结构相变（0~8.87 GPa）。观测到了Ba₃Bi₃Ti₄NbO₁₈的一个典型的压致结构相变。发现了赝钙钛矿结构A₄B₅O₁₆的A位和B位联合置换对Ba₃Bi₃Ti₄NbO₁₈的拉曼振动模式及压致相变点的调制作用。并使用内模方法对Ba₃Bi₃Ti₄NbO₁₈的内模进行了指认。通过对加压下的拉曼光谱的分析,得到了压力作用下样品中BO₆八面体的结构畸变的演化方向。     

Structural stability and phase transitions in K8Si46 clathrate under high pressure

The structural stability of type-I K8Si46 clathrate has been investigated at high pressure by synchrotron x-ray diffraction. In contrast to that observed in the Na-doped structure-II analogue [A. San-Miguel, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 5290 (1999)]], no phase separation into the beta-Sn Si structure was identified at 11 GPa. Instead, K8Si46 is found to undergo a transition to an isostructural positional disordered phase at around 15 GPa. Ab initio phonon band structure calculations reveal a novel phenomenon of phonon instabilities of K atoms in the large cavities is responsible for this transition. Above 32 GPa, the new structure transforms into an amorphous phase.     

微区Raman光谱在TiO_2高压结构相变研究中的应用

本文以金红石单晶TiO2和锐钛矿多晶TiO2为研究对象,应用金刚石小压机和原位拉曼光谱测量技术,系统研究了室温高压下TiO2的结构相变。原位拉曼测量表明,金红石单晶TiO2在压力达到12.91GPa时开始发生由金红石结构向斜锆石结构(MI)的相变,当压力达到14.16 GPa时,相变完成;继续加压到21.65 GPa,没有发现进一步的相变;卸压时由斜锆石结构转变为PbO2结构,相变发生在大约7.11 GPa处。锐钛矿多晶TiO2在压力达到4.26 GPa时开始向PbO2结构转变,当压力达到8.34 GPa时相变完成;继续加压到12.94 GPa,样品开始发生由PbO2结构向斜锆石结构的相变,当压力达到18.74 GPa时相变完成;继续加压到21.39 GPa,没有发现进一步的相变;卸压时也由斜锆石结构转变为PbO2结构,起始相变压力点应高于8 GPa。     

Polyamorphism in silicon nanocrystals under pressure

Many works have been devoted to describing mechanisms of pressure-induced polyamorphism. This phenomenon is apparent in the phase transition between low- and high-density amorphous states (LDA and HDA) upon the application of pressure, resulting in substantial changes in the structure and physical properties of the amorphous state. The HDA–LDA transition in Si nanocrystals is observed when recording Raman spectra in situ during decompression at 6.68 GPa.     

环庚烷的高压拉曼光谱研究

 利用金刚石对顶砧（DAC）装置产生高压,在室温下对环庚烷进行了高压原位拉曼光谱研究。实验的最高压力是17.00 GPa。研究结果表明,在实验的压力范围内,室温常压下为液态的环庚烷在0.53 GPa发生了液-固相变;在3.45~5.58 GPa压力区间,环庚烷的拉曼频移随压力变化的曲线和拉曼峰的半高宽随压力的变化曲线都出现了拐点,由此判断,环庚烷可能发生了固-固相变。     

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。     

Dynamics of the BiTeI lattice at high pressures

Raman measurements of the phonon spectrum of BiTeI at pressures of up to 20 GPa have been performed. A decrease in the linewidth of E² vibration by almost a factor of 2 with an increase in the pressure to 3 GPa has been detected. The frequencies of all four Raman active modes increase monotonically with the pressure. These lines are observed in spectra up to ～8 GPa. Sharp change in the spectrum occurs at pressures of 8–9 GPa, indicating a transition to the high-pressure phase, which holds up to 20 GPa. This transition is reversible and hardly has any hysteresis. A sample in the high-pressure phase is single crystal.     

MnF2的高压Raman光谱研究

 本文首次报道了在0~3.21 GPa压力范围内MnF₂的高压Raman光谱，结果表明压力在1.32 GPa附近，MnF₂发生了一次结构相变，晶胞中氟原子构成的八面体没有解体。在3.21 GPa下，Raman谱带消失，表明又有一次结构相变发生。     

Raman spectroscopic study of the phase transitions induced by hydrostatic pressure in a Rb2KScF6 crystal

The Raman spectra of Rb₂KScF₆ elpasolite crystals are studied in the pressure range up to 7 GPa. A phase transition is revealed at a pressure of approximately 1 GPa. Analysis of the changes in the spectral parameters shows that the phase transition is accompanied by a doubling of the volume of the primitive cell in the initial cubic phase. Judging from the character of the variations in the pressure dependences of the frequency of the observed vibrations, there can exist another transition to the phase with a lower symmetry at a pressure of approximately 2.1 GPa.     

氨的半水合物的高压拉曼光谱研究

在室温条件下, 利用金刚石对顶砧超高压技术, 对氨的半水合物(2NH3·H2O) 进行了原位高压拉曼光谱研究, 采用红宝石荧光压标测压, 实验的最高压力为41.0 GPa。装入金刚石对顶砧样品腔的初始样品为液态的氨的半水合物, 当压力达到3.5 GPa时, 显微镜下观察到整个样品腔内均匀的出现块状晶体, 同时, 测量到的拉曼谱上出现许多新的拉曼峰。因此, 我们判断在此压力下液态的2NH3·H2O发生了液固相变。当压力增加到19.0 GPa左右时, 2NH3·H2O的拉曼频移随压力变化的曲线有拐点, 并且具有软化特性的N-H伸缩振动模式消失。我们分析这是因为在高压下, 通过O-H…N成键的II型氨分子发生了旋转, 所以2NH3·H2O在此压力下发生了一次固固相变。     

Raman spectroscopy investigation on the pressure-induced structural and magnetic phase transition in two-dimensional antiferromagnet FePS3

The layered van der Waals antiferromagnetic FePS₃ has received considerable attention because long range magnetic ordering can remain with single atoms layer, which offers potential applications in future ultrathin devices. Here, we perform Raman spectroscopy to systematically explore the variations of lattice vibration and crystal structure under pressure up to 18.9 GPa. We observe two structural phase transitions at approximately 4 GPa and 13 GPa, respectively. Moreover, by monitoring spin-related Raman modes, we demonstrate a pressure-induced magnetic structure transition above 2 GPa. These modes disappear accompanying the second structural phase transition and insulator-to-metal transition (IMT), indicating the suppression of long-range magnetic ordering, in agreement with earlier neutron powder diffraction experiments.     

A high pressure Raman study of terbium molybdate

Abstract

Tb₂(MoO₄)₃ has been studied by Raman spectroscopy under hydrostatic pressure up to 9 GPa at room temperature. The measurements reveal two phase transitions, one at around 2 GPa and another one above 5 GPa. The first phase transition is associated with an increase in the coordination number of Mo while the second is probably a transition to an amorphous phase in which only a wide band originating from Mo-O vibrations remains. This behaviour is irreversible as the Raman spectrum of the initial structure is not recovered at atmospheric pressure.     

非线性光学晶体的高压拉曼散射研究

 报道了高压下非线性光学晶体KNbO₃（KN）,KIO₃（KI）和KTiOAsO₄（KTA）的Raman散射研究结果,压力引起的Raman光谱非常丰富,在所有的样品中都观察到了压致相变。另外,在KN晶体中发现了非常强的压致振动耦合现象及高压非晶相。对于KTA,建立了Raman光谱变化与其倍频效率随压力提高之间的可能联系。在22 GPa以上,KI晶体的基本组成集团可能由IO₃变为IO₆。     

On the formation of photoinduced high pressure phases in sulfur below 10 GPa

Abstract

We investigate the phase transformations in sulfur for pressures up to 10 GPa by time resolved Raman spectroscopy. The transition to the photosensitive phase p-S is stimulated by the blue laser line between 3 and 9 GPa. The kinetics of this transition as derived from the time evolution of the intensities of characteristic Raman excitations shows the typical features of an activated first order phase transition. This transformation proceeds via a disordered (amorphous) intermediate state.

Above 9 GPa a further phase change to S, is kinetically characterized and follows similar rules i.e. the integral intensities of selected S, Raman lines exhibit a sigmoidal time dependence. In both high pressure phases a broad Raman excitation between 800 and 1000 cm^?1 is observed.     

正庚烷相变序列的高压拉曼光谱研究

在室温条件下, 利用金刚石对顶砧超高压实验技术, 对液态的正庚烷进行了原位高压拉曼光谱研究, 采用红宝石荧光压标测压, 实验的最高压力为20.78 GPa。实验中发现, 当压力达到1.2 GPa左右时, 原本透明的样品腔内有小晶粒形成, 此时测量的拉曼谱上发现有许多新的拉曼峰出现。因此, 我们判断正庚烷在此压力下发生了一次相变; 当压力增加到3 GPa左右时, 在92.42 cm-1和2913.6 cm-1处又出现了2个新的拉曼峰, 并且拉曼频移随压力变化的曲线出现拐点, 我们推测在此压力下正庚烷可能又发生第二次相变; 当压力高于14.5 GPa时, 正庚烷发生了第三次压致相变; 而当压力介于7.5~14.5 GPa之间正庚烷处于两相共存的状态。我们给出了液体正庚烷在高压下的相变序列为: 液相-旋转相Ⅲ-旋转相Ⅳ-结晶相。该研究结果为进一步理解和研究其他正烷烃在高压下的结构、物理和化学特性提供了理论基础。     

Pressure-Effect on Anatase Titanium Dioxide

Pressure-induced phase transition of anatase titanium dioxide was investigated by Raman, absorption spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The change in Raman and absorption spectra with pressure revealed that the transition from anatase to high pressure phase with f -PbO 2 structure (TiO 2 -II) occurred in the pressure range of 4.0-4.6 GPa for a single crystal. The X-ray powder diffraction patterns indicate the presence of superstructural lattice of anatase at pressures more than 3 GPa. The superstructure of anatase disappears on the release of the pressure. A sluggish transition to the high pressure phase is also observed. The anatase coexists with the high pressure phase at 5.2 GPa. The difference in the results between optical spectroscopy (single crystal) and X-ray diffraction (powder) will be due to crystalinity of the sample.     

High-Pressure Raman Study of Zincblende,Cinnabar, and Cmcm Phases Of ZnTe

Raman measurements of ZnTe have been performed at pressures up to 15 GPa. Frequencies, line widths, and intensities of first- and second-order Raman features of the zincblende phase (0-9.5 GPa) were studied in detail. In this note, we focus on the Raman spectra of the high-pressure cinnabar and Cmcm phases. In the transition regime from cinnabar to Cmcm (12.2 to 13.7 GPa) the Raman data indicate the possible existence of a new intermediate high-pressure phase.     

A high pressure Raman study of TeO2 to 30 GPa and pressure-induced phase changes

The effect of pressure on the Raman modes in TeO₂ (paratellurite) has been investigated to 30GPa, using the diamond cell and argon as pressure medium. The pressure dependence of the Raman modes indicates four pressure-induced phase transitions near 1 GPa, 4.5 GPa, 11 GPa and 22 GPa. Of these the first is the well studied second-order transition fromD ₄ ⁴ symmetry toD ₂ ⁴ symmetry, driven by a soft acoustic shear mode instability. The remarkable similarity in the Raman spectra of phases I to IV suggest that only subtle changes in the structure are involved in these phase transitions. The totally different Raman spectral features of phase V indicate major structural changes at the 22GPa transition. It is suggested that this high pressure-phase is similar to PbCl₂-type, from high pressure crystal chemical considerations. The need for a high pressure X-ray diffraction study on TeO₂ is emphasized, to unravel the structure of the various high pressure phases in the system.     

Raman modes of metastable phases of Si and Ge

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We have measured Raman spectra of metastable phases of Si and Ge prepared in a diamond anvil cell for pressures up to 12 GPa. For Si we observe eight Raman lines with mode Grüneisen parameters varying between -0.3 and 1.5. These lines can be assigned to the zone-center phonons of the cubic BC8-structure (Z = 8) by assuming a violation of Raman selection rules presumably due to disorder. In the case or Ge we observe two phases with different Raman spectra. The spectrum of the first phase is strikingly similar to that of BC8-Si. Below about 5 GPa this phase transforms into a second phase, which can be identified as Ge in the hexagonal diamond structure.     

Raman study of thaumasite Ca3Si(OH)6(SO4)(CO3)⋅12H2O at high pressure

Thaumasite, Ca₃Si(OH)₆(SO₄)(CO₃)⋅12H₂O, is an extraordinary mineral that possibly plays a special role in the carbonate–sulfate–silicate balance of the Earth's crust. Thaumasite, an undesirable component in concrete, remains a material poorly studied at high pressures in various media except for He medium (M. Ardit et al., Mineral. Mag., 2014). In the present Raman study, thaumasite samples were compressed in alcohol–water and KBr media at high pressures up to ~7 GPa: several phase transformations were identified. In samples compressed in alcohol–water, the wavenumbers of intense Raman bands of S O and С О symmetric stretching vibrations at 991 and 1074 cm⁻¹ proved to exhibit similar dependences on pressure: during a first transition I → II at 4.4 GPa, the wavenumbers of both bands exhibited a downward jump; at a second transition II → III, which occurred at 4.9 GPa, each band split in a doublet; and then, at a third transition III → IV, which was observed at 5.4 GPa, each doublet band transformed in a singlet. In KBr medium, these and other Raman bands of thaumasite showed similar (to those in thaumasite at compression in alcohol–water) dependences on pressure, revealing several phase transitions with slightly shifted transition points, the first transition I → II, however, being not distinguished. Taking into account the similar behaviors in both media, the transitions are assumed to be polymorphic: no noticeable overhydration in thaumasite compressed in water–alcohol occurred. In phase IV, gradual widening and weakening of each band were observed; those changes can be attributed to amorphization of the material. Considerable hysteresis was observed at thaumasite decompression. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.