The high-pressure, high-temperature phase diagram of cerium

K. A. Munro, Dominik Daisenberger, S G MacLeod, S McGuire, Ingo Loa, C. Popescu, P Botella, D. Errandonea, Malcolm McMahon

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We present an experimental study of the high-pressure, high-temperature behaviour of cerium up to ~22 GPa and 820 K using angle-dispersive x-ray diffraction and external resistive heating. Studies above 820 K were prevented by chemical reactions between the samples and the diamond anvils of the pressure cells. We unambiguously measure the stability region of the orthorhombic oC4 phase and find it reaches its apex at 7.1 GPa and 650 K. We locate the α-cF4–oC4–tI2 triple point at 6.1 GPa and 640 K, 1 GPa below the location of the apex of the oC4 phase, and 1–2 GPa lower than previously reported. We find the α-cF4 → tI2 phase boundary to have a positive gradient of 280 K (GPa)−1, less steep than the 670 K (GPa)−1 reported previously, and find the oC4 → tI2 phase boundary to lie at higher temperatures than previously found. We also find variations as large as 2–3 GPa in the transition pressures at which the oC4 → tI2 transition takes place at a given temperature, the reasons for which remain unclear. Finally, we find no evidence that the α-cF4 → tI2 is not second order at all temperatures up to 820 K
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Volume32
Issue number33
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 May 2020

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