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Local structure of solid Rb at megabar pressures.

S De Panfilis¹, F Gorelli², M Santoro²

¹Centre for Life Nano Science IIT@Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, I-00161 Roma, Italy.

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|June 8, 2015

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Area of Science:

Condensed matter physics
Materials science
High-pressure physics

Background:

Solid rubidium (Rb) exhibits complex phase transitions under extreme pressure.
Understanding its structural and electronic properties is crucial for materials science.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the local and electronic structure of solid rubidium up to 101.0 GPa.
To confirm the predicted stability of phase VI of solid Rb.
To analyze the pressure dependence of structural parameters and mean-square relative displacement.

Main Methods:

X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) was employed up to 101.0 GPa.
Nanocrystalline diamond anvils were used to avoid signal-spoiling Bragg peaks.
A high-performance X-ray focusing device provided a stable micro-beam spot size.
Advanced data analysis extracted pressure-dependent structural parameters.

Main Results:

The stability of phase VI of solid rubidium was confirmed at high pressures.
Nearest neighbor distances in phase VI Rb continuously reduced by approximately 6% over the pressure range.
The Grüneisen parameter for high-pressure Rb phase VI was estimated to be between 1.3 and 1.5.

Conclusions:

The study successfully extended the experimental pressure range for solid rubidium investigations.
Nanocrystalline diamond anvils and advanced XAS techniques enable precise high-pressure studies.
The findings provide valuable insights into the behavior of alkali metals under extreme compression.