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来自实验与计算的U$_6$Fe热状态方程

Thermal Equation of State of U$_6$Fe from Experiments and Calculations

Matthew C. Brennan, Joshua D. Coe, Sarah C. Hernandez, Larissa Q. Huston, Sean M. Thomas, Scott Crockett, Blake T. Sturtevant, Eric D. Bauer

AI总结:

本研究通过高压X射线衍射、低温热容实验结合密度泛函理论计算,获得U6Fe的Mie-Gruneisen/Birch-Murnaghan热状态方程参数,揭示其各向异性压缩、c轴负热膨胀及高压下键离域增强的特性。

摘要:

含锕系金属的金属间化合物展现出不寻常的电子、磁学及物理性质,这些性质源于其5f电子轨道的复杂行为。温度($T$)对锕系金属间化合物的影响已得到充分研究,但仅少数成分的高压($P$)特性及相稳定性为人所知。此外,几乎不存在同时高温高压下的相关数据。我们开展了室温金刚石对顶砧X射线衍射实验,研究金属间化合物U$_6$Fe在最高82 GPa压力下的压缩行为,发现U$_6$Fe在此压力范围内始终保持四方$I4/mcm$结构稳定。我们还进行了常压低温衍射与热容测量,以约束U$_6$Fe的热行为。这些数据与计算结果相结合,拟合得到Mie-Gruneisen/Birch-Murnaghan热状态方程,其常压下参数值如下:体积模量$B_0$=124.0 GPa,压力导数$B'_0$=5.6,Gruneisen参数$Γ_0$=2.028,体积指数$q$=0.934,德拜温度$θ_0$=175 K,晶胞体积$V_0$=554.4埃$^3$。我们报道了U$_6$Fe随温度变化的热膨胀系数与键长,结果表明其晶体学c轴存在各向异性压缩性与负热膨胀特性。此外,密度泛函理论计算显示,高压下U$_6$Fe的键离域性增强。

英文摘要:

Actinide-bearing intermetallics display unusual electronic, magnetic, and physical properties which arise from the complex behavior of their 5$f$ electron orbitals. Temperature ($T$) effects on actinide intermetallics are well studied, but high pressure ($P$) properties and phase stabilities are known for only a handful of compositions. Furthermore, almost no data exist for simultaneous high $P$ and high $T$. We performed ambient-$T$ diamond anvil cell X-ray diffraction experiments to study the behavior of the intermetallic U$_6$Fe upon compression up to 82 GPa. U$_6$Fe remains stable in the tetragonal $I4/mcm$ structure over this pressure range. We also performed ambient $P$, low-$T$ diffraction and heat capacity measurements to constrain U$_6$Fe's thermal behavior. These data were combined with calculations and fitted to a Mie-Gruneisen/Birch-Murnaghan thermal equation of state with the following parameter values at ambient $P$: bulk modulus $B_0$ = 124.0 GPa, pressure derivative $B'_0$ = 5.6, Gruneisen parameter $Γ_0$ = 2.028, volume exponent $q$ = 0.934, Debye temperature $θ_0$ = 175 K, and unit cell volume $V_0$ = 554.4 angstrom$^3$. We report $T$-dependent thermal expansion coefficients and bond lengths of U$_6$Fe, which demonstrate the anisotropic compressibility and negative thermal expansion of the crystallographic $c$ axis. Additionally, density-functional theory calculations indicate increased delocalization of U$_6$Fe bonds at high $P$.

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