Structural Phase Transformations of ZnS Nanocrystalline Under High Pressure

In-situ energy dispersive x-ray diffraction on ZnS nanocrystalline was carried out under high pressure by using a diamond anvil cell. Phase transition of wurtzite of 10nm ZnS to rocksalt occurred at 16.0GPa, which was higher than that of the bulk materials. The structures of ZnS nanocrystalline at different pressures were built by using materials studio and the bulk modulus, and the pressure derivative of ZnS nanocrystalline were derived by fitting the equation of Birch-Murnaghan. The resulting modulus was higher than that of the corresponding bulk material, which indicates that the nanomaterial has higher hardness than its bulk materials.     

Effects of high pressure on the Raman and fluorescence emission spectra of two novel 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives

The effects of pressure on the fluorescence emission and Raman spectra of 1,4-bis[（4-methyloxyphenyl）-1,3,4-oxadiazolyl]- 2,5-bisheptyloxyphenylene （OXD-2） and on the fluorescence emission spectra of 1,4-bis[（4-methylphenyl）- 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl]phenylene （OXD-1） are investigated using a diamond anvil cell. With the increase of pressure, the intensity of the fluorescence emission increases and reaches maxima at 13GPa for OXD-1 and at 9.6GPa for OXD-2. The effect of pressure on the peak position of the emission shows a similar trend, red shift with the increase of pressure. But at higher pressures, the intensity of emission drops down dramatically. The Raman spectra of OXD-2 indicate that there appears a structural change at ca 3GPa.     

Phase Transition Behavior of LiCr 0.35 Mn0.65O2 under High Pressure by Electrical Conductivity Measurement

The electrical conductivity of powdered LiCr 0.35 Mn0.65O2 is measured under high pressure up to 26.22 GPa in the temperature range 300-413 K by using a diamond anvil cell. It is found that both conductivity and activation enthalpy change discontinuously at 5.36 GPa and 21.66 GPa. In the pressure range 1.10-5.36 GPa, pressure increases the activation enthalpy and reduces the carrier scattering, which finally leads to the conductivity increase. In the pressure ranges 6.32-21.66 GPa and 22.60-26.22 GPa, the activation enthalpy decreases with pressure increasing, which has a positive contribution to electrical conductivity increase. Two pressure-induced structural phase transitions are found by in-situ x-ray diffraction under high pressure, which results in the discontinuous changes of conductivity and activation enthalpy.     

利用电导率测量方法研究不同粒径ZnS高压相变过程

利用在金刚石对顶砧上集成的金属电极,对不同粒径的ZnS材料进行了高压原位电导率测量. 粒径为2 μm的体材料ZnS在15 GPa时,电导率迅速增大5个数量级,表明体材料ZnS此时发生了从闪锌矿到岩盐矿的结构相变. 而粒径6 nm的纳米材料ZnS的结构相变压力为21 GPa. 电导率测量结果还表明纳米 ZnS比体材料ZnS还具有更宽的迟滞区间.     

Pressure-Induced Ionic-Electronic Transition in BiVO_4

Electrical transport properties of bismuth vanadate(BiVO_4) are studied under high pressures with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. A pressure-induced ionic-electronic transition is found in BiVO_4. Below 3.0 GPa, BiVO_4 has ionic conduction behavior. The ionic resistance decreases under high pressures due to the increasing migration rate of O~(2-)ions. Above 3.0 GPa the channels for ion migration are closed. Transport mechanism changes from the ionic to the electronic behavior. First-principles calculations show that bandgap width narrows under high pressures, causing the continuous decrease of electrical resistance of BiVO_4.     

Phase Transition of Graphitic-C3N4 under High Pressure by In Situ Resistance Measurement in a Diamond Anvil Cell

In situ resistance measurement of Graphitic-C3N4 has been performed under high pressure in a diamond anvil cell. The result reveals that there are changes of electron transport behaviour. As the pressure increases from ambient to 30 GPa, three abnormal resistance changes can be found at room temperature and two are found at 77K. The abnormal resistance dropped at 5 GPa is close to the phase transition pressure from the P6m2 structure to the p structure predicted by Lowther et al. [Phys. Reg. B 59 (1999) 11683] Another abnormal change of resistance at 12 GPa is related to the phase transition from g-C3N4 to cubic-C3N4 [Teter and Hemley, Science 271 (1990) 53].     

In-Situ Resistivity Measurement of ZnS in Diamond Anvil Cell under High Pressure

An effective method is developed to fabricate metallic microcircuits in diamond anvil cell (DAC) for resistivity measurement under high pressure. The resistivity of nanocrystal ZnS is measured under high pressure up to 36.4 GPa by using designed DAC. The reversibility and hysteresis of the phase transition are observed. The experimental data is confirmed by an electric current field analysis accurately. The method used here can also be used under both ultrahigh pressure and high temperature conditions.     

DAC垫片孔侧壁绝缘程度对电导率测量结果的影响

通过有限元方法,计算了DAC内垫片孔侧壁与样品发生不同程度短路的情况下,范德堡法测量样品电阻率的相对误差. 发现垫片孔侧壁与样品短路面积小于20％时,相对误差可以控制在10％以内. 而当短路面积超过25％时,相对误差迅速增大. 研究中还发现,电极越靠近样品边缘,相对误差越小.     

High-pressure synergetic measurement station(HP-SymS)

In the High-Pressure Synergetic Measurements Station(HP-SymS) of the Synergic Extreme Condition User Facility(SECUF), we will develop ultrahigh-pressure devices based on diamond-anvil cell(DAC) techniques, with a target pressure up to 300 GPa. With the use of cryostat and magnet, we will reach 300 GPa–4.2 K–9 T and conduct simultaneous measurements of the electrical-transport property and Raman/Brillouin spectrascopy. With resistance heating and laser heating,we will reach temperatures of at least 1000 and 3000 K, respectively, coupled with Raman/Brillouin spectroscopy measurements. Some designs of supporting devices, such as a femtosecond laser gasket-drilling device, electrode-deposition device, and the gas-loading device, are also introduced in this article. Finally, we conclude by providing some perspectives on the applications of the DAC in related research fields.     

利用金属垫片做为电极在金刚石对顶砧上精确测量样品电导率的研究

利用传统的四电极方法在金刚石对顶砧（DAC）上进行原位的样品电导率测量时,如果金属垫片样品孔内壁不能完全绝缘,测量结果将会存在很大的误差.为避免该实验误差的产生,作者提出了用双电极模型进行电导率测量的方法,即在DAC砧面上制备一个圆形测量电极的同时,将金属垫片样品孔的内壁做为第二个测量电极,并利用有限差分方法对电导率进行计算.通过这种方式,由金属垫片不绝缘而产生很大测量误差的问题得以解决.实验结果表明测量相对误差被控制在7％以下.