High-pressure structural transformations of PbCrO{sub 4} up to 51.2 GPa: An angle-dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction study
- High Pressure Science and Engineering Center, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4002 (United States)
Highlights: • PbCrO{sub 4} was studied under high pressure up to 51 GPa using synchrotron powder XRD. • The occurrence of three phase transitions is reported. • The crystal structures of the high-pressure phases are assigned. • Axial and bulk compressibilities are determined. - Abstract: We report on high-pressure X-ray diffraction measurements up to 51.2 GPa in PbCrO{sub 4} at room temperature. Three high-pressure phases with structures different than the ambient-pressure monazite-type (P2{sub 1}/n) are reported. One phase transition was found at 3.8 GPa to an isomorphic structure to monazite. A second transition occurs at 11.1 GPa. After this transition, the coexistence of tetragonal (I4{sub 1}/a) and monoclinic (P2{sub 1}) structures is detected up to 21.1 GPa. Beyond this pressure and up to 51.2 GPa, only the high-pressure monoclinic phase is observed. Upon decompression all structural changes are reversible. Finally, the axial compressibilities for the different phases have been determined as well as the equations of state.
- OSTI ID:
- 22420668
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 60; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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