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Phase transformations and indications for acoustic mode softening in Tb-Gd orthophosphate

Journal Article · · Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
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  1. Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States). Dept. of Geoscience and High Pressure Science and Engineering Center
  2. Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division

At ambient conditions the anhydrous rare-earth orthophosphates assume either the xenotime (zircon) or the monazite structure, with the latter favored for the heavier rare earths. Tb0.5Gd0.5PO4 assumes the xenotime structure at ambient conditions but is at the border between the xenotime and monazite structures. Here we show that, at high pressure, Tb0.5Gd0.5PO4 does not transform directly to monazite but through an intermediate anhydrite-type structure. We show softening of (c1133 + c1313) combined elastic moduli close to the transition from the anhydrite to the monazite structure. Stress response of rare-earth orthophosphate ceramics can be affected by both formation of the anhydrite-type phase and the elastic softening in the vicinity of the monazite-phase. In conclusion, we report the first structural data for an anhydrite-type rare earth orthophosphate.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1265508
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1234744
OSTI ID: 1238942
OSTI ID: 22505172
Journal Information:
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 28; ISSN 0953-8984
Publisher:
IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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