Different effect of NiMnCo or FeNiCo on the growth of type-Ⅱa large diamonds with Ti/Cu as nitrogen getter

In order to synthesize high-quality type-Ⅱa large diamond, the selection of catalyst is very important, in addition to the nitrogen getter. In this paper, type-IIa large diamonds are grown under high pressure and high temperature(HPHT) by using the temperature gradient method(TGM), with adopting Ti/Cu as the nitrogen getter in Ni_(70)Mn_(25)Co_5(abbreviated as NiMnCo) or Fe_(55)Ni_(29)Co_(16)(abbreviated FeNiCo) catalyst. The values of nitrogen concentration(N_c) in both synthesized high-quality diamonds are less than 1 ppm, when Ti/Cu(1.6 wt%) is added in the FeNiCo or Ti/Cu(1.8 wt%) is added in the NiMnCo. The difference in solubility of nitrogen between both catalysts at HPHT is the basic reason for the different effect of Ti/Cu on eliminating nitrogen. The nitrogen-removal efficiency of Ti/Cu in the NiMnCo catalyst is less than in the FeNiCo catalyst. Additionally, a high-quality type-Ⅱa large diamond size of 5.0 mm is obtained by reducing the growth rate and keeping the nitrogen concentration of the diamond to be less than 1 ppm, when Ti/Cu(1.6 wt%) is added in the FeNiCo catalyst.     

温度对Ib型和IIa型金刚石大单晶(100)表面特征的影响

本文在5.6 GPa, 1250–1340 ℃的条件下, 利用温度梯度法, 以FeNiMnCo 合金为触媒, 沿籽晶的(100)晶面成功合成了不同晶形的优质Ib型和IIa型金刚石大单晶. 利用激光拉曼附件显微镜, 分别对上述不同温度下合成的两类金刚石样品上表面(100)面的中心区域及棱角区域进行观察分析. 研究发现, Ib型和IIa型金刚石大单晶(100)晶面上从中心到棱角处黑色纹路的分布逐渐变黑变密集; 另外, 随着金刚石合成温度的升高, Ib型金刚石大单晶(100)面上黑色纹路由稀疏逐渐变稠密, 而IIa型金刚石大单晶的黑色纹路较为稀疏; Ib型金刚石大单晶的形貌特征表现为从低温晶体的不规则分布过渡到中温、高温晶体的典型树枝状分布. IIa型金刚石大单晶(100)面特征随温度变化规律与Ib型的类似. 这两类金刚石大单晶表面特征的差异可能是由于IIa 型金刚石具有比Ib型更小的生长速度和更少的氮含量. 最后, 对两类塔状金刚石大单晶进行拉曼光谱测试分析, 结果表明IIa型金刚石大单晶的品质较Ib型金刚石大单晶好.     

Tri-hexagonal charge order in kagome metal CsV3Sb5 revealed by 121Sb nuclear quadrupole resonance

We report ¹²¹Sb nuclear quadrupole resonance(NQR)measurements on kagome superconductor CsV₃Sb₅ with Tc=2.5 K.¹²¹Sb NQR spectra split after a charge density wave(CDW)transition at 94 K,which demonstrates a commensurate CDW state.The coexistence of the high temperature phase and the CDW phase between 91 K and 94 K manifests that it is a first order phase transition.The CDW order exhibits tri-hexagonal deformation with a lateral shift between the adjacent kagome layers,which is consistent with 2×2×2 superlattice modulation.The superconducting state coexists with CDW order and shows a conventional s-wave behavior in the bulk state.     

硼和氮掺杂金刚石单晶的合成与Raman光谱研究

氮(N)元素和硼(B)元素为金刚石晶体中常见的两种杂质元素,它们对金刚石的物理化学性质有着重要的影响.本文使用高温高压温度梯度法合成了分别含有氮和硼杂质的金刚石单晶,并使用Raman光谱对晶体进行分析研究.研究发现:随着金刚石生长体系内杂质的引入,晶体的质量变差;当生长体系含有氮杂质时,生长的含氮金刚石晶体的特征峰谱线向低波数偏移,晶体的应力表现为拉应力;当生长体系含有硼杂质时,生长的含氮金刚石晶体的特征峰谱线向高波数偏移,晶体的应力表现为压应力.本研究将有助于丰富金刚石单晶掺杂的认识.