BARC/PUB/2017/0362

 
 

Structural and vibrational properties of corundum-type In2O3 nanocrystals under compression

 
     
 
Author(s)

Sans, J. A.; Vilaplana, R.; Errandonea, D.; Singhal, A.; Achary, S. N.; and others
(ChD)

Source

Nanotechnology, 2017. Vol. 28 (20): pp. 1-10: Article no. 205701

ABSTRACT

This work reports the structural and vibrational properties of nanocrystals of corundum-type In2O3 (rh-In2O3) at high pressures by using angle-dispersive x-ray diffraction and Raman scattering measurements up to 30 GPa. The equation of state and the pressure dependence of the Raman-active modes of the corundum phase in nanocrystals are in good agreement with previous studies on bulk material and theoretical simulations on bulk rh-In2O3. Nanocrystalline rh-In2O3 showed stability under compression at least up to 20 GPa, unlike bulk rh-In2O3 which gradually transforms to the orthorhombic Pbca (Rh2O3-III-type) structure above 12–14 GPa. The different stability range found in nanocrystalline and bulk corundum-type In2O3 is discussed.

 
 
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