High-pressure phase transition of Bi2Fe4O9

The high-pressure behaviour of Bi2Fe4O9 was analysed by in situ powder and single-crystal x-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. Pressures up to 34.3(8) GPa were generated using the diamond anvil cell technique. A reversible phase transition is observed at approximately 6.89(6) GPa and the high-pressure structure is stable up to 26.3(1) GPa. At higher pressures the onset of amorphization is observed. The crystal structures were refined from single-crystal data at ambient pressure and pressures of 4.49(2), 6.46(2), 7.26(2) and 9.4(1) GPa. The high-pressure structure is isotypic to the high-pressure structure of Bi2Ga4O9. The lower phase transition pressure of Bi2Fe4O9 with respect to that of Bi2Ga4O9 (16 GPa) confirms the previously proposed strong influence of cation substitution on the high-pressure stability and the misfit of Ga3+ and Fe3+ in tetrahedral coordination at high pressure. A fit of a second-order Birch–Murnaghan equation of state to the p–V data results in K0 = 74(3) GPa for the low-pressure phase and K0 = 79(2) GPa for the high-pressure phase. The mode Grüneisen parameters were obtained from Raman-spectroscopic measurements.     

57Fe Mössbauer study of SrFeO3 under ultra-high pressure

⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer absorption spectra under ultra-high pressure up to 53 GPa have been measured using a diamond anvil cell for SrFeO_2.97 which is one of the typical Fe⁴⁺ oxides having a cubic perovskite structure. External high pressure up to 53 GPa makes no indication of structural transformation and does not show any change in valence state of iron, however the Néel temperature of 131 K at 0 GP increases to 300 K and the⁵⁷Fe magnetic hyperfine field decreases from 32.9 T at 0 GPa and 6.5 K to 23.3 T at 53 GPa and 300 K.     

Advances in data reduction of high-pressure x-ray powder diffraction data from two-dimensional detectors: a case study of schafarzikite (FeSb(2)O(4))

Methods have been developed to facilitate the data analysis of multiple two-dimensional powder diffraction images. These include, among others, automatic detection and calibration of Debye-Scherrer ellipses using pattern recognition techniques, and signal filtering employing established statistical procedures like fractile statistics.All algorithms are implemented in the freely available program package Powder3D developed for the evaluation and graphical presentation of large powder diffraction data sets.As a case study, we report the pressure dependence of the crystal structure of iron antimony oxide FeSb(2)O(4) (p≤21?GPa, T = 298?K) using high-resolution angle dispersive x-ray powder diffraction. FeSb(2)O(4) shows two phase transitions in the measured pressure range. The crystal structures of all modifications consist of frameworks of Fe(2+)O(6) octahedra and irregular Sb(3+)O(4) polyhedra. At ambient conditions, FeSb(2)O(4) crystallizes in space group P4(2)/mbc (phase I). Between p = 3.2?GPa and 4.1?GPa it exhibits a displacive second order phase transition to a structure of space group P 2(1)/c (phase II, a = 5.7792(4)??, b = 8.3134(9)??, c = 8.4545(11)??, β = 91.879(10)°, at p = 4.2?GPa). A second phase transition occurs between p = 6.4?GPa and 7.4?GPa to a structure of space group P4(2)/m (phase III, a = 7.8498(4)??, c = 5.7452(5)??, at p = 10.5?GPa). A nonlinear compression behaviour over the entire pressure range is observed, which can be described by three Vinet equations in the ranges from p = 0.52?GPa to p = 3.12?GPa, p = 4.2?GPa to p = 6.3?GPa and from p = 7.5?GPa to p = 19.8?GPa. The extrapolated bulk moduli of the high-pressure phases were determined to K(0) = 49(2)?GPa for phase I, K(0) = 27(3)?GPa for phase II and K(0) = 45(2)?GPa for phase III. The crystal structures of all phases are refined against x-ray powder data measured at several pressures between p = 0.52?GPa, and 10.5?GPa.     

压力高达27 GPa下天然奥长石的XRD分析

在室温高达27 GPa压力下对天然奥长石(Na_0.86K_0.02Ca_0.12Mg_0.01(Fe_0.01Al_1.12Si_2.87O₈))粉晶进行了原位同步辐射X光衍射(XRD)测量,获得了样品的状态方程。实验数据表明随着压力增大奥长石样品在大约3.5 GPa发生了三斜向单斜的相变(P1→C2)和在大约10.0 GPa发生了单斜对称相变(C2→C2/m)。样品三个相的体模量计算值分别为K₀=73.8 GPa (K′=10.98), K_(C2)=124 GPa (K′=1.05) 和K_(C2/m)=272 GPa (K′=0.625)。样品的元素组成影响其T-O-T 键角的刚度、M-O键的强度和Si-O-Al键角的弯曲,从而导致奥长石样品在高压行为的特殊变化。三斜相的奥长石晶胞压缩性具明显的各向异性。实验结果表明在冷俯冲带奥长石可能是碱金属和碱土金属深循环的载体。     

Magnetocaloric effects in Mn1.35Feo.65P1-xSix compounds

The structural and magnetocaloric properties of Mn1.35Fe0.65P1-xSix compounds are investigated.The Sisubstituted compounds,Mn1.35Fe0.65P1-xSix with x = 0.52,0.54,0.55,0.56,and 0.57,are prepared by high-energy ball milling and the solid-state reaction.The X-ray diffraction shows that the compounds crystallize into the Fe 2 P-type hexagonal structure with space group P■2m.The magnetic measurements show that the Curie temperature of the compound increases from 253 K for x = 0.52 to 296 K for x = 0.56.The isothermal magnetic-entropy change of the Mn1.35Fe0.65P1-xSix compound decreases with the Si content increasing.The maximal value of the magnetic-entropy change is about 7.0 J/kg·K in the Mn1.35Fe0.65P0.48Si0.52 compound with a field change of 1.5 T.The compound quenched in water possesses a larger magnetic entropy change and a smaller thermal hysteresis than the non-quenched samples.The thermal hysteresis of the compound is less than 3.5 K.The maximum adiabatic temperature change is about 1.4 K in the Mn1.35Fe0.65P0.45Si0.55 compound with a field change of 1.48 T.     

Synthesis of novel Ru(2)C under high pressure-high temperature conditions

We report here, for the first time, synthesis of the Fe(2)N type hexagonal phase of ruthenium carbide by a high pressure-high temperature technique using a laser heated diamond anvil cell (LHDAC). The synthesis is carried out by laser heating a mixture of pure elements, Ru and C, at very low 'pressure' of 5?GPa and T?～?2000?K. The structure of the temperature quenched high pressure phase is characterized by in situ high pressure x-ray diffraction (HPXRD) and is corroborated by ex situ TEM imaging and diffraction, carried out for the first time on the retrieved sample synthesized by LHDAC. The lattice parameters of Ru(2)C at ambient pressure are found to be a?=?2.534???and c?=?4.147??. In situ HPXRD studies up to 14.2?GPa yield a bulk modulus of 178(4)?GPa. Electronic structure calculations reveal the system to be metallic in nature with a degree of covalence along the Ru-C bond. As ruthenium is isoelectronic to osmium, this result for Ru(2)C has significant implications in the synthesis and study of osmium carbides.     

Structural phase transition in Bi2Te3 under high pressure

Structural change in Bi₂Te₃ under high pressure up to 16.6 GPa has been studied by powder x-ray diffraction. We observed two times of phase transitions at room temperature at the pressures of 8 and 14 GPa, respectively. According to our preliminary result on electrical resistance, it is reasonable to suppose that superconducting transition with T _c =2.8 K at the pressures of 10.2 GPa is observed in phase II. On the other hand, we found anomalies of the pressure dependences of lattice parameters and volume at around 2 GPa, which probably means the change in electrical structure on the Fermi surface.     

Behavioral response of pyrite structured Co0.2Fe0.8S2 nano-wires under high-pressure up to 8 GPa – Mössbauer spectroscopic and electrical resistivity studies

Pyrite-structured Co_0.2Fe_0.8S₂ nano wires with aspect ratio 45:1, synthesized using solution colloid method were studied under high pressure up to 8 GPa using ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy (using diamond anvil cell) and electrical resistivity (using tungsten carbide cell) techniques. Room temperature S K-edge XANES studies at INFN-LNF synchrotron beam line signified the changes in the electronic structure owing to Co substitution. Magnetic measurements at 5 K demonstrated disordered ferromagnetic behavior similar to Griffith phase. The value of isomer shift identified Fe in divalent, low spin state corresponding to pyrite structure. Higher value of quadrupole splitting observed at ambient condition was due to large lattice strain and electric field gradient generated by large surface to volume ratio of the nano size of the system. With applied pressure, the value followed the expected trend of increase up to 4.3 GPa, then to decrease till 6.4 GPa. Such change in the trend suggested a phase transition. On decompression to ambient pressure, the system seemed to retain high pressure phase and nano structure. The pressure coefficient of electrical resistivity varying from −0.0454 to −0.166 Ω-cm/GPa across the transition pressure of ~4.5 GPa was sluggish suggesting second order phase transition. The pressure-dependent variations by Mössbauer parameters and electrical resistivity showed identical result. This is the first report of pressure effect on nano sized Co_0.2Fe_0.8S₂. Effect of particle size on transition pressure could not be evaluated due to lack of available reports on bulk system.     

In situ X-ray observation of phase transformation in Fe2O3 at high pressures and high temperatures

A laser-heated sample in a diamond anvil cell and synchrotron X-ray radiation was used to carry out structural characterization of the phase transformation of Fe₂O₃ at high pressures (30-96 GPa) and high temperature. The Rh₂O₃(II) (or orthorhombic perovskite) structure transforms to a new phase, which exhibits X-ray diffraction data that are indicative of a CaIrO₃-type structure. The CaIrO₃-type structure exhibited an orthorhombic symmetry (space group: Cmcm) that was stable at temperatures of 1200-2800 K and pressure of 96 GPa (the highest pressure used). Unambiguous assignment of such a structure requires experimental evidence for the presence of two Fe species. Based on the equation of state of gold, the phase boundary of the CaIrO₃-type phase transformation was P (GPa)=59+0.0022×(T−1200) (K).     

Phase Transition and Melting Curves of Calcium Fluoride via Molecular Dynamics Simulations

The phase transition and melting curves of CaF2 are investigated by using the general utility lattice programme （CULP） via the shell model with molecular dynamics method. By calculating the entropy H （at OK） and Cibbs free energy G^＊ （at 30OK）, we find that the phase transition pressure from the face-centred cubic （fee） structure to the orthorhombic structure is 11.40 CPa and 9.33 CPa at OK and 300K, respectively. The modified melting point of the fee CaF2 is in the range of 1650-1733K at OCPa. All these results are well consistent with the available experimental data and other theoretical results. We also obtain that the melting temperature of high pressure phase is 990-1073 K at 10 CPa. Moreover, the temperature dependences of the elastic constants Cij, bulk module B and shear module G are also predicted.     

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.     

顽火辉石的高温高压同步辐射研究

 采用同步辐射能量色散X射线衍射技术、激光加热技术和金刚石对顶砧（DAC）高压装置,在温度为2 000 K和压力为23 GPa的范围内,对采自地幔二辉橄榄岩中的顽火斜方辉石,进行了原位的高温高压能量色散X射线衍射（EDXRD）测量。实验结果表明：当压力为15.3 GPa、温度为1 600 K时（相当于地球内部410 km处的地震波不连续界面的温压环境）,顽火斜方辉石转变为橄榄石的β相——瓦兹利石（Wadsleyite）相;继续加温加压至2 000 K、23 GPa时（相当于地球内部670 km处的地震波不连续界面的温压环境）,顽火斜方辉石相变为钛铁矿（Ilmenite）结构和钙钛矿（Perovskite）结构的混和相。实验结果进一步证明,在地幔中存在的两个地震波不连续界面是由橄榄石、顽火斜方辉石等矿物的相变引起的。     

高压下锗化镁的金属化相变研究

锗化镁是一种窄带半导体,压力作用可以使锗化镁导带底与价带顶的能隙变小.本文基于第一性原理计算了锗化镁在高压下的能带结构以及反萤石相(常压稳定相)和反氯铅矿相(高压相)的焓值,发现在7.5 GPa时反萤石结构锗化镁导带底与价带顶的能隙闭合,预示着半导体相转变为金属相,计算结果还预测在11.0 GPa时锗化镁发生从反萤石结构到反氯铅矿结构的相变.实验研究方面,本文采用长条形压砧在连续加压条件下测量了锗化镁高压下的电阻变化,采用金刚石对顶压砧测量了锗化镁的高压原位拉曼光谱,发现在8.7 GPa锗化镁的电阻出现不连续变化,9.8 GPa以上锗化镁的拉曼振动峰消失.由于金属相的自由电子浓度高会阻碍激发光进入样品,进而引起拉曼振动峰消失,因此我们推测锗化镁在9.8 GPa转变为金属相.     

High pressure synthesis of LiMeO2–ZnO (Me=Fe 3+, Ti3+) solid solutions with a rock salt structure

Metastable LiMeO₂–ZnO (Me=Fe ³⁺, Ti³⁺) solid solutions with a rock salt crystal structure have been synthesized by the solid-state reaction of ZnO with LiMeO₂ complex oxides at 7.7 GPa and 1350–1450 K. The structure, phase composition, thermal stability and thermal expansion of the recovered samples have been studied by X-ray diffraction with synchrotron radiation. At ambient pressure, rock salt LiMeO₂–ZnO solid solutions are kinetically stable up to 670–800 K, depending on the composition.     

Phase relations in the Fe-P system at high pressures and temperatures from ab initio computations

ABSTRACT

Based on the first-principles calculations within the density functional theory and crystal structure prediction algorithms iron phosphide phases stable under pressure of the Earth’s core and temperatures up to 4000?K were determined. A new low-temperature modification FeP-P2₁/c stable above ～75?GPa was predicted. Fe₂P with the allabogdanite structure has been established to be stable in the low-temperature region at ambient conditions. At 750?K it transforms into the barringerite structure. The transition from Fe₃P with schreibersite structure to Fe₃P-Cmcm was observed at 27?GPa, and the phase transition boundary is nearly isobaric. Fe₂P and FeP are thermodynamically stable at the Earth’s inner core pressures and 0?K according to the obtained results, whereas Fe₃P stabilizes with respect to decomposition to Fe?+?Fe₂P at high temperatures above ～3200?K.     

Phase transitions of YbX (X = P,As and Sb) with a NaCl-type structure at high pressures

The powder X-ray diffraction of YbX (X?=?P, As and Sb) with a NaCl-type structure has been studied with synchrotron radiation up to 63?GPa at room temperature. YbSb undergoes the first-order structural phase transition from the NaCl-type (B1) to the CsCl-type (B2) structure at around 13?GPa. The structural change to the B2 structure occurs with the volume collapse of about 1% at 13?GPa. The transition pressure of YbSb is surprisingly lower than that of any other heavier LnSb (Ln?=?Dy, Ho, Er, Tm and Lu). The pressure-induced phase transitions in YbP and YbAs are observed at around 51?GPa and 52?GPa respectively. The transition pressure of both compounds is much higher than that of YbSb. The high-pressure structural behaviour of YbX (X?=?P, As and Sb) is discussed. The volume versus pressure curve for YbX with the NaCl-type structure is fitted by a Birch equation of state. The bulk moduli of these compounds with the NaCl-type structure are 104?GPa for YbP, 85?GPa for YbAs and 52?GPa for YbSb.     

Evidence for a New Extended Solid of Nitrogen

A new extended solid nitrogen,referred to as post-layered-polymeric nitrogen(PLP-N,or Panda-N),was observed by further heating the layered-polymeric nitrogen(LP-N) to above 2300 K at 161 GPa.The new phase is found to be very optically transparent and exhibits ultra-large d-spacings ranging from 2.8 to 4.9 A at 172 GPa,suggesting a lower-symmetry large-unit-cell 2D chain-like or OD cluster-type structure with wide bandgap.However,the observed x-ray diffraction pattern and Raman scattering data cannot match any predicted structures in the published literature.This finding further complicates the phase diagram of nitrogen and also highlights the path dependence of the high-pressure dissociative transition in nitrogen.In addition,the phase transition from cubic gauche nitrogen(cg-N) to LP-N is observed at 157 GPa and 2000K.     

超高压下碘的结构相变

 采用DAC高压X光技术，在320 GPa压力下，对碘进行了结构相变的研究。用耐腐蚀材料Mo作封垫，在室温和无保护气氛下装样。采用Mo内标和红宝石荧光测量进行压力校准。结果表明，在21 GPa时，开始发生结构相变，由面心正交相（Ⅰ相），转变为体心正交相（Ⅱ相），体积缩小2%左右。在21~25 GPa之间为两相共存区；在25 GPa以上完全转变为新的高压单相（Ⅱ相）。此相变为可逆相变。     

第一性原理对金的高压相变和零温物态方程的计算

在密度泛函理论下，用缀加平面波加局域轨道方法，分别采用广义梯度近似(GGA)和局域密度近似(LDA)对金的面心立方晶格结构(fcc)、体心立方晶格结构(bcc)和六角密堆积结构(hcp)的结构能量进行了计算.在GGA下，计算得出fcc向hcp和hcp向bcc的相变分别发生在380GPa 和1250GPa；而LDA下相变分别发生在490GPa和790GPa.当计算压强达到2TPa时，bcc在这两种近似下仍然保持稳定的结构.根据不同体积下不同结构的电子态密度的特征，对发生相变的物理原因进行了定性的分析，在此基础上得到了金的零温状态方程. 关键词： 缀加平面波方法 固态相变 电子态密度 物态方程     

Novel superconductivity in metallic SnH(4) under high pressure

From first-principles calculations, a high-pressure metallic phase of SnH(4) with a novel layered structure intercalated by "H(2)" units is revealed. This structure is stable at pressure between 70 and 160 GPa. A remarkable feature of this structure is the presence of soft modes in the phonon band structure induced by Fermi surface nesting and Kohn anomalies that lead to very strong electron-phonon coupling. The application of the Allen-Dynes modified McMillan equation with the calculated electron-phonon coupling parameter lambda shows that a superconducting critical temperature close to 80 K can be achieved at 120 GPa.