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Title: Note: Loading method of molecular fluorine using x-ray induced chemistry

Abstract

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.

Authors:
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  1. 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)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22314437
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Review of Scientific Instruments
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 85; Journal Issue: 8; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, 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

Citation Formats

Pravica, Michael, Sneed, Daniel, White, Melanie, and Wang, Yonggang. Note: Loading method of molecular fluorine using x-ray induced chemistry. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4893384.
Pravica, Michael, Sneed, Daniel, White, Melanie, & Wang, Yonggang. Note: Loading method of molecular fluorine using x-ray induced chemistry. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893384
Pravica, Michael, Sneed, Daniel, White, Melanie, and Wang, Yonggang. 2014. "Note: Loading method of molecular fluorine using x-ray induced chemistry". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893384.
@article{osti_22314437,
title = {Note: Loading method of molecular fluorine using x-ray induced chemistry},
author = {Pravica, Michael and Sneed, Daniel and White, Melanie and Wang, Yonggang},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4893384},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22314437}, journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
issn = {0034-6748},
number = 8,
volume = 85,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}