TY - BOOK
T1 - The accuracy of the crystal chemical parameters at high-pressure conditions from single-crystal X-ray diffraction in diamond-anvil cell
AU - Periotto, Benedetta
PY - 2012/2/7
Y1 - 2012/2/7
N2 - The high-pressure studies have been increasingly applied for the investigation of crystal structures under non ambient-conditions and phase-transition of minerals forming the Earth’s lower crust and upper mantle. The knowledge of the behavior of minerals under non-ambient conditions has important applications also in the materials science as it can provide useful information about the properties and performance of new materials. Over the past decades, the research in this field has been strongly developed due to the advances in computer capabilities and to the technological improvements of X-ray instruments. At the same time, the high-pressure experiments have benefited by the strong improvements on the high-pressure devices, in particular the diamond-anvil cell (DAC). The aim of this research project is to assess the quality of the data obtained by means of the single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique through the study of different mineral phases. The procedure for setting up an experiment under high-pressure conditions, using a single crystal as sample held within a DAC, are presented here with all the details of the in situ measurements at high-pressure conditions. The research project started with a comparison between two different DACs, in order to define the capabilities of one of the most common types of pressure device, the ETH-type DAC. Application examples of data quality analysis have been conducted on pyroxenes (NaInSi2O6, orthoenstatite MgSiO3 and LiCrSi2O6), which are important components of the Earth’s lower crust and upper mantle. In the last part of the thesis, the berthierite sulfosalt (FeSb2S4) was measured under pressure in order to test the data accuracy on a slightly more complicated structure
AB - The high-pressure studies have been increasingly applied for the investigation of crystal structures under non ambient-conditions and phase-transition of minerals forming the Earth’s lower crust and upper mantle. The knowledge of the behavior of minerals under non-ambient conditions has important applications also in the materials science as it can provide useful information about the properties and performance of new materials. Over the past decades, the research in this field has been strongly developed due to the advances in computer capabilities and to the technological improvements of X-ray instruments. At the same time, the high-pressure experiments have benefited by the strong improvements on the high-pressure devices, in particular the diamond-anvil cell (DAC). The aim of this research project is to assess the quality of the data obtained by means of the single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique through the study of different mineral phases. The procedure for setting up an experiment under high-pressure conditions, using a single crystal as sample held within a DAC, are presented here with all the details of the in situ measurements at high-pressure conditions. The research project started with a comparison between two different DACs, in order to define the capabilities of one of the most common types of pressure device, the ETH-type DAC. Application examples of data quality analysis have been conducted on pyroxenes (NaInSi2O6, orthoenstatite MgSiO3 and LiCrSi2O6), which are important components of the Earth’s lower crust and upper mantle. In the last part of the thesis, the berthierite sulfosalt (FeSb2S4) was measured under pressure in order to test the data accuracy on a slightly more complicated structure
M3 - Ph.D. thesis
BT - The accuracy of the crystal chemical parameters at high-pressure conditions from single-crystal X-ray diffraction in diamond-anvil cell
PB - Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen
ER -