Pronounced negative thermal expansion from a simple structure : Cubic ScF{sub 3}.
Scandium trifluoride maintains a cubic ReO{sub 3} type structure down to at least 10 K, although the pressure at which its cubic to rhombohedral phase transition occurs drops from >0.5 GPa at {approx}300 K to 0.1-0.2 GPa at 50 K. At low temperatures it shows strong negative thermal expansion (NTE) (60-110 K, {alpha}{sub l} {approx} -14 ppm K{sup -1}). On heating, its coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) smoothly increases, leading to a room temperature CTE that is similar to that of ZrW{sub 2}O{sub 8} and positive thermal expansion above {approx}1100 K. While the cubic ReO{sub 3} structure type is often used as a simple illustration of how negative thermal expansion can arise from the thermally induced rocking of rigid structural units, ScF{sub 3} is the first material with this structure to provide a clear experimental illustration of this mechanism for NTE.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1001168
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/XSD/JA-68385; TRN: US201101%%777
- Journal Information:
- J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 132, Issue Oct. 19, 2010
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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