Mechanical behaviors and phase transition of Ho 2 O 3 nanocrystals under high pressure

Yan, Xiaozhi; Ren, Xiangting; He, Duanwei; Chen, Bin; Yang, Wenge

doi:10.1063/1.4890341

Mechanical behaviors and phase transition of Ho ₂ O ₃ nanocrystals under high pressure

Journal Article · Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4890341· OSTI ID:1385864

Yan, Xiaozhi ^[1]; Ren, Xiangting ^[2]; He, Duanwei ^[3]; Chen, Bin ^[4]; Yang, Wenge ^[5]

Sichuan Univ., Chengdu (China). Inst. of Atomic & Molecular Physics; Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Shanghai (China)
Sichuan Univ., Chengdu (China). Inst. of Atomic & Molecular Physics
Sichuan Univ., Chengdu (China). Inst. of Atomic & Molecular Physics; China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang (China). Inst. of Fluid Physics and National Key Lab. of Shockwave and Detonation Physic
Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Shanghai (China)
Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Shanghai (China); Carnegie Inst. of Science Argonne, IL (United States). High Pressure Synergetic Consortium (HPSync)

Mechanical properties and phase transition often show quite large crystal size dependent behavior, especially at nanoscale under high pressure. Here, we have investigated Ho₂O₃ nanocrystals with in-situ x-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy under high pressure up to 33.5 GPa. When compared to the structural transition routine cubic $->$ monoclinic $->$ hexagonal phase in bulk Ho₂O₃ under high pressure, the nano-sized Ho₂O₃ shows a much higher onset transition pressure from cubic to monoclinic structure and followed by a pressure-induced-amorphization under compression. The detailed analysis on the Q (Q = 2$$π$$/d) dependent bulk moduli reveals the nanosized Ho₂O₃ particles consist of a clear higher compressible shell and a less compressible core. Insight into these phenomena shed lights on micro-mechanism studies of the mechanical behavior and phase evolution for nanomaterials under high pressure, in general.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Energy Frontier Research in Extreme Environments (EFree)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001057

OSTI ID:: 1385864

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1210833
OSTI ID: 22308911

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 116; ISSN 0021-8979

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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