Superconductivity of Lanthanum Superhydride Investigated Using the Standard Four-Probe Configuration under High Pressures

Recently,the theoretically predicted lanthanum superhydride,LaH_10±δ,with a clathrate-like structure was successfully synthesized and found to exhibit a record high superconducting transition temperature T_c≈250 K at～170 GPa,opening a new route for room-temperature superconductivity.However,since in situ experiments at megabar pressures are very challenging,few groups have reported the ～250 K superconducting transition in LaH_10±δ.Here,we establish a simpler sample-...     

Studies on the superconductivity for the “111” type iron arsenide superconductor

The “111” type Li _x FeAs (x ranges from 0.8 to 1.2) with Cu₂Sb type tetragonal structure was synthesized with T _c 18 K. The isostructure NaFeAs was further studied, which shows superconductivity with T _c up to 26 K. The effect of pressure on superconductivity was investigated.     

新型带宽调制型Mott化合物的高压合成及其金属化相变

利用高温高压条件,制备了(SrCa)CrO3系列带宽可调型的钙钛矿Mott化合物。在10 GPa的外加压力下,观察到SrCrO3的绝缘体-金属化相变。原位高压X射线衍射实验表明,Sr/CaCrO3晶体结构在0-9 GPa压力范围内保持稳定。但SrCrO3在4 GPa时存在着电子结构变化所引起的等结构相变,表现为体弹性模量的反常软化。此外,由于电子关联效应,磁性和热输运性质的测试结果表明了材料的奇异电子态特征。     

Structural Stability of CaCuMn6O12 under High Pressure and Low Temperature

In situ high pressure energy-dispersive x-ray synchrotron radiation diffraction and resistance experiments are carried out on CaCuMn6O12. Its crystal structure is stable in the measured pressure range. The equation of state of CaCuMn6O12 is obtained from the V/Vo - P relationship （V and Vo are the volumes at pressure P and at atmosphere）. The bulk modulus Bo is calculated based on the Birch-Murnaghan equation. Low temperature x-ray diffraction shows no phase transition occurring down to 160K.     

处理谐振电路的三角函数方法

在电磁学教学中,谐振电路的处理通常是用矢量图解法和复数方法,这需要了解振动的旋转矢量和复数表示.本文介绍一种直接的处理方式,即对振动函数(三角函数)进行运算,就可以得到最终的结果.这种处理方法还可以推广到一般的交流电路.该方法对预备知识的要求较低,适合在一些非物理专业大学物理课程中使用.     

Metallization of Cu3N Semiconductor under High Pressure

Using the four-probe method, we investigate the electrical conductivity of Cu3N under high pressure with the diamond anvil cell. Cu3N is a semiconductor at ambient pressure showing a band gap about l eV. With the application of quasi-hydrostatic pressures, its resistance decreases dramatically over five orders of magnitude from ambient to 9 GPa. The compound became a metal at pressure about 5.5 GPa, which is in well agreement with the recent first principle calculation.     

Theoretical investigation of structural and optical properties of semi-fluorinated bilayer graphene

We have studied the structural and optical properties of semi-fluorinated bilayer graphene using density functional theory. When the interlayer distance is 1.62 , the two graphene layers in AA stacking can form strong chemical bonds.Under an in-plane stress of 6.8 GPa, this semi-fluorinated bilayer graphene becomes the energy minimum. Our calculations indicate that the semi-fluorinated bilayer graphene with the AA stacking sequence and rectangular fluorinated configuration is a nonmagnetic semiconductor(direct gap of 3.46 e V). The electronic behavior at the vicinity of the Fermi level is mainly contributed by the p electrons of carbon atoms forming C=C double bonds. We compare the optical properties of the semifluorinated bilayer graphene with those of bilayer graphene stacked in the AA sequence and find that the semi-fluorinated bilayer graphene is anisotropic for the polarization vector on the basal plane of graphene and a red shift occurs in the [010]polarization, which makes the peak at the low-frequency region located within visible light. This investigation is useful to design polarization-dependence optoelectronic devices.     

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.     

新型带宽调制型Mott化合物的高压合成及其金属化相变

利用高温高压条件，制备了（SrCa）CrO3系列带宽可调型的钙钛矿Mort化合物。在10 GPa的外加压力下，观察到SrCrO3的绝缘体-金属化相变。原位高压x射线衍射实验表明，Sr／CaCrO3晶体结构在0-9 GPa压力范围内保持稳定。但SrCrO3在4 GPa时存在着电子结构变化所引起的等结构相变，表现为体弹性模量的反常软化。此外，由于电子关联效应，磁性和热输运性质的测试结果表明了材料的奇异电子态特征。     

Structure-Spin-Transport Anomaly in Quasi-One-Dimensional Ba_9Fe_3Te_(15) under High Pressure

Recently, a series of novel compounds Ba₃MX₅(M = Fe, Ti, V; X = Se, Te) with hexagonal crystal structures composed of quasi-1-dimensional(1D) magnetic chains has been synthesized by our research team using high-pressure and high-temperature methods. The initial hexagonal phases persist to the maximum achievable pressure, while spin configurations and magnetic interactions may change dramatically as a result of considerable reductions in interchain separations upon pressuriz...