Study of high pressure structural stability of CeO2 nanoparticles

In situ high pressure XRD diffraction and Raman spectroscopy have been performed on 12 nm CeO2 nanoparticles. Surprisingly, under quasihydrostatic conditions, 12 nm CeO2 nanoparticles maintain the fluorite- type structure in the whole pressure range （0-51 GPa） during the experiments, much more stabl...

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Published in中国物理C：英文版 no. 9; pp. 94 - 98
Main Author 刘波 刘然 李全军 姚明光 邹勃 崔田 刘冰冰 刘景
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.2013
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压力范围
拉曼光谱
晶粒尺寸效应
相变压力
纳米CeO2
纳米粒子
结构稳定性
高压
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Summary:In situ high pressure XRD diffraction and Raman spectroscopy have been performed on 12 nm CeO2 nanoparticles. Surprisingly, under quasihydrostatic conditions, 12 nm CeO2 nanoparticles maintain the fluorite- type structure in the whole pressure range （0-51 GPa） during the experiments, much more stable than the bulk counterpart （PT-31 GPa）. In contrast, they experienced phase transition at pressure as low as 26 GPa under non- hydrostatic conditions （adopting CsC1 as pressure medium）. Additionally, 32-36 nm CeO2 nanoparticles exhibit an onset pressure of phase transition at 35 GPa under quasihydrostatic conditions, and this onset pressure is much lower than our result. Further analysis shows both the experimental condition （i.e., quasihydrostatic or non-hydrostatic） and grain size effect have a significant impact on the high pressure behaviors of CeO2 nanomaterials.
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In situ high pressure XRD diffraction and Raman spectroscopy have been performed on 12 nm CeO2 nanoparticles. Surprisingly, under quasihydrostatic conditions, 12 nm CeO2 nanoparticles maintain the fluorite- type structure in the whole pressure range （0-51 GPa） during the experiments, much more stable than the bulk counterpart （PT-31 GPa）. In contrast, they experienced phase transition at pressure as low as 26 GPa under non- hydrostatic conditions （adopting CsC1 as pressure medium）. Additionally, 32-36 nm CeO2 nanoparticles exhibit an onset pressure of phase transition at 35 GPa under quasihydrostatic conditions, and this onset pressure is much lower than our result. Further analysis shows both the experimental condition （i.e., quasihydrostatic or non-hydrostatic） and grain size effect have a significant impact on the high pressure behaviors of CeO2 nanomaterials.
Ce02 nanomaterials, high pressure, experimental conditions, grain size effect, structural stability
ISSN:1674-1137
0254-3052
DOI:10.1088/1674-1137/37/9/098003