Vibrational, elastic, and structural properties of cubic silicon carbide under pressure up to 75 GPa: Implication for a primary pressure scale

Zhuravlev, K. K.; Goncharov, Alexander F.; Tkachev, S. N.; Dera, P.; Prakapenka, V. B.

doi:10.1063/1.4795348

Vibrational, elastic, and structural properties of cubic silicon carbide under pressure up to 75 GPa: Implication for a primary pressure scale

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2013 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4795348· OSTI ID:1069138

Zhuravlev, K. K.; Goncharov, Alexander F.; Tkachev, S. N.; Dera, P.; Prakapenka, V. B.

We present results of concomitant measurements of synchrotron x-ray diffraction (XRD), Brillouin, and Raman spectroscopy on the single crystal samples of cubic silicon carbide (3C-SiC) under quasi-hydrostatic pressures up to 65 GPa, as well as x-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy up to 75 GPa. We determined the equation of state of 3C-SiC and pressure dependencies of the zone-center phonon, elastic tensor, and mode Gruneisen parameters. Cubic SiC lattice was found to be stable up to 75 GPa, but there is a tendency for destabilization above 40 GPa, based on softening of a transverse sound velocity. By applying the concomitant density and elasticity measurements, we determined the pressure on the SiC sample without referring to any other pressure scale thus establishing a new primary pressure scale with a 2%–4% precision up to 65 GPa. We proposed corrections to the existing ruby and neon pressure scales, and also calibrated cubic SiC as a pressure marker for the x-ray diffraction and Raman experiments.

Research Organization:: Advanced Photon Source (APS), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (US)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

OSTI ID:: 1069138

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 113; ISSN 0021-8979

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: ENGLISH

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