Identification of the high-pressure phases of alpha-SnWO4 combining x-ray diffraction and crystal structure prediction

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Hauptverfasser: Diaz-Anichtchenko, Daniel, Ibáñez, Jordi, Botella, Pablo, Oliva, Robert, Kuzmin, Alexei, Wang, Li, Li, Yuwei, Muñoz, Alfonso, Alabarse, Frederico, Errandonea, Daniel
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author Diaz-Anichtchenko, Daniel
Ibáñez, Jordi
Botella, Pablo
Oliva, Robert
Kuzmin, Alexei
Wang, Li
Li, Yuwei
Muñoz, Alfonso
Alabarse, Frederico
Errandonea, Daniel
author_facet Diaz-Anichtchenko, Daniel
Ibáñez, Jordi
Botella, Pablo
Oliva, Robert
Kuzmin, Alexei
Wang, Li
Li, Yuwei
Muñoz, Alfonso
Alabarse, Frederico
Errandonea, Daniel
contents We have characterized the high-pressure behavior of alpha-SnWO4. The compound has been studied up to 30 GPa using a diamond-anvil cell and synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction. We report evidence of two structural phase transitions in the pressure range covered in our study, and we propose a crystal structure for the two high-pressure phases. The first one, observed around 12.9 GPa, has been obtained combining indexation using DICVOL and density-functional theory calculations. The second high-pressure phase, observed around 17.5 GPa, has been determined by using the CALYPSO code, the prediction of which was supported by a Le Bail fit to the experimental X-ray diffraction patterns. The proposed structural sequence involves two successive collapses of the unit-cell volume and an increase in the coordination number of Sn and W atoms. The room-temperature equations of state, the principal axes of compression and their compressibility, the elastic constants, and the elastic moduli are reported for α-SnWO4 and for the two high-pressure phases.
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spellingShingle Identification of the high-pressure phases of alpha-SnWO4 combining x-ray diffraction and crystal structure prediction
Diaz-Anichtchenko, Daniel
Ibáñez, Jordi
Botella, Pablo
Oliva, Robert
Kuzmin, Alexei
Wang, Li
Li, Yuwei
Muñoz, Alfonso
Alabarse, Frederico
Errandonea, Daniel
Materials Science
Other Condensed Matter
We have characterized the high-pressure behavior of alpha-SnWO4. The compound has been studied up to 30 GPa using a diamond-anvil cell and synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction. We report evidence of two structural phase transitions in the pressure range covered in our study, and we propose a crystal structure for the two high-pressure phases. The first one, observed around 12.9 GPa, has been obtained combining indexation using DICVOL and density-functional theory calculations. The second high-pressure phase, observed around 17.5 GPa, has been determined by using the CALYPSO code, the prediction of which was supported by a Le Bail fit to the experimental X-ray diffraction patterns. The proposed structural sequence involves two successive collapses of the unit-cell volume and an increase in the coordination number of Sn and W atoms. The room-temperature equations of state, the principal axes of compression and their compressibility, the elastic constants, and the elastic moduli are reported for α-SnWO4 and for the two high-pressure phases.
title Identification of the high-pressure phases of alpha-SnWO4 combining x-ray diffraction and crystal structure prediction
topic Materials Science
Other Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04930