611 research outputs found
Semimetallic molecular hydrogen at pressure above 350 GPa
According to the theoretical predictions, insulating molecular hydrogen
dissociates and transforms to an atomic metal at pressures P~370-500 GPa. In
another scenario, the metallization first occurs in the 250-500 GPa pressure
range in molecular hydrogen through overlapping of electronic bands. The
calculations are not accurate enough to predict which option is realized. Here
we show that at a pressure of ~360 GPa and temperatures <200 K the hydrogen
starts to conduct, and that temperature dependence of the electrical
conductivity is typical of a semimetal. The conductivity, measured up to 440
GPa, increases strongly with pressure. Raman spectra, measured up to 480 GPa,
indicate that hydrogen remains a molecular solid at pressures up to 440 GPa,
while at higher pressures the Raman signal vanishes, likely indicating further
transformation to a good molecular metal or to an atomic state
Structure and bonding of dense liquid oxygen from first principles simulations
Using first principles simulations we have investigated the structural and
bonding properties of dense fluid oxygen up to 180 GPa. We have found that band
gap closure occurs in the molecular liquid, with a "slow" transition from a
semi-conducting to a poor metallic state occurring over a wide pressure range.
At approximately 80 GPa, molecular dissociation is observed in the metallic
fluid. Spin fluctuations play a key role in determining the electronic
structure of the low pressure fluid, while they are suppressed at high
pressure.Comment: 4 figure
Magnetic measurements at pressures above 10 GPa in a miniature ceramic anvil cell for a superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer
A miniature ceramic anvil high pressure cell (mCAC) was earlier designed by
us for magnetic measurements at pressures up to 7.6 GPa in a commercial
superconducting quantum interference (SQUID) magnetometer [N. Tateiwa et al.,
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 053906 (2011)]. Here, we describe methods to generate
pressures above 10 GPa in the mCAC. The efficiency of the pressure generation
is sharply improved when the Cu-Be gasket is sufficiently preindented. The
maximum pressure for the 0.6 mm culet anvils is 12.6 GPa when the Cu-Be gasket
is preindented from the initial thickness of 0.30 to 0.06 mm. The 0.5 mm culet
anvils were also tested with a rhenium gasket. The maximum pressure attainable
in the mCAC is about 13 GPa. The present cell was used to study YbCu2Si2 which
shows a pressure induced transition from the non-magnetic to magnetic phases at
8 GPa. We confirm a ferromagnetic transition from the dc magnetization
measurement at high pressure. The mCAC can detect the ferromagnetic ordered
state whose spontaneous magnetic moment is smaller than 1 mB per unit cell. The
high sensitivity for magnetic measurements in the mCAC may result from the the
simplicity of cell structure. The present study shows the availability of the
mCAC for precise magnetic measurements at pressures above 10 GPa
Equation of state of cubic boron nitride at high pressures and temperatures
We report accurate measurements of the equation of state (EOS) of cubic boron
nitride by x-ray diffraction up to 160 GPa at 295 K and 80 GPa in the range
500-900 K. Experiments were performed on single-crystals embedded in a
quasi-hydrostatic pressure medium (helium or neon). Comparison between the
present EOS data at 295 K and literature allows us to critically review the
recent calibrations of the ruby standard. The full P-V-T data set can be
represented by a Mie-Gr\"{u}neisen model, which enables us to extract all
relevant thermodynamic parameters: bulk modulus and its first
pressure-derivative, thermal expansion coefficient, thermal Gr\"{u}neisen
parameter and its volume dependence. This equation of state is used to
determine the isothermal Gr\"{u}neisen mode parameter of the Raman TO band. A
new formulation of the pressure scale based on this Raman mode, using
physically-constrained parameters, is deduced.Comment: 8 pages, 7 figure
Superconductivity in the Chalcogens up to Multimegabar Pressures
Highly sensitive magnetic susceptibility techniques were used to measure the
superconducting transition temperatures in S up to 231(5) GPa. S
transforms to a superconductor with T of 10 K and has a discontinuity in
T_c dependence at 160 GPa corresponding to bco to beta-Po phase transition.
Above this pressure T_c in S has a maximum reaching about 17.3(+/-0.5) K at 200
GPa and then slowly decreases with pressure to 15 K at 230 GPa.
This trend in the pressure dependence parallels the behavior of the heavier
members Se and Te. Superconductivity in Se was also observed from 15 to 25 GPa
with T_c changing from 4 to 6 K and above 150 GPa with T_c of 8 K.
Similiarities in the T_c dependences for S, Se, and Te, and the implications
for oxygen are discussed.Comment: 4 pages, 10 figure
Elemental Phosphorus: structural and superconducting phase diagram under pressure
Pressure-induced superconductivity and structural phase transitions in
phosphorous (P) are studied by resistivity measurements under pressures up to
170 GPa and fully crystal structure and superconductivity
calculations up to 350 GPa. Two distinct superconducting transition temperature
(T) vs. pressure () trends at low pressure have been reported more
than 30 years ago, and for the first time we are able to reproduce them and
devise a consistent explanation founded on thermodynamically metastable phases
of black-phosphorous. Our experimental and theoretical results form a single,
consistent picture which not only provides a clear understanding of elemental P
under pressure but also sheds light on the long-standing and unsolved
superconductivity trend. Moreover, at higher pressures we predict a
similar scenario of multiple metastable structures which coexist beyond their
thermodynamical stability range. Metastable phases of P experimentally
accessible at pressures above 240 GPa should exhibit T's as high as 15 K,
i.e. three times larger than the predicted value for the ground-state crystal
structure. We observe that all the metastable structures systematically exhibit
larger transition temperatures than the ground-state ones, indicating that the
exploration of metastable phases represents a promising route to design
materials with improved superconducting properties.Comment: 14 pages, 4 figure
Crystal Structure of 200 K-Superconducting Phase of Sulfur Hydride System
This article reports the experimentally clarified crystal structure of a
recently discovered sulfur hydride in high temperature superconducting phase
which has the highest critical temperature Tc over 200 K which has been ever
reported. For understanding the mechanism of the high superconductivity, the
information of its crystal structure is very essential. Herein we have carried
out the simultaneous measurements electrical resistance and synchrotron x-ray
diffraction under high pressure, and clearly revealed that the hydrogen
sulfide, H2S, decomposes to H3S and its crystal structure has body-centered
cubic symmetry in the superconducting phase.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figure
Spectroscopy of HS: evidence of a new energy scale for superconductivity
The discovery of a superconducting phase in sulfur hydride under high
pressure with a critical temperature above 200 K has provided a new impetus to
the search for even higher . Theory predicted and experiment confirmed
that the phase involved is HS with Im-3m crystal structure. The observation
of a sharp drop in resistance to zero at , its downward shift with
magnetic field and a Meissner effect confirm superconductivity but the
mechanism involved remains to be determined. Here, we provide a first optical
spectroscopy study of this new superconductor. Experimental results for the
optical reflectivity of HS, under high pressure of 150 GPa, for several
temperatures and over the range 60 to 600 meV of photon energies, are compared
with theoretical calculations based on Eliashberg theory using DFT results for
the electron-phonon spectral density F(). Two significant
features stand out: some remarkably strong infrared active phonons at
160 meV and a band with a depressed reflectance in the superconducting state in
the region from 450 meV to 600 meV. In this energy range, as predicted by
theory, HS is found to become a better reflector with increasing
temperature. This temperature evolution is traced to superconductivity
originating from the electron-phonon interaction. The shape, magnitude, and
energy dependence of this band at 150 K agrees with our calculations. This
provides strong evidence of a conventional mechanism. However, the unusually
strong optical phonon suggests a contribution of electronic degrees of freedom.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures. Main manuscript and supplementary informatio
Pressure-induced Superconductivity in a Ferromagnet UGe -- Resistivity Measurements in Magnetic Field --
The electrical resistivity measurements in the magnetic field are carried out
on the pressure-induced superconductor UGe. The superconductivity is
observed from 1.06 to 1.44 GPa. The upper critical field of is
anisotropic where exhibits positive curvature for and
-axis. The characteristic enhancement of is reconfirmed for
-axis. In the temperature and field dependence of resistivity at where the ferromagnetic ordering disappears, it is observed that the
application of the external field along the {\it a}-axis increases the
coefficient of Fermi liquid behavior correspondingly to the
metamagnetic transition.Comment: To be published in the proceeding of the International Conference on
High Pressure Science and Technology(AIRAPT-18),Beijing,China,23-27 July 200
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