Cryogenic gas loading in a Mao-Bell-type diamond anvil cell for high pressure-high temperature investigations

High-Pressure Synthesis of Manganese Monocarbide: A Potential Superhard Material

In this paper, we report for the first time formation of novel manganese monocarbide (MnC) using laser-heated diamond anvil cell (LHDAC). The synthesis was carried out at high pressure-high temperature (HPHT) and subsequently quenched to ambient condition. The formation and reproducibility have been confirmed in the pressure range of 4.7 to 9.2 GPa. Employing contribution of different probes viz.X-ray diffraction (XRD), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), and ab initio electronic structure calculation, the structure of MnC was found to be ZnS type i.e. a cubic lattice with a = 4.4294(2) Å. The bulk modulus has been determined to be 170(5) GPa from in situ high-pressure X-ray diffraction (HPXRD). Hardness of ZnS type MnC is estimated from an empirical relation to be about 40 GPa, making it a potential superhard material.

Cryogenic loading of argon pressure medium in diamond anvil high pressure cells with in situ pressure determination

A versatile system for cryogenic loading of argon pressure medium into the sample space of a diamond anvil cell has been developed. The system has been designed such that, with suitable adaptors, a wide range of diamond anvil cell designs can be pressurized. The pressure in the cell can be monitored during pressurization using the ruby fluorescence method via optical fiber access into the loading chamber. This enables the precise and accurate setting of the loading pressure in the cell.

Cryogenic implementation of charging diamond anvil cells with H2 and D2

A cryogenic loading system for introducing H(2) and D(2) into the diamond anvil cell has been designed and constructed. The integration of pressure loading mechanism, ruby fluorescence spectrometer, and microscope camera allows for in situ tuning and calibrating the pressure. The performance of the system has been demonstrated by successful synthesis of hydride and deuteride of transition metal and rare earth metal. Our cryogenic methodology features facile start-over of loading and in situ electrical resistance measurement of as-synthesized sample.

Development of loading system for liquid hydrogen into diamond-anvil cells under low temperature

A loading system for hydrogen gas into the diamond-anvil cell has been developed. The loading of hydrogen gas is performed under low temperature by using liquid helium as a cooling medium. Also, a compression apparatus has been developed to load gaseous materials into various diamond-anvil cells. The present loading system and compression apparatus have been used successfully to form hydrogen hydrate. The present loading system can also be used to load other gaseous materials as a pressure medium.