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High Pressure Research
An International Journal
Volume 34, 2014 - Issue 1
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Anomalous pressure-induced phase transformation in nano-crystalline erbium sesquioxide (Er2O3): partial amorphization under compression

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Pages 70-77 | Received 17 Jul 2013, Accepted 09 Nov 2013, Published online: 13 Jan 2014
 

Abstract

Nanophase materials have novel physical and chemical properties, differing from bulk materials. It is of exceptional interest to investigate the size effect on structural stability in nanocrystals. Here, we investigated pressure-induced phase transitions in nanosized Er2O3 using angle-dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction up to 40.6 GPa. Nano-Er2O3 has enhanced transition pressure and higher bulk modulus (K0) than its bulk counterparts. Amorphous Er2O3 nanoclusters with traces of monoclinic phase are obtained upon compression. This is the first time that partial amorphous structure under compression was observed in nano-Er2O3, indicating a kinetic trapping of partial amorphous Er2O3 on pressurizing.

Acknowledgements

This work is supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11027405 and 10976018), China 973 Program (Grant No. 2011CB808200). The high pressure ADXD experiments were carried out at beam line 4W2 of the Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility (BSRF), which is supported by Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KJCX2-SW-N03, KJCX2-SW-N20). The authors thank Professor Yanzhang Ma, Texas Tech University for his useful discussion and advice. We thank Yanchun Li and Chuanlong Lin for experimental assistance.

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