Partial Phonon Densities of States at the Fe-Sites in several Fe-Sn Intermetallic Compounds under Pressure

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Abstract

We studied the nuclear resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (NRIXS) of Fe-57 in several Fe-Sn intermetallic compounds up to 30 GPa. The samples (FeSn$_{2}$, FeSn, Fe$_{5}$Sn$_{3}$, and Fe$_{3}$Sn) were prepared in the HiPSEC laboratory with 95{\%} enriched Fe-57 and 93{\%} enriched Sn-119. NRIXS spectra were collected at HPCAT beamline 16-ID-D at the Advanced Photon Source. High-pressure experiments were conducted using a Paderborn-type DAC [1]. The pressure dependence of the partial phonon DOS spectra will be discussed in terms of elastic and thermodynamic parameters, such as the Lamb-M\"{o}ssbauer factor, mean force constant, free energy, and Gr\"{u}neisen parameters, using results from recent x-ray powder diffraction experiments of the Fe-Sn intermetallics under pressure. [1] H. Giefers et al., High Pressure Research 22 (2002) 501. [2] H. Giefers et al., J. Alloys Compd. accepted.

*Supported by DOE FC08-1NV14049. HPCAT is operated by UNLV, CIW, LLNL, CDAC, and U Hawaii. DOE W-31-109-Eng-38 supports the APS.

Authors

  • Hubertus Giefers

    • HiPSEC, Department of Physics, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4002

  • Michael Pravica

    • HiPSEC, Department of Physics, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4002

  • Michael Hu

    • HP-CAT and Carnegie Institute of Washington, Argonne, IL 60439

  • Malcolm Nicol

    • Department of Physics and High Pressure Science and Engineering Center, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154
    • HiPSEC and Dep.Physics, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
    • High Pressure Science and Engineering Center, Department of Physics, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4002, USA.
    • HiPSEC, Department of Physics, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV 89154-4002