Monoclinic distortion and magnetic transitions in FeO under pressure and temperature

Xiang Li*, Elena Bykova, Denis Vasiukov, Georgios Aprilis, Stella Chariton, Valerio Cerantola, Maxim Bykov, Susanne Müller, Anna Pakhomova, Fariia I. Akbar, Elena Mukhina, Innokenty Kantor, Konstantin Glazyrin, Davide Comboni, Aleksandr I. Chumakov, Catherine McCammon, Leonid Dubrovinsky, Carmen Sanchez-Valle, Ilya Kupenko*

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Abstract

Fe1-xO, although chemically simple, possesses a complex structural and magnetic phase diagram. The crystal structures of Fe1-xO and its magnetic properties at extreme conditions are still a matter of debate. Here, we performed a systematic investigation on Fe0.94O up to 94 GPa and 1700 K using synchrotron X-ray diffraction and synchrotron Mössbauer source spectroscopy. We observe a transition of Fe0.94O to the monoclinic phases above 40 GPa and at high temperatures and use the group theory analysis of the observed phases to discuss their properties and their relation to the ambient pressure phases. The Mössbauer spectra of the rhombohedral and the room temperature monoclinic phase contain a component attributed to Fe2.5+, caused by the electron exchange between the Fe3+ defect and neighboring Fe2+ atoms. Our results present a structural and magnetic transitional pressure-temperature diagram of Fe1-xO and show the complex physicochemical properties of simple Fe1-xO binary oxide under extreme conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number305
JournalCommunications Physics
Volume7
Issue number1
Number of pages11
ISSN2399-3650
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

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