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- Tang, Hu, et al.
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Boron-Rich Molybdenum Boride with Unusual Short-Range Vacancy Ordering, Anisotropic Hardness, and Superconductivity
- 2020
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Ingår i: Chemistry of Materials. - : AMER CHEMICAL SOC. - 0897-4756 .- 1520-5002. ; 32:1, s. 459-467
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Determination of the structures of materials involving more light elements such as boron-rich compounds is challenging and technically important in understanding their varied compositions and superior functionalities. Here we resolve the long-standing uncertainties in structure and composition about the highest boride (termed MoB4, Mo1-xB3, or MoB3) through the rapid formation of large sized boron-rich molybdenum boride under pressure. Using high-quality single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy, we reveal that boron-rich molybdenum boride with a composition of Mo0.757B3 exhibits P6(3)/mmc symmetry with a partial occupancy of 0.514 in 211 Mo sites (Mol), and direct observations reveal the short-range ordering of cation vacancies in (010) crystal planes. Large anisotropic Young's moduli and Vickers hardness are seen for Mo0.757B3, which may be attributed by its two-dimensional boron distributions. Mo0.757B3 is also found to be superconducting with a transition temperature (T-c) of 2.4 K, which was confirmed by measurements of resistivity and magnetic susceptibility. Theoretical calculations suggest that the partial occupancy of Mo atoms plays a crucial role in the emergence of superconductivity.
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- Liu, Lei, et al.
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Pressure-induced magnetovolume effect in CoCrFeAl high-entropy alloy
- 2019
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Ingår i: Communications Physics. - : NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP. - 2399-3650. ; 2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- High-entropy alloys (HEAs) composed of multiple-principal elements with (nearly) equimolar ratio establish a new conceptual framework for alloy design and hold a promise for extensive applications in industry, akin to the controlled expansion alloys (CEAs), such as Invar alloys. Spontaneously, one question emerges - would it be possible to synthesize a novel class of alloys combining the virtues of both CEAs and HEAs? Here, we report the pressure-induced magnetovolume effect in the body-centered-cubic CoCrFeAl HEA coupled with magnetic phase transitions from ferromagnetic to paramagnetic, and to non-magnetic states, originating from the successive collapses of local magnetic moments of Co and Fe. The observed magnetovolume anomalies, occurring in a progressive way, tailor appreciably the coefficient of thermal expansion of CoCrFeAl. These results further strengthen HEAs' anticipated potential for designing multifunctional materials in virtue of their multiple outstanding properties, and reveal possible routes for their future synthesis.
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- Liu, Lei, et al.
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Pressure-induced polymorphism and piezochromism in Mn2FeSbO6
- 2019
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Ingår i: Applied Physics Letters. - : AMER INST PHYSICS. - 0003-6951 .- 1077-3118. ; 114:16
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the last decade, major efforts have been devoted to searching for polar magnets due to their vast potential applications in spintronic devices. However, the polar magnets are rare because of conflicting electronic configuration requirements of ferromagnetism and electric polarization. Double-perovskite oxides with a polar structure containing transition metal elements represent excellent candidates for the polar magnet design. Herein, the crystal structure evolution of Mn2FeSbO6 (MFSO) was investigated at pressures reaching similar to 50 GPa by in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman scattering, and ab initio calculation techniques. The XRD results reveal ilmenite-to perovskite-type phase transition at around 35 GPa. An additional intermediate phase, observed in the range of 31-36 GPa by Raman spectroscopy, but not the XRD technique, is proposed to represent the polar LiNbO3 phase. It is argued that this phase emerged due to the heating effect of the Raman-excitation laser. The LiNbO3-type MFSO compounds, displaying an intrinsic dipole ordering, represent a promising candidate for multiferroic materials. The detected phase transitions were found to be reversible although a significant hysteresis was noticeable between compression and decompression runs. Moreover, a pressure-induced piezochromism, signifying a bandgap change, was discovered by the direct visual observations and corroborated by ab initio calculations. The present study benefits an efficient high-pressure synthesis of polar magnetic double-perovskite oxides in the future.
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