Phase behaviour, thermal expansion and compressibility of SnMo 2 O 8
The phase behaviour and thermoelastic properties of SnMo2O8, derived from variable temperature and pressure synchrotron powder diffraction data, are reported. SnMo2O8 is a member of the AM2O8 family of negative thermal expansion (NTE) materials, but unexpectedly, has positive thermal expansion. Over the P-T space explored (298–513 K, ambient to 310 MPa) four different forms of SnMo2O8 are observed: α, β, γ and γ'. The γ to β transition is temperature-, pressure-, and time-dependent. SnMo2O8 is a much softer material (α and γ form have BT = 29 and 26 GPa at 298 K) than other members of the AM2O8 family. Counter-intuitively, its high temperature β phase becomes stiffer with increasing temperature (BT ~36 GPa at 490 K). The pressure dependence of the thermal expansion for each phase is reported.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE - BASIC ENERGY SCIENCESFOREIGN
- OSTI ID:
- 1418057
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 258, Issue C; ISSN 0022-4596
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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