Abstract
Abstract
High-pressure behavior of SiO2 is one of the prototypical subjects in several research areas including condensed matter physics, inorganic chemistry, mineralogy, materials science, and crystallography. Therefore, numerous studies have been performed on the structure evolution of SiO2 under pressure. Here, we show a new structure directly converted from α-quartz under uniaxial compression. Our ab initio calculations elucidate a simple transition pathway from α-quartz to the Fe2P-type phase, and an intermediate state with the Li2ZrF6-type structure appears in this structure conversion. Some interesting properties are found on this intermediate state. (1) The Li2ZrF6-type phase is metastable probably due to a volumetric unbalance between the Li and Zr sites but becomes more energetically stable than α-quartz over ∼12 GPa. (2) It is vibrationally stable at 0 GPa, suggesting that this phase can be recovered down to ambient condition once synthesized. (3) The crystal structures of Li2ZrF6-type SiO2 and phase D, one of dense magnesium hydrous silicates, are found identical, suggesting the stabilization of their solid solution under high-P, T condition.
Funder
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Subject
Condensed Matter Physics,General Materials Science
Cited by
2 articles.
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