Effect of crystallization water on the structural and electrical properties of CuWO{sub 4} under high pressure
- State Key Lab for Superhard Materials, Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012 (China)
- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai 201203 (China)
- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049 (China)
The effect of crystallization water on the structural and electrical properties of CuWO{sub 4} under high pressure has been investigated by in situ X-ray diffraction and alternating current impedance spectra measurements. The crystallization water was found to be a key role in modulating the structural stability of CuWO{sub 4} at high pressures. The anhydrous CuWO{sub 4} undergoes two pressure-induced structural transitions at 8.8 and 18.5 GPa, respectively, while CuWO{sub 4}·2H{sub 2}O keeps its original structure up to 40.5 GPa. Besides, the crystallization water makes the electrical transport behavior of anhydrous CuWO{sub 4} and CuWO{sub 4}·2H{sub 2}O quite different. The charge carrier transportation is always isotropic in CuWO{sub 4}·2H{sub 2}O, but anisotropic in the triclinic and the third phase of anhydrous CuWO{sub 4}. The grain resistance of CuWO{sub 4}·2H{sub 2}O is always larger than that of anhydrous CuWO{sub 4} in the entire pressure range. By analyzing the relaxation response, we found that the large number of hydrogen bonds can soften the grain characteristic frequency of CuWO{sub 4}·2H{sub 2}O over CuWO{sub 4} by one order of magnitude.
- OSTI ID:
- 22486082
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 107; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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