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- Laniel, Dominique, et al.
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A reentrant phase transition and a novel polymorph revealed in high-pressure investigations of CF4 up to 46.5 GPa
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Chemical Physics. - : AIP Publishing. - 0021-9606 .- 1089-7690. ; 156:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The high-pressure behavior of simple molecular systems, devoid of strong intermolecular interactions, provides a unique avenue toward a fundamental understanding of matter. Tetrahalides of the carbon group elements (group 14), lacking all intermolecular interactions but van der Waals, are among the most elementary of molecular compounds. Here, we report the investigation of CF4 up to 46.5 GPa-the highest pressure up to which any tetrahalides of group 14 elements have been studied so far-by a combination of single-crystal x-ray diffraction (SC-XRDp), Raman spectroscopy, and ab initio calculations. These measurements reveal a pressure-induced reentrant phase transition (phase II phase III phase IIR) Room temperature and the formation of a previously unknown CF4 cubic polymorph, named phase IV, after the laser heating of CF4 at 46.5 GPa. In this work, the structures of phases II(R), III, and IV were solved and the atomic coordinates were refined on the basis of SC-XRDp. A comparison of tetrahalides of group 14 elements underlines that reducing the intermolecular halogen-halogen distances leads to a structural rearrangement from close packing of the tetrahedral molecules to close packing of the halogen atoms.
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- Laniel, Dominique, et al.
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High-pressure Na-3(N-2)(4), Ca-3(N-2)(4), Sr-3(N-2)(4), and Ba(N-2)(3) featuring nitrogen dimers with noninteger charges and anion-driven metallicity
- 2022
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Ingår i: Physical Review Materials. - : AMER PHYSICAL SOC. - 2475-9953. ; 6:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Charged molecular species, such as [N-2](x-), [O-2](x-), [C-2](x-), and [S-2](x-), follow the paradigm of carrying integer values of electrons. Here, the Na-3(N-2)(4), Ca-3(N-2)(4), Sr-3(N-2)(4), and Ba(N-2)(3) compounds were produced and characterized <70 GPa and evidenced to be composed of paradigm-breaking [N-2](x-) dimers with noninteger charges of -0.75, -1.5, -1.5, and -0.67, respectively. The anion-driven metallicity of the compounds is proposed as the physical mechanism enabling the noninteger electron count of the [N-2](x-) dimers. The properties of these dimers and the compounds bearing them are demonstrated to depend on their noninteger charge, paving the way to materials with electron-tunable features.
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- Laniel, Dominique, et al.
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High-Pressure Polymeric Nitrogen Allotrope with the Black Phosphorus Structure
- 2020
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Ingår i: Physical Review Letters. - : AMER PHYSICAL SOC. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 124:21
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Studies of polynitrogen phases are of great interest for fundamental science and for the design of novel high energy density materials. Laser heating of pure nitrogen at 140 GPa in a diamond anvil cell led to the synthesis of a polymeric nitrogen allotrope with the black phosphorus structure, bp-N. The structure was identified in situ using synchrotron single-crystal x-ray diffraction and further studied by Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations. The discovery of bp-N brings nitrogen in line with heavier pnictogen elements, resolves incongruities regarding polymeric nitrogen phases and provides insights into polynitrogen arrangements at extreme densities.
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- Laniel, Dominique, et al.
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High-pressure synthesis of seven lanthanum hydrides with a significant variability of hydrogen content
- 2022
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Ingår i: Nature Communications. - : Nature Publishing Group. - 2041-1723. ; 13:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The lanthanum-hydrogen system has attracted significant attention following the report of superconductivity in LaH10 at near-ambient temperatures and high pressures. Phases other than LaH10 are suspected to be synthesized based on both powder X-ray diffraction and resistivity data, although they have not yet been identified. Here, we present the results of our single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies on this system, supported by density functional theory calculations, which reveal an unexpected chemical and structural diversity of lanthanum hydrides synthesized in the range of 50 to 180 GPa. Seven lanthanum hydrides were produced, LaH3, LaH~4, LaH4+δ, La4H23, LaH6+δ, LaH9+δ, and LaH10+δ, and the atomic coordinates of lanthanum in their structures determined. The regularities in rare-earth element hydrides unveiled here provide clues to guide the search for other synthesizable hydrides and candidate high-temperature superconductors. The hydrogen content variability in lanthanum hydrides and the samples’ phase heterogeneity underline the challenges related to assessing potentially superconducting phases and the nature of electronic transitions in high-pressure hydrides.
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- Laniel, Dominique, et al.
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Nitrosonium nitrate (NO+NO3-) structure solution using in situ single-crystal X-ray diffraction in a diamond anvil cell
- 2021
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Ingår i: IUCrJ. - : International Union of Crystallography. - 2052-2525. ; 8, s. 208-214
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- At high pressures, autoionization - along with polymerization and metallization - is one of the responses of simple molecular systems to a rise in electron density. Nitrosonium nitrate (NO+NO3-), known for this property, has attracted a large interest in recent decades and was reported to be synthesized at high pressure and high temperature from a variety of nitrogen-oxygen precursors, such as N2O4, N2O and N-2-O-2 mixtures. However, its structure has not been determined unambiguously. Here, we present the first structure solution and refinement for nitrosonium nitrate on the basis of single-crystal X-ray diffraction at 7.0 and 37.0 GPa. The structure model (P2(1)/m space group) contains the triple-bonded NO+ cation and the NO3- sp(2)-trigonal planar anion. Remarkably, crystal-chemical considerations and accompanying density-functional-theory calculations show that the oxygen atom of the NO+ unit is positively charged - a rare occurrence when in the presence of a less-electronegative element.
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- Laniel, Dominique, et al.
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Novel sulfur hydrides synthesized at extreme conditions
- 2020
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Ingår i: Physical Review B. - : AMER PHYSICAL SOC. - 2469-9950 .- 2469-9969. ; 102:13
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The sulfur-hydrogen system is the first one in which superconductivity at temperatures over 200 K has been reported, albeit at high pressure. The particular phases causing the measured T-c and their structures are not yet firmly identified. Here, synchrotron single-crystal x-ray diffraction studies of S-H samples were performed up to 150 GPa and revealed two previously unobserved and unpredicted sulfur-hydrogen phases-H6 +/- xS5 with x similar to 0.4, and H2.85 +/- yS2 with y similar to 0.35. The crystallographic data obtained in this work, both for the new phases and for the previously identified H3S polymorphs, provide an unambiguous experimental proof of the chemical richness of the S-H system and the structural diversity of compounds forming at high pressures and high temperatures. Our results have profound implications for the interpretation of the resistance, superconductivity, and other physical properties measurements on the complex S-H system.
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- Laniel, Dominique, et al.
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Synthesis, crystal structure and structure-property relations of strontium orthocarbonate, Sr2CO4
- 2021
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Ingår i: Acta Crystallographica. Section B. - : International Union of Crystallography. - 2052-5192 .- 2052-5206. ; 77, s. 131-137
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Carbonates containing CO4 groups as building blocks have recently been discovered. A new orthocarbonate, Sr2CO4 is synthesized at 92 GPa and at a temperature of 2500 K. Its crystal structure was determined by in situ synchrotron single-crystal X-ray diffraction, selecting a grain from a polycrystalline sample. Strontium orthocarbonate crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system (space group Pnma) with CO4, SrO9 and SrO11 polyhedra as the main building blocks. It is isostructural to Ca2CO4. DFT calculations reproduce the experimental findings very well and have, therefore, been used to predict the equation of state, Raman and IR spectra, and to assist in the discussion of bonding in this compound.
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- Laniel, Dominique, et al.
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Synthesis of Ultra‐Incompressible and Recoverable Carbon Nitrides Featuring CN4 Tetrahedra
- 2024
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Ingår i: Advanced Materials. - : WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH. - 0935-9648 .- 1521-4095. ; 36:3
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Carbon nitrides featuring three-dimensional frameworks of CN4 tetrahedra are one of the great aspirations of materials science, expected to have a hardness greater than or comparable to diamond. After more than three decades of efforts to synthesize them, no unambiguous evidence of their existence has been delivered. Here, the high-pressure high-temperature synthesis of three carbon-nitrogen compounds, tI14-C3N4, hP126-C3N4, and tI24-CN2, in laser-heated diamond anvil cells, is reported. Their structures are solved and refined using synchrotron single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Physical properties investigations show that these strongly covalently bonded materials, ultra-incompressible and superhard, also possess high energy density, piezoelectric, and photoluminescence properties. The novel carbon nitrides are unique among high-pressure materials, as being produced above 100 GPa they are recoverable in air at ambient conditions.
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