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Pressure-Induced Structural Phase Transitions in the Chromium Spinel LiInCr[sub.4]O[sub.8] with Breathing Pyrochlore Lattice
This study reports high-pressure structural and spectroscopic studies on polycrystalline cubic chromium spinel compound LiInCr[sub.4]O[sub.8]. According to pressure-dependent X-ray diffraction measurements, three structural phase transitions occur at ∼14 GPa, ∼19 GPa, and ∼36 GPa. The first high-pre...
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Published in: | Crystals (Basel) 2023-01, Vol.13 (2) |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | This study reports high-pressure structural and spectroscopic studies on polycrystalline cubic chromium spinel compound LiInCr[sub.4]O[sub.8]. According to pressure-dependent X-ray diffraction measurements, three structural phase transitions occur at ∼14 GPa, ∼19 GPa, and ∼36 GPa. The first high-pressure phase is indexed to the low-temperature tetragonal phase of the system which coexists with the ambient phase before transforming to the second high-pressure phase at ∼19 GPa. The pressure-dependent Raman and infrared spectroscopic measurements show a blue-shift of the phonon modes and the crystal field excitations and an increase in the bandgap under compression. During pressure release, the sample reverts to its ambient cubic phase, even after undergoing multiple structural transitions at high pressures. The experimental findings are compared to the results of first principles based structural and phonon calculations. |
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ISSN: | 2073-4352 2073-4352 |
DOI: | 10.3390/cryst13020170 |