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In situ high-pressure synchrotron x-ray diffraction study of CeVO[subscript 4] and TbVO[subscript 4] up to 50 GPa

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Room-temperature angle-dispersive x-ray diffraction measurements on zircon-type TbVO{sub 4} and CeVO{sub 4} were performed in a diamond-anvil cell up to 50 GPa using neon as a pressure-transmitting medium. In TbVO{sub 4}, we found at 6.4 GPa evidence of a nonreversible pressure-induced structural phase transition from zircon to a scheelite-type structure. A second transition to an M-fergusonite-type structure was found at 33.9 GPa, which is reversible. Zircon-type CeVO{sub 4} exhibits two pressure-induced transitions: first, an irreversible transition to a monazite-type structure at 5.6 GPa and, second, at 14.7 GPa, a reversible transition to an orthorhombic structure. No additional phase transitions or evidences of chemical decomposition are found in the experiments. The equations of state and axial compressibility for the different phases are also determined. Finally, the sequence of structural transitions and the compressibilities are discussed in comparison with other orhtovanadates and the influence of nonhydrostaticity commented.
Research Organization:
Advanced Photon Source (APS), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
FOREIGN
OSTI ID:
1034177
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Journal Issue: 22 Vol. 84
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH

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