Note: Loading method of molecular fluorine using x-ray induced chemistry
- High Pressure Science and Engineering Center (HiPSEC) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4002 (United States)
We have successfully loaded molecular fluorine into a diamond anvil cell at high pressure using the synchrotron x-ray induced decomposition of perfluorohexane (C{sub 6}F{sub 14}). “White” x-ray radiation from the Advanced Photon Source was used to initiate the chemical decomposition of C{sub 6}F{sub 14}, which resulted in the in situ production of F{sub 2} as verified via Raman spectroscopy. Due to the toxic nature of fluorine, this method will offer significant advantages in the ability to easily load a relatively nontoxic and inert substance into a chamber (such as a diamond anvil cell) that, when sealed with other reactants and irradiate with hard x-rays (>7 keV), releases highly reactive and toxic fluorine into the sample/reaction chamber to enable novel chemical synthesis under isolated and/or extreme conditions.
- OSTI ID:
- 22314437
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 85, Issue 8; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ADVANCED PHOTON SOURCE
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
CHEMISTRY
DECOMPOSITION
DIAMONDS
DYNAMIC LOADS
FLUORINE
HARD X RADIATION
KEV RANGE
PRESSURE RANGE GIGA PA
PRESSURE RANGE MEGA PA 10-100
RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
SYNCHROTRONS
TOXICITY