Size Dependence of Cubic to Trigonal Structural Distortion in Silver Micro- and Nanocrystals under High Pressure

作者:Guo Qixun*; Zhao Yusheng; Wang Zhongwu; Skrabalak Sara E; Lin Zhijun; Xia Younan
来源:Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008, 112(51): 20135-20137.
DOI:10.1021/jp809177n

摘要

Silver micro- and nanocrystals with sizes of similar to 2-3.5 mu m and similar to 50-100 nm were uniaxially compressed under nonhydrostatic pressures (strong deviatoric stress) up to similar to 30 GPa at room temperature in a symmetric diamond-anvil cell and studied in situ using angle-dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction. A cubic to trigonal structural distortion along a 3-fold rotational axis was discovered by careful and comprehensive analysis of the apparent lattice parameter and full width at half-maximum, which are strongly dependent upon the Miller index and crystal size.

  • 出版日期2008-12-25