Elastic, magnetic and electronic properties of iridium phosphide Ir2P

Wang, Pei; Wang, Yonggang; Wang, Liping; Zhang, Xinyu; Yu, Xiaohui; Zhu, Jinlong; Wang, Shanmin; Qin, Jiaqian; Leinenweber, Kurt; Chen, Haihua; He, Duanwei; Zhao, Yusheng

doi:10.1038/srep21787

Elastic, magnetic and electronic properties of iridium phosphide Ir₂P

Journal Article · Wed Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep21787· OSTI ID:1240178

Wang, Pei ^[1]; Wang, Yonggang ^[2]; Wang, Liping ^[2]; Zhang, Xinyu ^[3]; Yu, Xiaohui ^[4]; Zhu, Jinlong ^[2]; Wang, Shanmin ^[2]; Qin, Jiaqian ^[5]; Leinenweber, Kurt ^[6]; Chen, Haihua ^[7]; He, Duanwei ^[8]; Zhao, Yusheng ^[2]

Sichuan Univ., Chengdu (People's Republic of China); Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
Yanshan Univ., Qinhuangdao (People's Republic of China)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (People's Republic of China)
Chulalongkorn Univ., Bangkok (Thailand)
Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
Qinghai Univ., Xining (People's Republic of China)
Sichuan Univ., Chengdu (People's Republic of China)

Cubic (space group: Fm3¯m) iridium phosphide, Ir₂P, has been synthesized at high pressure and high temperature. Angle-dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction measurements on Ir₂P powder using a diamond-anvil cell at room temperature and high pressures (up to 40.6 GPa) yielded a bulk modulus of B₀ = 306(6) GPa and its pressure derivative B₀'= 6.4(5). Such a high bulk modulus attributed to the short and strongly covalent Ir-P bonds as revealed by first – principles calculations and three-dimensionally distributed [IrP₄] tetrahedron network. Indentation testing on a well–sintered polycrystalline sample yielded the hardness of 11.8(4) GPa. Relatively low shear modulus of ~64 GPa from theoretical calculations suggests a complicated overall bonding in Ir₂P with metallic, ionic, and covalent characteristics. Additionally, a spin glass behavior is indicated by magnetic susceptibility measurements.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Nevada System of Higher Education, Reno, NV (United States); Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; NA0001982

OSTI ID:: 1240178

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1332527
OSTI ID: 1252989

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 02 Vol. 6; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: ENGLISH

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