Subnanosecond phase transition dynamics in laser-shocked iron
Abstract
Iron is one of the most studied chemical elements due to its sociotechnological and planetary importance; hence, understanding its structural transition dynamics is of vital interest. By combining a short pulse optical laser and an ultrashort free electron laser pulse, we have observed the subnanosecond structural dynamics of iron from high-quality x-ray diffraction data measured at 50-ps intervals up to 2500 ps. We unequivocally identify a three-wave structure during the initial compression and a two-wave structure during the decaying shock, involving all of the known structural types of iron (α-, γ-, and ε-phase). In the final stage, negative lattice pressures are generated by the propagation of rarefaction waves, leading to the formation of expanded phases and the recovery of γ-phase. Our observations demonstrate the unique capability of measuring the atomistic evolution during the entire lattice compression and release processes at unprecedented time and strain rate.
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- Yonsei Univ., Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Pohang Accelerator Lab. (PAL) (Korea, Republic of)
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Korea Polar Research Inst., Incheon (Korea, Republic of)
- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai (China)
- Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
- Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)
- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai (China); Osaka Univ. (Japan)
- Yonsei Univ., Seoul (Korea, Republic of); Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai (China)
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- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); Korean Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIP); Korea Polar Research Institute; National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1635678
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1638045; OSTI ID: 1783916
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515; AC02-06CH11357; AC52-07NA27344; NRF-2018R1A3B1052042; NRF-2016K1A4A3914691; NRF-2016K1A3A7A09005244; PE20200
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Science Advances
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 23; Journal ID: ISSN 2375-2548
- Publisher:
- AAAS
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Hwang, H., Galtier, E., Cynn, H., Eom, I., Chun, S. H., Bang, Y., Hwang, G. C., Choi, J., Kim, T., Kong, M., Kwon, S., Kang, K., Lee, H. J., Park, C., Lee, J. I., Lee, Yongmoon, Yang, W., Shim, S. -H., Vogt, T., Kim, Sangsoo, Park, J., Kim, Sunam, Nam, D., Lee, J. H., Hyun, H., Kim, M., Koo, T. -Y., Kao, C. -C., Sekine, T., and Lee, Yongjae. Subnanosecond phase transition dynamics in laser-shocked iron. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz5132.
Hwang, H., Galtier, E., Cynn, H., Eom, I., Chun, S. H., Bang, Y., Hwang, G. C., Choi, J., Kim, T., Kong, M., Kwon, S., Kang, K., Lee, H. J., Park, C., Lee, J. I., Lee, Yongmoon, Yang, W., Shim, S. -H., Vogt, T., Kim, Sangsoo, Park, J., Kim, Sunam, Nam, D., Lee, J. H., Hyun, H., Kim, M., Koo, T. -Y., Kao, C. -C., Sekine, T., & Lee, Yongjae. Subnanosecond phase transition dynamics in laser-shocked iron. United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaz5132
Hwang, H., Galtier, E., Cynn, H., Eom, I., Chun, S. H., Bang, Y., Hwang, G. C., Choi, J., Kim, T., Kong, M., Kwon, S., Kang, K., Lee, H. J., Park, C., Lee, J. I., Lee, Yongmoon, Yang, W., Shim, S. -H., Vogt, T., Kim, Sangsoo, Park, J., Kim, Sunam, Nam, D., Lee, J. H., Hyun, H., Kim, M., Koo, T. -Y., Kao, C. -C., Sekine, T., and Lee, Yongjae. Fri .
"Subnanosecond phase transition dynamics in laser-shocked iron". United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaz5132. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1635678.
@article{osti_1635678,
title = {Subnanosecond phase transition dynamics in laser-shocked iron},
author = {Hwang, H. and Galtier, E. and Cynn, H. and Eom, I. and Chun, S. H. and Bang, Y. and Hwang, G. C. and Choi, J. and Kim, T. and Kong, M. and Kwon, S. and Kang, K. and Lee, H. J. and Park, C. and Lee, J. I. and Lee, Yongmoon and Yang, W. and Shim, S. -H. and Vogt, T. and Kim, Sangsoo and Park, J. and Kim, Sunam and Nam, D. and Lee, J. H. and Hyun, H. and Kim, M. and Koo, T. -Y. and Kao, C. -C. and Sekine, T. and Lee, Yongjae},
abstractNote = {Iron is one of the most studied chemical elements due to its sociotechnological and planetary importance; hence, understanding its structural transition dynamics is of vital interest. By combining a short pulse optical laser and an ultrashort free electron laser pulse, we have observed the subnanosecond structural dynamics of iron from high-quality x-ray diffraction data measured at 50-ps intervals up to 2500 ps. We unequivocally identify a three-wave structure during the initial compression and a two-wave structure during the decaying shock, involving all of the known structural types of iron (α-, γ-, and ε-phase). In the final stage, negative lattice pressures are generated by the propagation of rarefaction waves, leading to the formation of expanded phases and the recovery of γ-phase. Our observations demonstrate the unique capability of measuring the atomistic evolution during the entire lattice compression and release processes at unprecedented time and strain rate.},
doi = {10.1126/sciadv.aaz5132},
journal = {Science Advances},
number = 23,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {2020},
month = {6}
}
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