High-pressure behavior of (Cs,K)Al4Be5B11O28 (londonite) : a single-crystal synchrotron diffraction study up to 26 GPa
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2017
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High-pressure behavior of (Cs,K)Al4Be5B11O28 (londonite) : a single-crystal synchrotron diffraction study up to 26 GPa / G.D. Gatta, P. Lotti, D. Comboni, M. Merlini, P. Vignola, H. Liermann. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY. - ISSN 0002-7820. - 100:10(2017), pp. 4893-4901. [10.1111/jace.14936]
Abstract:
The compressional behavior and the P-induced deformation mechanisms at the atomic scale of (Cs,K)Al4Be5B11O28 (londonite, a ~7.31 A and space group P-43m) were investigated by in situ single-crystal synchrotron X-ray diffraction with a diamond anvil cell up to 26 GPa. No phase transition was observed within the P-range investigated: this material exhibits isotropic compression (i.e., with cubic symmetry) in response to the applied pressure. Fitting the P–V data with a Birch-Murnaghan isothermal equation of state, we obtained: V0=390.8(3) A3, KP0=212(7) GPa (beta0=1/KP0=0.0047(1) GPa-1) and K0=4.6(6). A series of structural refinements, based on the high-pressure intensity data, were performed. The stiffness of londonite (similar to that of carbides) is governed by its close-packing structure, and in particular by the very low compressibility of B- and Be-tetrahedra and the modest compressibility of the Al-octahedra. The Cs-polyhedra are the most compressible units of the structure. The effects of pressure can be accommodated by intrapolyhedral compression or deformation, leading to a modest bulk compression. The high amount of boron in londonite (B2O3 ~50 wt%) makes its synthetic counterpart a potential neutron absorber. In addition, the high content of Cs makes londonite-type materials as potential hosts for nuclear waste
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01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
borates; cesium/cesium compounds; elastic constants; single crystals; structure
Elenco autori:
G.D. Gatta, P. Lotti, D. Comboni, M. Merlini, P. Vignola, H. Liermann
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