A time-resolved x-ray diffraction technique is employed to monitor the structural transformation of laser-shocked bismuth.Results reveal a retarded transformation from the shock-induced Bi-Ⅴphase to a metastable Bi-...A time-resolved x-ray diffraction technique is employed to monitor the structural transformation of laser-shocked bismuth.Results reveal a retarded transformation from the shock-induced Bi-Ⅴphase to a metastable Bi-Ⅳphase during the shock release,instead of the thermodynamically stable Bi-Ⅲphase.The emergence of the metastable Bi-Ⅳphase is understood by the competitive interplay between two transformation pathways towards the Bi-Ⅳand Bi-Ⅲ,respectively.The former is more rapid than the latter because the Bi-Ⅴto B-Ⅳtransformation is driven by interaction between the closest atoms while the Bi-Ⅴto B-Ⅲtransformation requires interaction between the second-closest atoms.The nucleation time for the Bi-Ⅴto Bi-Ⅳtransformation is determined to be 5.1±0.9 ns according to a classical nucleation model.This observation demonstrates the importance of the formation of the transient metastable phases,which can change the phase transformation pathway in a dynamic process.展开更多
Mn_(3)TeO_(6)(MTO) has been experimentally found to adopt a P2_(1)/In structure under high pressure,which exhibits a significantly smaller band gap compared to the atmospheric R3 phase.In this study,we systematically ...Mn_(3)TeO_(6)(MTO) has been experimentally found to adopt a P2_(1)/In structure under high pressure,which exhibits a significantly smaller band gap compared to the atmospheric R3 phase.In this study,we systematically investigate the magnetism,structural phase transition,and electronic properties of MTO under high pressure through first-principles calculations.Both R3 and P2_(1)/n phases of MTO are antiferromagnetic at zero temperature.The R3 phase transforms to the P2_(1)/n phase at 7.5 8 GPa,accompanied by a considerable volume collapse of about 6.47%.Employing the accurate method that combines DFT+U/and GW,the calculated band gap of R3 phase at zero pressure is very close to the experimental values,while that of the P2_(1)/n phase is significantly overestimated.The main reason for this difference is that the experimental study incorrectly used the Kubelka-Munk plot for the indirect band gap to obtain the band gap of the P2_(1)/n phase instead of the Kubelka-Munk plot for the direct band gap.Furthermore,our study reveals that the transition from the R3 phase to the P2_(1)/n phase is accompanied by a slight reduction in the band gap.展开更多
Effect of non-hydrostatic stress on X-ray diffraction in a diamond anvil cell （DAC） is studied. The pressure gradient in the sample chamber leads to the broadening of the diffraction peaks, which increase with the h...Effect of non-hydrostatic stress on X-ray diffraction in a diamond anvil cell （DAC） is studied. The pressure gradient in the sample chamber leads to the broadening of the diffraction peaks, which increase with the hkl index of the crystal. It is found that the difference between the determined d-spacing compressive ratio d/do and the real d-spacing compressive ratio dr/do is determined by the yield stress of the pressure transmitting media （if used） and the shear modulus of the sample. On the basis of the corrected experiment data of Mao et al. （MXB86）, which was used to calibrate the most widely used ruby fluorescence scale, a new relationship of ruby fluorescence pressure scale is corrected, i.e., P = （1904/9.827）[（1 ＋ △λ/λ0）9.827 - 1].展开更多
Stainless steel Fe-21Cr-6Ni-9Mn （SS 21-6-9）, with ~21% Cr, ,~6% Ni, and ~ 9% Mn in weight percentage, has wide applications in extensive fields. In the present study, SS 21-6-9 is compressed up to 250 GPa, and its c...Stainless steel Fe-21Cr-6Ni-9Mn （SS 21-6-9）, with ~21% Cr, ,~6% Ni, and ~ 9% Mn in weight percentage, has wide applications in extensive fields. In the present study, SS 21-6-9 is compressed up to 250 GPa, and its crystal structures and compressive behaviors are investigated simultaneously using the synchrotron angle-dispersive x-ray diffraction technique. The SS 21-6-9 undergoes a structural phase transition from fcc to hcp structure at ~ 12.8 GPa with neglectable volume collapse within the determination error under the quasi-hydrostatic environment. The hcp structure remains stable up to the highest pressure of 250 GPa in the present experiments. The antiferromagnetic-to-nonmagnetic state transition of hcp SS 21-6-9 with the changes of inconspicuous density and structure, is discovered at ~50 GPa, and revealed by the significant change in c/a ratio. The hcp SS-21-6-9 is compressive anisotropic： it is more compressive in the c-axis direction than in the a-axis direction. Both the equations of states （EOSs） of fcc and hcp SS 21-6-9, which are in accordance with those of fcc and hcp pure irons respectively, are also presented. Furthermore, the c/a ratio of hcp SS 21-6-9 at infinite compression, R∞, is consistent with the values of pure iron and Fe-10Ni alloy.展开更多
The static equation of state （EOS） of tantalum （Ta） is determined by in situ energy-dispersive synchrotron powder x-ray diffraction in a diamond anvil cell （DAC） up to 133GPa. The body-centered-cubic （bcc） pha...The static equation of state （EOS） of tantalum （Ta） is determined by in situ energy-dispersive synchrotron powder x-ray diffraction in a diamond anvil cell （DAC） up to 133GPa. The body-centered-cubic （bcc） phase of Ta is found to be stable over the entire pressure range investigated. The bulk moduli and its first pressure derivative of Ta are constrained by fitting the determined pressure-volume data to Vinet form EOS： B0 =192.65±（3.08）GPa and B＇0 =3.58±（0.11）. For the sake of avoiding the affect of non-hydrostatic stress, argon is used as a pressure media. A careful checking of the stress state of the sample is presented simultaneously.展开更多
In situ synchrotron angle-dispersive x-ray diffraction experiments on niobium powders have been conducted at pressures up to 61 GPa and room temperature using the diamond anvil cell technique. From the full width at h...In situ synchrotron angle-dispersive x-ray diffraction experiments on niobium powders have been conducted at pressures up to 61 GPa and room temperature using the diamond anvil cell technique. From the full width at half maximum of the measured diffraction lines, the yield strength was derived with the line-width analysis theory. The niobium powder sample was found to be compressed more packed firstly and then yielded at~14 GPa–18 GPa. Following an initial increase in the yield strength with pressure, an obvious decrease was observed occurring at ~42 GPa–47 GPa accompanying with a typical pressure dependence above 47 GPa. The experimentally observed anomalous softening of the yield strength in niobium surprisingly follows the trend of the predicted unusual softening in the shear modulus by the recent theoretical investigations. The possible mechanisms, applicable to interpret the yield strength softening of materials at high pressure,were also discussed in detail.展开更多
The high-pressure polymorphs and structural transformation of Sn were experimentally investigated using angle- dispersive synchrotron x-ray diffraction up to 108.9 GPa. The results show that at least at 12.8 GPa β-Sn...The high-pressure polymorphs and structural transformation of Sn were experimentally investigated using angle- dispersive synchrotron x-ray diffraction up to 108.9 GPa. The results show that at least at 12.8 GPa β-Sn→bct structure transformation was completed and no two-phase coexistence was found. By using a long-wavelength x-ray, we resolved the diffraction peaks splitting and discovered the formation of a new distorted orthorhombic structure bco from the bct structure at 31.8 GPa. The variation of the lattice parameters and their ratios with pressure further validate the observation of the bco polymorph. The bcc structure appears at 40.9 GPa and coexists with the bco phase throughout a wide pressure range of 40.9 GPa-73.1 GPa. Above 73.1 GPa, only the bcc polymorph is observed, The systematically experimental investigation confirms the phase transition sequence of Sn asβ-Sn→bct→bco→bco ＋ bcc→bcc upon compression to 108.9 GPa at room temperature.展开更多
Gold powder is compressed non-hydrostatically up to 127 GPa in a diamond anvil cell （DAC）, and its angle dispersive X-ray diffraction patterns are recorded. The compressive strength of gold is investigated in a fram...Gold powder is compressed non-hydrostatically up to 127 GPa in a diamond anvil cell （DAC）, and its angle dispersive X-ray diffraction patterns are recorded. The compressive strength of gold is investigated in a framework of the lattice strain theory by the line shift analysis. The result shows that the compressive strength of gold increases continuously with the pressure up to 106 GPa and reaches 2.8 GPa at the highest experimental pressure （127 GPa） achieved in our study. This result is in good agreement with our previous experimental result in a relevant pressure range. The compressive strength of gold may be the major source of the error in the equation-of-state measurement in various pressure environments.展开更多
A new assembly for ultrasonic measurements of water and ice on multi-anvil apparatus has been designed, and the ultrasonic compressional wave velocities in water and ice up to 4.2 GPa and 500 K are achieved. The press...A new assembly for ultrasonic measurements of water and ice on multi-anvil apparatus has been designed, and the ultrasonic compressional wave velocities in water and ice up to 4.2 GPa and 500 K are achieved. The pressure of the sample is calibrated by the melting curve of ice VII and the transformation pressure of liquid to solid at ambient temperature. The continuous changing process of the sound velocity transforming from water into ice at high pressure is achieved, and the experimental results of sound velocities at high pressure at room temperature on the melting curve of water are consistent with the previous works by Brillouin scattering. It is believed that our new method of ultrasonic measurements of water is reliable, and worth being used for studying more liquids at high pressure.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.12072331)the Science Challenge Project (Grant No.TZ2018001)+2 种基金the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Grant Nos.17H04820 and 21H01677)the Foundation of the United Laboratory of High-Pressure Physics and Earthquake Scienceperformed under the approval of the Photon Factory Program Advisory Committee (Proposal Nos.2016S2-006 and 2020G680)。
文摘A time-resolved x-ray diffraction technique is employed to monitor the structural transformation of laser-shocked bismuth.Results reveal a retarded transformation from the shock-induced Bi-Ⅴphase to a metastable Bi-Ⅳphase during the shock release,instead of the thermodynamically stable Bi-Ⅲphase.The emergence of the metastable Bi-Ⅳphase is understood by the competitive interplay between two transformation pathways towards the Bi-Ⅳand Bi-Ⅲ,respectively.The former is more rapid than the latter because the Bi-Ⅴto B-Ⅳtransformation is driven by interaction between the closest atoms while the Bi-Ⅴto B-Ⅲtransformation requires interaction between the second-closest atoms.The nucleation time for the Bi-Ⅴto Bi-Ⅳtransformation is determined to be 5.1±0.9 ns according to a classical nucleation model.This observation demonstrates the importance of the formation of the transient metastable phases,which can change the phase transformation pathway in a dynamic process.
基金Project supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2021YFB3802300)the Natural Science Foundation of China Academy of Engineering Physics(Grant Nos.U1730248 and U1830101)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12202418,11872056,11904282,12074274,and 12174356)。
文摘Mn_(3)TeO_(6)(MTO) has been experimentally found to adopt a P2_(1)/In structure under high pressure,which exhibits a significantly smaller band gap compared to the atmospheric R3 phase.In this study,we systematically investigate the magnetism,structural phase transition,and electronic properties of MTO under high pressure through first-principles calculations.Both R3 and P2_(1)/n phases of MTO are antiferromagnetic at zero temperature.The R3 phase transforms to the P2_(1)/n phase at 7.5 8 GPa,accompanied by a considerable volume collapse of about 6.47%.Employing the accurate method that combines DFT+U/and GW,the calculated band gap of R3 phase at zero pressure is very close to the experimental values,while that of the P2_(1)/n phase is significantly overestimated.The main reason for this difference is that the experimental study incorrectly used the Kubelka-Munk plot for the indirect band gap to obtain the band gap of the P2_(1)/n phase instead of the Kubelka-Munk plot for the direct band gap.Furthermore,our study reveals that the transition from the R3 phase to the P2_(1)/n phase is accompanied by a slight reduction in the band gap.
基金Project supported by the Defense Industrial Technology Development Program of China (Grant No. B1520110001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10874158)the Project of China Academy of Engineering Physics (Grant Nos. 2010A0101001 and 2008A0101001)
文摘Effect of non-hydrostatic stress on X-ray diffraction in a diamond anvil cell （DAC） is studied. The pressure gradient in the sample chamber leads to the broadening of the diffraction peaks, which increase with the hkl index of the crystal. It is found that the difference between the determined d-spacing compressive ratio d/do and the real d-spacing compressive ratio dr/do is determined by the yield stress of the pressure transmitting media （if used） and the shear modulus of the sample. On the basis of the corrected experiment data of Mao et al. （MXB86）, which was used to calibrate the most widely used ruby fluorescence scale, a new relationship of ruby fluorescence pressure scale is corrected, i.e., P = （1904/9.827）[（1 ＋ △λ/λ0）9.827 - 1].
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U1230201,11274281,and 11304294)the Industrial Technology Development Program,China(Grant No.9045140509)the Funds from the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.KJCX2-SW-N03 and KJCX2-SW-N20)
文摘Stainless steel Fe-21Cr-6Ni-9Mn （SS 21-6-9）, with ~21% Cr, ,~6% Ni, and ~ 9% Mn in weight percentage, has wide applications in extensive fields. In the present study, SS 21-6-9 is compressed up to 250 GPa, and its crystal structures and compressive behaviors are investigated simultaneously using the synchrotron angle-dispersive x-ray diffraction technique. The SS 21-6-9 undergoes a structural phase transition from fcc to hcp structure at ~ 12.8 GPa with neglectable volume collapse within the determination error under the quasi-hydrostatic environment. The hcp structure remains stable up to the highest pressure of 250 GPa in the present experiments. The antiferromagnetic-to-nonmagnetic state transition of hcp SS 21-6-9 with the changes of inconspicuous density and structure, is discovered at ~50 GPa, and revealed by the significant change in c/a ratio. The hcp SS-21-6-9 is compressive anisotropic： it is more compressive in the c-axis direction than in the a-axis direction. Both the equations of states （EOSs） of fcc and hcp SS 21-6-9, which are in accordance with those of fcc and hcp pure irons respectively, are also presented. Furthermore, the c/a ratio of hcp SS 21-6-9 at infinite compression, R∞, is consistent with the values of pure iron and Fe-10Ni alloy.
基金Support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 10676034 and 10875142, the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2005CB724400, and the Foundation of Laboratory of Shock Wave and Detonation Physics under Grant Nos 9140C6703010703 and 9140C6703010803.
文摘The static equation of state （EOS） of tantalum （Ta） is determined by in situ energy-dispersive synchrotron powder x-ray diffraction in a diamond anvil cell （DAC） up to 133GPa. The body-centered-cubic （bcc） phase of Ta is found to be stable over the entire pressure range investigated. The bulk moduli and its first pressure derivative of Ta are constrained by fitting the determined pressure-volume data to Vinet form EOS： B0 =192.65±（3.08）GPa and B＇0 =3.58±（0.11）. For the sake of avoiding the affect of non-hydrostatic stress, argon is used as a pressure media. A careful checking of the stress state of the sample is presented simultaneously.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U1530134,U1730248,11772312,and 11504354)
文摘In situ synchrotron angle-dispersive x-ray diffraction experiments on niobium powders have been conducted at pressures up to 61 GPa and room temperature using the diamond anvil cell technique. From the full width at half maximum of the measured diffraction lines, the yield strength was derived with the line-width analysis theory. The niobium powder sample was found to be compressed more packed firstly and then yielded at~14 GPa–18 GPa. Following an initial increase in the yield strength with pressure, an obvious decrease was observed occurring at ~42 GPa–47 GPa accompanying with a typical pressure dependence above 47 GPa. The experimentally observed anomalous softening of the yield strength in niobium surprisingly follows the trend of the predicted unusual softening in the shear modulus by the recent theoretical investigations. The possible mechanisms, applicable to interpret the yield strength softening of materials at high pressure,were also discussed in detail.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11304294 and 11274281)the Science Fund from the National Laboratory of Shock Wave and Detonation Physics of China(Grant Nos.9140C670201140C67281 and 9140C670102150C67288)
文摘The high-pressure polymorphs and structural transformation of Sn were experimentally investigated using angle- dispersive synchrotron x-ray diffraction up to 108.9 GPa. The results show that at least at 12.8 GPa β-Sn→bct structure transformation was completed and no two-phase coexistence was found. By using a long-wavelength x-ray, we resolved the diffraction peaks splitting and discovered the formation of a new distorted orthorhombic structure bco from the bct structure at 31.8 GPa. The variation of the lattice parameters and their ratios with pressure further validate the observation of the bco polymorph. The bcc structure appears at 40.9 GPa and coexists with the bco phase throughout a wide pressure range of 40.9 GPa-73.1 GPa. Above 73.1 GPa, only the bcc polymorph is observed, The systematically experimental investigation confirms the phase transition sequence of Sn asβ-Sn→bct→bco→bco ＋ bcc→bcc upon compression to 108.9 GPa at room temperature.
基金Project supported by the Defense Industrial Technology Development Program (Grant No. B1520110001)the Fund of Key Laboratory of Shock Wave and Detonation Physics of China (Grant No. 9140C6703031002)supported by Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant Nos. KJCX2-SW-N03 and KJCX2SW-N20)
文摘Gold powder is compressed non-hydrostatically up to 127 GPa in a diamond anvil cell （DAC）, and its angle dispersive X-ray diffraction patterns are recorded. The compressive strength of gold is investigated in a framework of the lattice strain theory by the line shift analysis. The result shows that the compressive strength of gold increases continuously with the pressure up to 106 GPa and reaches 2.8 GPa at the highest experimental pressure （127 GPa） achieved in our study. This result is in good agreement with our previous experimental result in a relevant pressure range. The compressive strength of gold may be the major source of the error in the equation-of-state measurement in various pressure environments.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 40974052the National Key Laboratory for Shock Wave and Detonation Physics under Grant No LSD201201002.
文摘A new assembly for ultrasonic measurements of water and ice on multi-anvil apparatus has been designed, and the ultrasonic compressional wave velocities in water and ice up to 4.2 GPa and 500 K are achieved. The pressure of the sample is calibrated by the melting curve of ice VII and the transformation pressure of liquid to solid at ambient temperature. The continuous changing process of the sound velocity transforming from water into ice at high pressure is achieved, and the experimental results of sound velocities at high pressure at room temperature on the melting curve of water are consistent with the previous works by Brillouin scattering. It is believed that our new method of ultrasonic measurements of water is reliable, and worth being used for studying more liquids at high pressure.
