High Pressure In-Situ Neutron Diffraction under Gigapascal of Iron
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摘要: 中子对轻元素敏感,能够识别近邻原子,区分同位素,可以直接测定材料的磁结构,并具有很强的穿透力。这些优点使中子衍射成为研究物质的一种独特手段,在含能材料、含水矿物、超导以及磁材料等都发挥着重要的作用。利用自主研制的全景式大腔体对顶砧高压装置,实现了吉帕压力下原位中子衍射谱的获取。实验中采用WC压砧,当负载压力达到150kN时,在体积为6mm3的样品腔内获得了铁在5GPa压力下的中子衍射谱。通过优化组装或使用金刚石压砧,可以获得10GPa甚至更高压力下的高压原位中子衍射谱。Abstract: The unique properties of neutron, such as its sensitivity to light elements and isotope, its capability of detecting magnetic structures, and its high penetrating power, make neutron diffraction an almost perfect method for scattering investigation of various materials, such as energetic compounds, hydrous minerals, superconductors, and magnetic materials.Based on a newly built and operated neutron source at Mianyang (China Mianyang Research Reactor, CMRR), we have been able to establish and develop some high pressure in-situ neutron diffraction techniques.With our own developed large-volume panoramic-type opposed anvil cell, we are currently able to collect the in-situ neutron diffraction patterns under a high pressure beyond gigapascal, and by employing the tungsten carbide anvil and applying the loading force at 150kN, we compressed the iron sample of 6mm3 volume up to 5GPa and collected neutron diffraction patterns within a few hours.By optimizing and combining our techniques, or by using the diamond anvil cell, we can obtain a spectrum of in-situ neutron diffraction under pressures that may be extended to over 10GPa.
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Key words:
- high pressure /
- in-situ neutron diffraction /
- iron /
- large-volume opposed anvil cell
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表 1 不同压力下Fe的晶格常数
Table 1. Lattice parameters of iron at different pressures
Sample volume/(mm3) Loading force/(kN) a/(nm) V/(nm3) p/(GPa) 59 200 0.2861 0.023426 0.88 59 250 0.2860 0.023405 1.05 59 290 0.2858 0.023353 1.40 6 150 0.2842 0.022950 4.76 -
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