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Phase transition in ZnSe at high pressures and high temperatures

The phase transition boundary between the zinc blende and the rock-salt structure in zinc selenide (ZnSe) was determined using high-pressure experiments combined with the synchrotron X-ray diffraction technique. Significant hysteresis in the phase transition was not observed at high temperatures. Th...

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Published in:The Journal of physics and chemistry of solids 2020-06, Vol.141, p.109409, Article 109409
Main Author: Ono, Shigeaki
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Language:English
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Summary:The phase transition boundary between the zinc blende and the rock-salt structure in zinc selenide (ZnSe) was determined using high-pressure experiments combined with the synchrotron X-ray diffraction technique. Significant hysteresis in the phase transition was not observed at high temperatures. The transition pressure was extrapolated to be 13.3 GPa at 300 K, and the dP/dT slope of the phase boundary had a negative dependence of −0.0033 GPa/T. As this transition pressure was used as the pressure standard in the high-pressure experiments, the new value influences a wide range of high-pressure science. This negative dependence is similar to those of semiconductor–metal transitions, such as ZnS, GaAs, and GaP. We found a linear relationship between the semiconductor–metal transition pressures and dP/dT slopes in II–VI and III–V compounds. •The semiconductor–metal phase boundary in zinc selenide has negative dP/dT slope.•Transition pressure is 13.3 GPa at room temperature.•Linear relationship between the semiconductor-metal transition pressures and dP/dT slopes in II-VI and III-V compounds were found.
ISSN:0022-3697
1879-2553
DOI:10.1016/j.jpcs.2020.109409