Structural changes of (K,Gd)2Ta2O7 pyrochlore at high pressure |
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Authors: | F.X. Zhang M. Lang R.C. Ewing M. Nyman |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Geological Science, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA b Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA |
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Abstract: | The structure of K-bearing tantalate pyrochlore (K2-xGdx)Ta2O6+x(x∼0.4) was studied at high pressures using in situ X-ray diffraction and Raman scattering methods. Experimental results indicated that (K2-xGdx)Ta2O6+x(x∼0.4) retains the pyrochlore structure up to 40 GPa, but partial amorphization occurred at pressures above 23 GPa. The amorphous phase was also confirmed in the quenched sample by means of transmission electron microscopy. The tantalate pyrochlore lattice is more stable than pyrochlore compounds in other systems, such as rare earth titanates, zirconates and stannates. The structural stability of pyrochlore tantalate may be mainly related to the size ratio of cations on the 16d and 16c sites in the lattice. |
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Keywords: | Tantalate pyrochlore High pressure XRD Raman |
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