High-pressure phase transition in Ho2O3

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作者
Lonappan, Dayana [1 ,2 ]
Shekar, N. V. Chandra [1 ]
Ravindran, T. R. [1 ]
Sahu, P. Ch. [1 ]
机构
[1] Indira Gandhi Ctr Atom Res, Mat Sci Grp, Condensed Matter Phys Div, Kalpakkam 603102, Tamil Nadu, India
[2] Anna Univ, Ctr Crystal Growth, Madras 600025, Tamil Nadu, India
关键词
Holmium oxide; High-pressure; XRD; Raman; Phase transition; SPECTROSCOPY; SESQUIOXIDES; LINE;
D O I
10.1016/j.matchemphys.2009.10.022
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
High-pressure X-ray diffraction and Raman studies on holmium sesquioxide (Ho2O3) have been carried out up to a pressure of similar to 17 GPa in a diamond-anvil cell at room temperature. Holmium oxide, which has a cubic or bixbyite structure under ambient conditions, undergoes an irreversible structural phase transition at around 9.5GPa. The high-pressure phase has been identified to be low symmetry monoclinic type. The two phases coexist to up to about 16 GPa, above which the parent phase disappears. The high-pressure laser-Raman studies have revealed that the prominent Raman band similar to 370 cm(-1) disappears around the similar transition pressure. The bulk modulus of the parent phase is reported. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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