Cubic boron nitride and hexagonal boron nitride are the two predominant crystalline structures of boron nitride.They can interconvert under varying pressure and temperature conditions.However,this transformation requi...Cubic boron nitride and hexagonal boron nitride are the two predominant crystalline structures of boron nitride.They can interconvert under varying pressure and temperature conditions.However,this transformation requires overcoming significant potential barriers in dynamics,which poses great difficulty in determining the c-BN/h-BN phase boundary.This study used high-pressure in situ differential thermal measurements to ascertain the temperature of h-BN/c-BN conversion within the commonly used pressure range(3-6 GPa)for the industrial synthesis of c-BN to constrain the P-T phase boundary of h-BN/c-BN in the pressure-temperature range as much as possible.Based on the analysis of the experimental data,it is determined that the relationship between pressure and temperature conforms to the following equation:P=a+1/bT.Here,P denotes the pressure(GPa)and T is the temperature(K).The coefficients are a=-3.8±0.8 GPa and b=229.8±17.1 GPa/K.These findings call into question existing high-pressure and high-temperature phase diagrams of boron nitride,which seem to overstate the phase boundary temperature between c-BN and h-BN.The BN phase diagram obtained from this study can provide critical temperature and pressure condition guidance for the industrial synthesis of c-BN,thus optimizing synthesis efficiency and product performance.展开更多
The structural stability of Zn2GeO4 was investigated by in-situ synchrotron radiation angle dispersive x-ray diffraction. The pressure-induced amorphization is observed up to 10 GPa at room temperature. The high-press...The structural stability of Zn2GeO4 was investigated by in-situ synchrotron radiation angle dispersive x-ray diffraction. The pressure-induced amorphization is observed up to 10 GPa at room temperature. The high-pressure and hightemperature sintering experiments and the Raman spectrum measurement firstly were performed to suggest that the amorphization is caused by insufficient thermal energy and tilting Zn–O–Ge and Ge–O–Ge bond angles with increasing pressure,respectively. The calculated bulk modulus of Zn2GeO4 is 117.8 GPa from the pressure-volume data. In general, insights into the mechanical behavior and structure evolution of Zn2GeO4 will shed light on the micro-mechanism of the materials variation under high pressure and high temperature.展开更多
This paper describes the phase-transition energies from published loading curves on the basis of the physically deduced F<sub>N</sub> = k-h<sup>3/2</sup> law that does not violate the energy la...This paper describes the phase-transition energies from published loading curves on the basis of the physically deduced F<sub>N</sub> = k-h<sup>3/2</sup> law that does not violate the energy law by assuming h<sup>2</sup> instead, as still do ISO-ASTM 14,577 standards. This law is valid for all materials and all “one-point indentation” temperatures. It detects initial surface effects and phase-transition kink-unsteadiness. Why is that important? The mechanically induced phase-transitions form polymorph interfaces with increased risk of crash nucleation for example at the pickle forks of airliners. After our published crashing risk, as nucleated within microscopic polymorph-interfaces via pre-cracks, had finally appeared (we presented microscopic images (5000×) from a model system), 550 airliners were all at once grounded for 18 months due to such microscopic pre-cracks at their pickle forks (connection device for wing to body). These pre-cracks at phase-transition interfaces were previously not complained at the (semi)yearlycheckups of all airliners. But materials with higher compliance against phase- transitions must be developed for everybody’s safety, most easily by checking with nanoindentations, using their physically correct analyses. Unfortunately, non-physical analyses, as based on the after all incredible exponent 2 on h for the F<sub>N</sub> versus h loading curve are still enforced by ISO-ASTM standards that cannot detect phase-transitions. These standards propagate that all of the force, as applied to the penetrating cone or pyramid shall be used for the depth formation, but not also in part for the pressure to the indenter environment. However, the remaining part of pressure (that was not consumed for migrations, etc.) is always used for the elastic modulus detection routine. That severely violates the energy-law! Furthermore, the now physically analyzed published loading curves contain the phase-transition onsets and energies information, because these old-fashioned authors innocently (?) published (of course correct) experimental loading curves. These follow as ever the physically deduced F<sub>N</sub> = k-h<sup>3/2</sup> relation that does not violate the energy law. Nevertheless, the old-fashioned authors stubbornly assume h<sup>2</sup>instead of h<sup>3/2</sup> as still do ISO-ASTM 14,577 standards according to an Oliver-Pharr publication of 1992 and textbooks. The present work contributes to understanding the temperature dependence of phase-transitions under mechanical load, not only for aviation and space flights, which is important. The physical calculations use exclusively regressions and pure algebra (no iterations, no fittings, and no simulations) in a series of straightforward steps by correcting for unavoidable initial effects from the axis cuts of the linear branches from the above equation exhibiting sharp kink unsteadiness at the onset of phase transitions. The test loading curves are from Molybdenum and Al 7075 alloy. The valid published loading curves strictly follow the F<sub>N</sub> = k-h<sup>3/2</sup> relation. Full applied work, conversion work, and conversion work per depth unit show reliable overall comparable order of magnitude values at temperature increase by 150°C (Al 7075) and 980°C (Mo) when also considering different physical hardnesses and penetration depths. It turns out how much the normalized endothermic phase-transition energy decreases upon temperature increase. For the only known 1000°C indentation we provide reason that the presented loading curves changes are only to a minor degree caused by the thermal expansion. The results with Al 7075 up to 170°C are successfully compared. Al 7075 alloy is also checked by indentation with liquid nitrogen cooling (77 K). It gives two endothermic and one very prominent exothermic phase transition with particularly high normalized phase-transition energy. This indentation loading curve at liquid nitrogen temperature reveals epochal novelties. The energy requiring endothermic phase transitions (already seen at 20°C and above) at 77 K is shortly after the start of the second polymorph (sharply at 19.53 N loading force) followed by a strongly exothermic phase-transition by producing (that is losing) energy-content. Both processes at 77 K are totally unexpected. The produced energy per depth unit is much higher energy than the one required for the previous endothermic conversions. This exothermic phase-transition profits from the inability to provide further energy for the formation of the third polymorph as endothermic obtained at 70°C and above. That is only possible because the very cold crystal can no longer support endothermic events but supports exothermic ones. Both endothermic and exothermic phase-transitions at 77 K under load are unprecedented and were not expected before. While the energetic support at 77 K for endothermic processes under mechanical load is unusual but still understandable (there are also further means to produce lower temperatures). But strongly exothermicphase-transition under mechanical load for the production of new modification with negative energy content (less than the energy content of the ambient polymorph) at very low temperature is an epochal event here on earth. It leads to new global thinking and promises important new applications. The energy content of strongly exothermic transformed material is less than the thermodynamic standard zero energy-content on earth. And it can only be reached when there is no possibility left to produce an endothermic phase-transition. Such less than zero-energy-content materials should be isolated, using appropriate equipment. Their properties must be investigated by chemists, crystallographers, and physicists for cosmological reasons. It could be that such materials will require cooling despite their low energy content (higher stability!) and not survive at ambient temperatures and pressures on earth, but only because we do not know of such negative-energy-content materials with our arbitrary thermodynamic standard zeros on earth. At first one will have to study how far we can go up with temperature for keeping them stable. Thus, the apparently never before considered unprecedented result opens up new thinking for the search of new polymorphs that can, of course, not be reached by heating. Various further applications including cosmology and space flight explorations are profiting from it.展开更多
Compressional wave velocities in a trachybasalt, from Yichuan County, Henan Province, have been measured at 2.0 GPa and up to 1 350℃ in a YJ-3000 t cubic-anvil highpressure apparatus. The run products have been gaine...Compressional wave velocities in a trachybasalt, from Yichuan County, Henan Province, have been measured at 2.0 GPa and up to 1 350℃ in a YJ-3000 t cubic-anvil highpressure apparatus. The run products have been gained at the same pressure but different temperatures. The observation of the thin sections of the run products indicates that, corresponding to the variation of the compressional wave velocity in the trachybasalt, the phase transition has taken place. The relationship between the change of the compressional wave velocity and the hydrous mineral dehydration, solid-solid phase transformation and partial melting has been discussed. The experimental data presented here are of great importance to elucidating the geological process in the earth’s interior.展开更多
1 Introduction The mineral whose chemical formula is simply written as YNbO<sub>4</sub> has naturally two polymorphs: fergusonite and fergusonite-β. The former is tetragonal and the latter is monoclinic. ...1 Introduction The mineral whose chemical formula is simply written as YNbO<sub>4</sub> has naturally two polymorphs: fergusonite and fergusonite-β. The former is tetragonal and the latter is monoclinic. It is difficult to distinguish the original crystallographic features of the mineral because it was metamictized during geological history. This is to say that α-decay events of radioactive elements of uranium and thorium ha the crystal structure of the mineral result in its transferring from crystalline to metamict state. In other words, which展开更多
By means of critical behaviors of the dynamical fermion mass in four-fermion interaction models, we show by explicit calculations that when T = 0 the particle density will have a discontinuous jumping across the criti...By means of critical behaviors of the dynamical fermion mass in four-fermion interaction models, we show by explicit calculations that when T = 0 the particle density will have a discontinuous jumping across the critical chemical potential μ<SUB>c</SUB> in 2D and 3D Gross-Neveu (GN) model and these physically explain the first-order feature of the corresponding symmetry restoring phase transitions. For the second-order phase transitions in the 3D GN model when T → 0 and in 4D Nambu–Jona–Lasinio (NJL) model when T = 0, it is proven that the particle density itself will be continuous across μ<SUB>c</SUB> but its derivative over the chemical potential μ will have a discontinuous jumping. The results give a physical explanation of implications of the tricritical point in the 3D GN model. The discussions also show effectiveness of the critical analysis approach of phase transitions.展开更多
Piezoelectric ceramic based high-temperature acoustic emission(AE)sensor is required urgently in the structural health monitoring of high-temperature fields.In this research,a series of 0.45(BiSc_(x)O_(3)-BiFe_(1-x)O_...Piezoelectric ceramic based high-temperature acoustic emission(AE)sensor is required urgently in the structural health monitoring of high-temperature fields.In this research,a series of 0.45(BiSc_(x)O_(3)-BiFe_(1-x)O_(3))-0.48PbTiO_(3)-0.07BaTiO_(3)(BSc_(x)Fe_(1-x)-PT-BT,n(Sc)/n(Fe)=0.4/0.6-0.6/0.4)ceramics with both high Curie temperature and large piezoelectric constant were presented.The structure and electrical properties of BSc_(x)Fe_(1-x)-PT-BT ceramics as a function of n(Sc)/n(Fe)have been systematically investigated.All the ceramics possess a perovskite structure,and the phase approaches from the rhombohedral toward the tetragonal phase with the decrease of n(Sc)/n(Fe).The BSc_(0.5)Fe_(0.5)-PT-BT and BSc_(0.5)Fe_(0.5)-PT-BT piezoelectric ceramics exhibit good piezoelectricity(d_(33)=250-281 pC/N),high Curie temperature(T_(C)=430-450℃)and excellent temperature stability.These improvements are greatly attributed to the balance between rhombohedral and tetragonal phase near morphotropic phase boundary with dense microstructure of ceramics.AE sensor based BSc_(0.5)Fe_(0.5)-PT-BT piezoelectric ceramic was designed,prepared and tested.The high-temperature stability of AE sensor was characterized through pencil-lead breaking with in situ high-temperature test.The noise of AE sensor is less than 40 dB,and the acoustic signal is up to 90 dB at 200℃.As a result,AE sensors based on BSc_(x)Fe_(1-x)-PT-BT piezoelectric ceramics are expected to be applied into the structural health monitoring of high temperature fields.展开更多
Nanodiamonds have outstanding mechanical properties,chemical inertness,and biocompatibility,which give them potential in various applications.Current methods for preparing nanodiamonds often lead to products with impu...Nanodiamonds have outstanding mechanical properties,chemical inertness,and biocompatibility,which give them potential in various applications.Current methods for preparing nanodiamonds often lead to products with impurities and uneven morphologies.We report a two-step high-pressure high-temperature(HPHT) method to synthesize nanodiamonds using naphthalene as the precursor without metal catalysts.The grain size of the diamonds decreases with increasing carbonization time(at constant pressure and temperature of 11.5 GPa and 700℃,respectively).This is discussed in terms of the different crystallinities of the carbon intermediates.The probability of secondary anvil cracking during the HPHT process is also reduced.These results indicate that the two-step method is efficient for synthesizing nanodiamonds,and that it is applicable to other organic precursors.展开更多
Pressure is an effective and clean way to modify the electronic structures of materials,cause structural phase transitions and even induce the emergence of superconductivity.Here,we predicted several new phases of the...Pressure is an effective and clean way to modify the electronic structures of materials,cause structural phase transitions and even induce the emergence of superconductivity.Here,we predicted several new phases of the Zr XY family at high pressures using the crystal structures search method together with first-principle calculations.In particular,the Zr Ge S compound undergoes an isosymmetric phase transition from P4/nmm-I to P4/nmm-II at approximately 82 GPa.Electronic band structures show that all the high-pressure phases are metallic.Among these new structures,P4/nmm-II Zr Ge S and P4/mmm Zr Ge Se can be quenched to ambient pressure with superconducting critical temperatures of approximately 8.1 K and 8.0 K,respectively.Our study provides a way to tune the structure,electronic properties,and superconducting behavior of topological materials through pressure.展开更多
Hydrogen and lithium,along with their compounds,are crucial materials for nuclear fusion research.High-pressure studies have revealed intricate structural transitions in all these materials.However,research on lithium...Hydrogen and lithium,along with their compounds,are crucial materials for nuclear fusion research.High-pressure studies have revealed intricate structural transitions in all these materials.However,research on lithium hydrides beyond LiH has mostly focused on the low-temperature regime.Here,we use density functional theory and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the behavior of LiH_(2),a hydrogen-rich compound,near its melting point.Our study is particularly relevant to the low-pressure region of the compression pathway of lithium hydrides toward fusion.We discovered a premelting superionic phase transition in LiH_(2)that has significant implications for its mass transportation,elastic properties,and sound velocity.The theoretical boundary for the superionic transition and melting temperature was then determined.In contrast,we also found that the primary compound of lithium hydrides,LiH,does not exhibit a superionic transition.These findings have important implications for optimizing the compression path to achieve the ignition condition in inertial confinement fusion research,especially when lithium tritium-deuteride(LiTD)is used as the fuel.展开更多
Raman and luminescence studies on the phase transition of europium orthoniobates （EuNbO4） under high pressure were performed. The pressure dependent Raman spectra revealed that an irreversible phase transition from ...Raman and luminescence studies on the phase transition of europium orthoniobates （EuNbO4） under high pressure were performed. The pressure dependent Raman spectra revealed that an irreversible phase transition from monoclinic phase to M＇-fergusonite phase of EuNbO4 occurred at 7.3 GPa, and the two phases coexisted over a pressure range from 7.3 to 13.7 GPa. An obvious discontinuity on luminescence intensity ratio between 5D0 →7F2 and 5D0→7F1 transitions was observed with increasing pressure, in- dicating also that a phase transition occurred at 7.3 GPa, which was in agreement with the high pressure Raman spectra data. Mean- while, the Raman and luminescence spectra in the temperature range of 20--300 K showed the structure stability at low temperatures.展开更多
High-pressure polymorphs of olivine (wadsleyite and ringwoodite) are major minerals in the mantle transition zone (MTZ).Phase transformations in olivine are important for a series of geodynamic problems such as the mi...High-pressure polymorphs of olivine (wadsleyite and ringwoodite) are major minerals in the mantle transition zone (MTZ).Phase transformations in olivine are important for a series of geodynamic problems such as the mineralogical and evolutionary history of the mantle,mantle convection patterns,and deep focus earthquakes in subduction zones.In this study,we examine phase transformations in olivine with two compositions,namely Mg 2 SiO 4 (Fo 100) and (Mg 0.9 Fe 0.1) 2 SiO 4 (Fo 90),at pressures between 14.1 and 20 GPa and a constant temperature of 1400°C,using the newly installed multi-anvil system at the Laboratory for Studies of the Earth's Deep Interior (SEDI),China University of Geosciences (Wuhan).At 14.1 GPa,Fo 90 transformed completely into the wadsleyite structure (β),while Fo 100 remained as olivine (α).Between 14.8 and 15.6 GPa,both Fo 100 and Fo 90 transformed into the wadsleyite structure.Wadsleyite crystals were identified by two characteristic Raman peaks between 722 and 723 and 917 and 919 cm 1.They exhibit a bimodal grain size distribution:large-crystals with average grain sizes greater than 100 μm and microcrystals less than 10 μm.The population of microcrystals increased with pressure,apparently due to the increase in over-pressure (the difference between the experimental pressure condition and the equilibrium transformation pressure at 1400°C),which promotes nucleation and retards grain growth.All run charges contained large numbers of wadsleyite microcrystals,because of the low activation energy of the nucleation process.The experimentally observed microstructure may shed light on the morphology of wadsleyite observed in shocked meteorites.At 19.5 GPa,wadsleyite coexisted with ringwoodite (γ) in Fo 100,but was absent in Fo 90.At 20 GPa,both samples transformed completely into ringwoodite,which was characterized by the 798 and 840 cm 1 Raman lines.Ringwoodite crystals are euhedral grains (average grain size 10-20 μm),with well-developed triple junctions.The complex upper mantle structure in eastern China determined from seismological studies cannot be explained by the simple transformation sequence of the olivine system alone.Phase transformations in other pyroxene-normative components (including pyroxenes and garnets) and the interaction of these components with olivine may be responsible for the complex structure.High-pressure and high-temperature experimental studies on complex systems (e.g.olivine-pyroxene),combined with data from geophysical exploration,may help in establishing a more realistic geological-petrological model for eastern China and further our understanding of the possible physical mechanisms that are responsible for the complex structure.Such studies will have profound implications for understanding the dynamic processes in the deep Earth interior.展开更多
High temperature Raman spectra was recorded in this paper.The phase transition of β BaB 2O 4(BBO),a widely used crystal and potassium lithium niobate (KLN)crystal,a newly crystal was studied by the Raman spectra.The ...High temperature Raman spectra was recorded in this paper.The phase transition of β BaB 2O 4(BBO),a widely used crystal and potassium lithium niobate (KLN)crystal,a newly crystal was studied by the Raman spectra.The phase transition temperature of BBO from β BaB 2O 4 to α BaB 2O 4 was confirmed to be about 927℃ and 500℃ of KLN from ferro electric phase to para electric phase.It was observed that the change of the distribution of Ba 2+ and the change of the structure of [B 3O 6] 3- rings were important symbols of the phase transition of BBO.The finger peak (629cm -1 )belonged to [B 3O 6] 3- rings still existed when the temperature was up to 1400K.This indicated that the basic growing unit of BBO was[B 3O 6] 3- rings not atoms.The phase transition of KLN was mainly due to the position shifting of all the particles at the transition point.The movement of Li + ions had great influence on the vibration modes in the crystal. The relation between the phase transition and the efficiency of frequency doubling was also studied.It was often observed that when the power of the incident light was increased to a certain degree,the conversion efficiency was no longer increased.This mainly because the phase transition temperature of the crystal was lower and phase transition occurred in the crystal.展开更多
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文摘Cubic boron nitride and hexagonal boron nitride are the two predominant crystalline structures of boron nitride.They can interconvert under varying pressure and temperature conditions.However,this transformation requires overcoming significant potential barriers in dynamics,which poses great difficulty in determining the c-BN/h-BN phase boundary.This study used high-pressure in situ differential thermal measurements to ascertain the temperature of h-BN/c-BN conversion within the commonly used pressure range(3-6 GPa)for the industrial synthesis of c-BN to constrain the P-T phase boundary of h-BN/c-BN in the pressure-temperature range as much as possible.Based on the analysis of the experimental data,it is determined that the relationship between pressure and temperature conforms to the following equation:P=a+1/bT.Here,P denotes the pressure(GPa)and T is the temperature(K).The coefficients are a=-3.8±0.8 GPa and b=229.8±17.1 GPa/K.These findings call into question existing high-pressure and high-temperature phase diagrams of boron nitride,which seem to overstate the phase boundary temperature between c-BN and h-BN.The BN phase diagram obtained from this study can provide critical temperature and pressure condition guidance for the industrial synthesis of c-BN,thus optimizing synthesis efficiency and product performance.
基金Project supported by the Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.U1332104)
文摘The structural stability of Zn2GeO4 was investigated by in-situ synchrotron radiation angle dispersive x-ray diffraction. The pressure-induced amorphization is observed up to 10 GPa at room temperature. The high-pressure and hightemperature sintering experiments and the Raman spectrum measurement firstly were performed to suggest that the amorphization is caused by insufficient thermal energy and tilting Zn–O–Ge and Ge–O–Ge bond angles with increasing pressure,respectively. The calculated bulk modulus of Zn2GeO4 is 117.8 GPa from the pressure-volume data. In general, insights into the mechanical behavior and structure evolution of Zn2GeO4 will shed light on the micro-mechanism of the materials variation under high pressure and high temperature.
文摘This paper describes the phase-transition energies from published loading curves on the basis of the physically deduced F<sub>N</sub> = k-h<sup>3/2</sup> law that does not violate the energy law by assuming h<sup>2</sup> instead, as still do ISO-ASTM 14,577 standards. This law is valid for all materials and all “one-point indentation” temperatures. It detects initial surface effects and phase-transition kink-unsteadiness. Why is that important? The mechanically induced phase-transitions form polymorph interfaces with increased risk of crash nucleation for example at the pickle forks of airliners. After our published crashing risk, as nucleated within microscopic polymorph-interfaces via pre-cracks, had finally appeared (we presented microscopic images (5000×) from a model system), 550 airliners were all at once grounded for 18 months due to such microscopic pre-cracks at their pickle forks (connection device for wing to body). These pre-cracks at phase-transition interfaces were previously not complained at the (semi)yearlycheckups of all airliners. But materials with higher compliance against phase- transitions must be developed for everybody’s safety, most easily by checking with nanoindentations, using their physically correct analyses. Unfortunately, non-physical analyses, as based on the after all incredible exponent 2 on h for the F<sub>N</sub> versus h loading curve are still enforced by ISO-ASTM standards that cannot detect phase-transitions. These standards propagate that all of the force, as applied to the penetrating cone or pyramid shall be used for the depth formation, but not also in part for the pressure to the indenter environment. However, the remaining part of pressure (that was not consumed for migrations, etc.) is always used for the elastic modulus detection routine. That severely violates the energy-law! Furthermore, the now physically analyzed published loading curves contain the phase-transition onsets and energies information, because these old-fashioned authors innocently (?) published (of course correct) experimental loading curves. These follow as ever the physically deduced F<sub>N</sub> = k-h<sup>3/2</sup> relation that does not violate the energy law. Nevertheless, the old-fashioned authors stubbornly assume h<sup>2</sup>instead of h<sup>3/2</sup> as still do ISO-ASTM 14,577 standards according to an Oliver-Pharr publication of 1992 and textbooks. The present work contributes to understanding the temperature dependence of phase-transitions under mechanical load, not only for aviation and space flights, which is important. The physical calculations use exclusively regressions and pure algebra (no iterations, no fittings, and no simulations) in a series of straightforward steps by correcting for unavoidable initial effects from the axis cuts of the linear branches from the above equation exhibiting sharp kink unsteadiness at the onset of phase transitions. The test loading curves are from Molybdenum and Al 7075 alloy. The valid published loading curves strictly follow the F<sub>N</sub> = k-h<sup>3/2</sup> relation. Full applied work, conversion work, and conversion work per depth unit show reliable overall comparable order of magnitude values at temperature increase by 150°C (Al 7075) and 980°C (Mo) when also considering different physical hardnesses and penetration depths. It turns out how much the normalized endothermic phase-transition energy decreases upon temperature increase. For the only known 1000°C indentation we provide reason that the presented loading curves changes are only to a minor degree caused by the thermal expansion. The results with Al 7075 up to 170°C are successfully compared. Al 7075 alloy is also checked by indentation with liquid nitrogen cooling (77 K). It gives two endothermic and one very prominent exothermic phase transition with particularly high normalized phase-transition energy. This indentation loading curve at liquid nitrogen temperature reveals epochal novelties. The energy requiring endothermic phase transitions (already seen at 20°C and above) at 77 K is shortly after the start of the second polymorph (sharply at 19.53 N loading force) followed by a strongly exothermic phase-transition by producing (that is losing) energy-content. Both processes at 77 K are totally unexpected. The produced energy per depth unit is much higher energy than the one required for the previous endothermic conversions. This exothermic phase-transition profits from the inability to provide further energy for the formation of the third polymorph as endothermic obtained at 70°C and above. That is only possible because the very cold crystal can no longer support endothermic events but supports exothermic ones. Both endothermic and exothermic phase-transitions at 77 K under load are unprecedented and were not expected before. While the energetic support at 77 K for endothermic processes under mechanical load is unusual but still understandable (there are also further means to produce lower temperatures). But strongly exothermicphase-transition under mechanical load for the production of new modification with negative energy content (less than the energy content of the ambient polymorph) at very low temperature is an epochal event here on earth. It leads to new global thinking and promises important new applications. The energy content of strongly exothermic transformed material is less than the thermodynamic standard zero energy-content on earth. And it can only be reached when there is no possibility left to produce an endothermic phase-transition. Such less than zero-energy-content materials should be isolated, using appropriate equipment. Their properties must be investigated by chemists, crystallographers, and physicists for cosmological reasons. It could be that such materials will require cooling despite their low energy content (higher stability!) and not survive at ambient temperatures and pressures on earth, but only because we do not know of such negative-energy-content materials with our arbitrary thermodynamic standard zeros on earth. At first one will have to study how far we can go up with temperature for keeping them stable. Thus, the apparently never before considered unprecedented result opens up new thinking for the search of new polymorphs that can, of course, not be reached by heating. Various further applications including cosmology and space flight explorations are profiting from it.
文摘Compressional wave velocities in a trachybasalt, from Yichuan County, Henan Province, have been measured at 2.0 GPa and up to 1 350℃ in a YJ-3000 t cubic-anvil highpressure apparatus. The run products have been gained at the same pressure but different temperatures. The observation of the thin sections of the run products indicates that, corresponding to the variation of the compressional wave velocity in the trachybasalt, the phase transition has taken place. The relationship between the change of the compressional wave velocity and the hydrous mineral dehydration, solid-solid phase transformation and partial melting has been discussed. The experimental data presented here are of great importance to elucidating the geological process in the earth’s interior.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘1 Introduction The mineral whose chemical formula is simply written as YNbO<sub>4</sub> has naturally two polymorphs: fergusonite and fergusonite-β. The former is tetragonal and the latter is monoclinic. It is difficult to distinguish the original crystallographic features of the mineral because it was metamictized during geological history. This is to say that α-decay events of radioactive elements of uranium and thorium ha the crystal structure of the mineral result in its transferring from crystalline to metamict state. In other words, which
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文摘By means of critical behaviors of the dynamical fermion mass in four-fermion interaction models, we show by explicit calculations that when T = 0 the particle density will have a discontinuous jumping across the critical chemical potential μ<SUB>c</SUB> in 2D and 3D Gross-Neveu (GN) model and these physically explain the first-order feature of the corresponding symmetry restoring phase transitions. For the second-order phase transitions in the 3D GN model when T → 0 and in 4D Nambu–Jona–Lasinio (NJL) model when T = 0, it is proven that the particle density itself will be continuous across μ<SUB>c</SUB> but its derivative over the chemical potential μ will have a discontinuous jumping. The results give a physical explanation of implications of the tricritical point in the 3D GN model. The discussions also show effectiveness of the critical analysis approach of phase transitions.
基金Project(SDBX2020010) supported by Shandong Postdoctoral Innovative Talents Support Plan,ChinaProjects(U1806221,U2006218) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China+1 种基金Project(ZR2020KA003)supported by Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation,ChinaProjects(2019GXRC017,2020GXRC051)supported by the Project of “20 Items of University” of Jinan,China。
文摘Piezoelectric ceramic based high-temperature acoustic emission(AE)sensor is required urgently in the structural health monitoring of high-temperature fields.In this research,a series of 0.45(BiSc_(x)O_(3)-BiFe_(1-x)O_(3))-0.48PbTiO_(3)-0.07BaTiO_(3)(BSc_(x)Fe_(1-x)-PT-BT,n(Sc)/n(Fe)=0.4/0.6-0.6/0.4)ceramics with both high Curie temperature and large piezoelectric constant were presented.The structure and electrical properties of BSc_(x)Fe_(1-x)-PT-BT ceramics as a function of n(Sc)/n(Fe)have been systematically investigated.All the ceramics possess a perovskite structure,and the phase approaches from the rhombohedral toward the tetragonal phase with the decrease of n(Sc)/n(Fe).The BSc_(0.5)Fe_(0.5)-PT-BT and BSc_(0.5)Fe_(0.5)-PT-BT piezoelectric ceramics exhibit good piezoelectricity(d_(33)=250-281 pC/N),high Curie temperature(T_(C)=430-450℃)and excellent temperature stability.These improvements are greatly attributed to the balance between rhombohedral and tetragonal phase near morphotropic phase boundary with dense microstructure of ceramics.AE sensor based BSc_(0.5)Fe_(0.5)-PT-BT piezoelectric ceramic was designed,prepared and tested.The high-temperature stability of AE sensor was characterized through pencil-lead breaking with in situ high-temperature test.The noise of AE sensor is less than 40 dB,and the acoustic signal is up to 90 dB at 200℃.As a result,AE sensors based on BSc_(x)Fe_(1-x)-PT-BT piezoelectric ceramics are expected to be applied into the structural health monitoring of high temperature fields.
基金Project supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2018YFB0406500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U1804155,U1604263,and 11804307)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant Nos.2018M630830 and 2019T120631).
文摘Nanodiamonds have outstanding mechanical properties,chemical inertness,and biocompatibility,which give them potential in various applications.Current methods for preparing nanodiamonds often lead to products with impurities and uneven morphologies.We report a two-step high-pressure high-temperature(HPHT) method to synthesize nanodiamonds using naphthalene as the precursor without metal catalysts.The grain size of the diamonds decreases with increasing carbonization time(at constant pressure and temperature of 11.5 GPa and 700℃,respectively).This is discussed in terms of the different crystallinities of the carbon intermediates.The probability of secondary anvil cracking during the HPHT process is also reduced.These results indicate that the two-step method is efficient for synthesizing nanodiamonds,and that it is applicable to other organic precursors.
基金the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12125404,11974162,and 11834006)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China。
文摘Pressure is an effective and clean way to modify the electronic structures of materials,cause structural phase transitions and even induce the emergence of superconductivity.Here,we predicted several new phases of the Zr XY family at high pressures using the crystal structures search method together with first-principle calculations.In particular,the Zr Ge S compound undergoes an isosymmetric phase transition from P4/nmm-I to P4/nmm-II at approximately 82 GPa.Electronic band structures show that all the high-pressure phases are metallic.Among these new structures,P4/nmm-II Zr Ge S and P4/mmm Zr Ge Se can be quenched to ambient pressure with superconducting critical temperatures of approximately 8.1 K and 8.0 K,respectively.Our study provides a way to tune the structure,electronic properties,and superconducting behavior of topological materials through pressure.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2021YFB3802300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11672274)the NSAF(Grant No.U1730248)。
文摘Hydrogen and lithium,along with their compounds,are crucial materials for nuclear fusion research.High-pressure studies have revealed intricate structural transitions in all these materials.However,research on lithium hydrides beyond LiH has mostly focused on the low-temperature regime.Here,we use density functional theory and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the behavior of LiH_(2),a hydrogen-rich compound,near its melting point.Our study is particularly relevant to the low-pressure region of the compression pathway of lithium hydrides toward fusion.We discovered a premelting superionic phase transition in LiH_(2)that has significant implications for its mass transportation,elastic properties,and sound velocity.The theoretical boundary for the superionic transition and melting temperature was then determined.In contrast,we also found that the primary compound of lithium hydrides,LiH,does not exhibit a superionic transition.These findings have important implications for optimizing the compression path to achieve the ignition condition in inertial confinement fusion research,especially when lithium tritium-deuteride(LiTD)is used as the fuel.
基金Project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(11074232,11274288,21002097,11304300,11174265)the National Basic Research Program of China(2011CB932801,2009CB939901,2012CB933702)Ministry of Education of China(20123402110034)
文摘Raman and luminescence studies on the phase transition of europium orthoniobates （EuNbO4） under high pressure were performed. The pressure dependent Raman spectra revealed that an irreversible phase transition from monoclinic phase to M＇-fergusonite phase of EuNbO4 occurred at 7.3 GPa, and the two phases coexisted over a pressure range from 7.3 to 13.7 GPa. An obvious discontinuity on luminescence intensity ratio between 5D0 →7F2 and 5D0→7F1 transitions was observed with increasing pressure, in- dicating also that a phase transition occurred at 7.3 GPa, which was in agreement with the high pressure Raman spectra data. Mean- while, the Raman and luminescence spectra in the temperature range of 20--300 K showed the structure stability at low temperatures.
基金supported by SinoProbe-Deep Exploration in China (SinoProbe-0801)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41174076 and 41002068)
文摘High-pressure polymorphs of olivine (wadsleyite and ringwoodite) are major minerals in the mantle transition zone (MTZ).Phase transformations in olivine are important for a series of geodynamic problems such as the mineralogical and evolutionary history of the mantle,mantle convection patterns,and deep focus earthquakes in subduction zones.In this study,we examine phase transformations in olivine with two compositions,namely Mg 2 SiO 4 (Fo 100) and (Mg 0.9 Fe 0.1) 2 SiO 4 (Fo 90),at pressures between 14.1 and 20 GPa and a constant temperature of 1400°C,using the newly installed multi-anvil system at the Laboratory for Studies of the Earth's Deep Interior (SEDI),China University of Geosciences (Wuhan).At 14.1 GPa,Fo 90 transformed completely into the wadsleyite structure (β),while Fo 100 remained as olivine (α).Between 14.8 and 15.6 GPa,both Fo 100 and Fo 90 transformed into the wadsleyite structure.Wadsleyite crystals were identified by two characteristic Raman peaks between 722 and 723 and 917 and 919 cm 1.They exhibit a bimodal grain size distribution:large-crystals with average grain sizes greater than 100 μm and microcrystals less than 10 μm.The population of microcrystals increased with pressure,apparently due to the increase in over-pressure (the difference between the experimental pressure condition and the equilibrium transformation pressure at 1400°C),which promotes nucleation and retards grain growth.All run charges contained large numbers of wadsleyite microcrystals,because of the low activation energy of the nucleation process.The experimentally observed microstructure may shed light on the morphology of wadsleyite observed in shocked meteorites.At 19.5 GPa,wadsleyite coexisted with ringwoodite (γ) in Fo 100,but was absent in Fo 90.At 20 GPa,both samples transformed completely into ringwoodite,which was characterized by the 798 and 840 cm 1 Raman lines.Ringwoodite crystals are euhedral grains (average grain size 10-20 μm),with well-developed triple junctions.The complex upper mantle structure in eastern China determined from seismological studies cannot be explained by the simple transformation sequence of the olivine system alone.Phase transformations in other pyroxene-normative components (including pyroxenes and garnets) and the interaction of these components with olivine may be responsible for the complex structure.High-pressure and high-temperature experimental studies on complex systems (e.g.olivine-pyroxene),combined with data from geophysical exploration,may help in establishing a more realistic geological-petrological model for eastern China and further our understanding of the possible physical mechanisms that are responsible for the complex structure.Such studies will have profound implications for understanding the dynamic processes in the deep Earth interior.
文摘High temperature Raman spectra was recorded in this paper.The phase transition of β BaB 2O 4(BBO),a widely used crystal and potassium lithium niobate (KLN)crystal,a newly crystal was studied by the Raman spectra.The phase transition temperature of BBO from β BaB 2O 4 to α BaB 2O 4 was confirmed to be about 927℃ and 500℃ of KLN from ferro electric phase to para electric phase.It was observed that the change of the distribution of Ba 2+ and the change of the structure of [B 3O 6] 3- rings were important symbols of the phase transition of BBO.The finger peak (629cm -1 )belonged to [B 3O 6] 3- rings still existed when the temperature was up to 1400K.This indicated that the basic growing unit of BBO was[B 3O 6] 3- rings not atoms.The phase transition of KLN was mainly due to the position shifting of all the particles at the transition point.The movement of Li + ions had great influence on the vibration modes in the crystal. The relation between the phase transition and the efficiency of frequency doubling was also studied.It was often observed that when the power of the incident light was increased to a certain degree,the conversion efficiency was no longer increased.This mainly because the phase transition temperature of the crystal was lower and phase transition occurred in the crystal.
