Abstract
Lead phosphate Pb3(PO4)2 was investigated by in situ
synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption near-edge
structure (XANES) combined with diamond anvil cell technique up to 60.9
GPa. A pressure-induced phase transition of Pb3(PO4)2 was observed from monoclinic (C2/c) to trigonal () phases at about 1.7 GPa at room temperature. The high-pressure annealing experiment indicates that the trigonal phase of Pb3(PO4)2 is stable at least up to 60.9 GPa. Isothermal pressure–volume relationship of trigonal Pb3(PO4)2 is well described by the third-order Birch–Murnaghan equation of state with V0 = 533(1) Å3, K0 = 89(4) GPa and K0′ = 5.8(2). In trigonal Pb3(PO4)2, the a-axis is more compressible than the c-axis,
showing an anisotropy elasticity. XANES results reveal the evolution of
Pb local environment, i.e. the first-shell coordination number of Pb1
changes from 9 to 12 and the average Pb–O bond length increases at the
crossover of C2/c-to- phase transition.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1255-1264 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Phase Transitions |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Early online date | 26 Sept 2014 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec 2014 |