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Title: High pressure Laue diffraction and its application to study microstructural changes during the α → β phase transition in Si

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4926894· OSTI ID:1203736

Here, an approach using polychromatic x-ray Laue diffraction is described for studying pressure induced microstructural changes of materials under pressure. The advantages of this approach with respect to application of monochromatic x-ray diffraction and other techniques are discussed. Experiments to demonstrate the applications of the method have been performed on the α → β phase transition in Si at high pressures using a diamond anvil cell. We present the characterization of microstructures across the α–β phase transition, such as morphology of both the parent and product phases, relative orientation of single-crystals, and deviatoric strains. Subtle inhomogeneous strain of the single-crystal sample caused by lattice rotations becomes detectable with the approach.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0001974; FG02-99ER45775; AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1203736
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1228683
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 86, Issue 7; ISSN 0034-6748
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 8 works
Citation information provided by
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