Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1594478 | Solid State Communications | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The crystal structure of Na0.75CoO2 was studied at ambient and low temperatures down to 10 K at pressures up to 40 GPa using synchrotron x-rays and a diamond cell in angle dispersion geometry. A reduction in the c/ac/a ratio was observed at both conditions with the application of pressure. An increase in Co–O bond lengths and a decrease in Na–O bond lengths were observed above 10 GPa. The results of the density functional calculations performed agree well with the pressure induced bond length changes. The anomalous change in the c/ac/a ratio and bond lengths indicate a pressure induced isostructural phase transition above 10 GPa. Bulk modulus calculations show this compound is less compressible than its hydrated analogues.
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Authors
Ravhi S. Kumar, Sandeep Rekhi, D. Prabhakaran, M. Somayazulu, Eunja Kim, Jeremy D. Cook, Timothy Stemmler, A.T. Boothroyd, Mark R. Chance, Andrew L. Cornelius,