[SIT25-P16] High-pressure generation to 150 GPa in multianvil apparatus using the 6-8-2 system with nano-polycrystalline diamond anvils.
Keywords:nano-polycrystalline diamond, high-pressure generation, multi anvil apparatus
The pressures available in Kawai-type multianvil apparatus (KMA), using second-stage anvils of tungsten carbide (WC) or sintered diamond (SD), have been limited to about 30 GPa and 60 GPa, respectively [e.g.1,2]. Recent efforts in introductions of new WC and SD materials and improvements in cell assemblies significantly expanded these limits to 60 GPa for WC anvils and 120 GPa for SD anvils [3,4,5]. An attempt has also been made to the harder nano-polycrystalline diamond (NPD) as the second-stage anvils demonstrated the potential importance of this noted ultra-hard material for KMA, but the available pressures have been limited to ~90 GPa because of the limitation in the size of the NPD anvils [6].
Kunimoto and Irifune (2010) introduced a newly-designed cell assembly for 6-8-2 type cell with NPD as third-stage anvils, and reported generation of pressures up to 125 GPa [7], but it was difficult to produce further higher pressures. So, we have been trying to improve the cell assembly for the 6-8-2 system to generate the pressure equivalent to the Earth’s core-mantle boundary (CMB), for better understanding of this heterogeneous region using advantages of KMA over competing diamond anvil cell.
In situ X-ray experiments were conducted using the KMA (SPEED-Mk.II) at SPring-8, BL04B1. We used sintered polycrystalline MgSiO3-perovskite (Pv) synthesized in a KMA as a starting material. Generated pressures were determined from the unit cell volumes of Au and MgO using adequate equation of state [8,9]. Upon compression, the X-ray diffraction profile showed the MgSiO3-Pv changed to an amorphous-like phase above ~70 GPa at the room temperature. Eventually, we reached pressures of about 150 GPa in two independent runs, which are the highest pressure ever reported in KMA, although we were unable to identify the crystal structure of the sample due to amorphization. The pressure achieved in these runs completely cover the entire D” region (approx. 125-135 GPa), and some attempts have also been made to produce high temperatures under such pressures.
References
[1] K. Litasov, A. Shatskiy, P. N. Gavryushkini, S. Sharygin, P. I. Dorogokupets, A. N. Dymshits, E. Ohtani, Y. Higo, K. Funakoshi. P-V-T equation of state of siderite to 33 GPa and 1673 K. Phys Planet Earth Inter., 224, 83-87 (2013).
[2] E. Ito, Multianvil cells and high-pressure experimental methods, in Treatise on Geophysics, G. Schubert ed., Elsevier, Amsterdam, Vol.2, 197-230 (2007).
[3] T. Kunimoto, T. Irifune, Y. Tange, and K. Wada, Pressure generation to 50 GPa in Kawai-type multianvil apparatus using newly-developed tungsten carbide anvils, High Pres. Res., 36, 97-104 (2016).
[4] D. Yamazaki, E. Ito, T. Yoshino, N. Tsujino, A. Yoneda, H. Gomi, J. Vazhakuttiyakam, M. Sakurai, Y. Zhang, Y. Higo, and Y. Tange, High-pressure generation in the Kawai-type multianvil apparatus equipped with tungsten-carbide anvils and sintered-diamond anvils, and X-ray obserbation on CaSnO3 and (Mg,Fe)SiO3, C. R. Geoscience, 351, 253-259 (2019).
[5] T. Ishii, D. Yamazaki, N. Tsujino, F. Xu, Z. Liu, T. Kawazoe, T. Yamamoto, D. Druzhbin, L. Wang, Y. Higo, Y. Tange, T. Yoshino, and T. Katsura, Pressure generation to 65 GPa in Kawai-type multianvil apparatus with tungsten carbide anvils, High Press. Res., 37, 507-515 (2017).
[6] T. Irifune, T. Kunimoto, T. Shinmei, and Y. Tange, High pressure generation in Kawai-type multianvil apparatus using nano-polycrystalline diamond anvils, C. R. Geoscience, 351, 260-268 (2019).
[7] T. Kunimoto, and T. Irifune, Pressure generation to 125 GPa using 6-8-2 type multianvil apparatus with nano-polycrystalline diamond anvils, J. Phys. Conf. Ser., 215, 012190 (2010).
[8] T. Tsuchiya, First principle prediction of the P-V-T equation of state of gold and the 660-km discontinuity in Earth’s mantle, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 2462 (2003).
[9] Y. Tange, Y. Nishihara, and T. Tsuchiya, Unified analysis for P-V-T equation of state of MgO: A solution for pressure-scale problems in high P-T experiments, J. Geophys. Res., 114, B03208 (2009).
Kunimoto and Irifune (2010) introduced a newly-designed cell assembly for 6-8-2 type cell with NPD as third-stage anvils, and reported generation of pressures up to 125 GPa [7], but it was difficult to produce further higher pressures. So, we have been trying to improve the cell assembly for the 6-8-2 system to generate the pressure equivalent to the Earth’s core-mantle boundary (CMB), for better understanding of this heterogeneous region using advantages of KMA over competing diamond anvil cell.
In situ X-ray experiments were conducted using the KMA (SPEED-Mk.II) at SPring-8, BL04B1. We used sintered polycrystalline MgSiO3-perovskite (Pv) synthesized in a KMA as a starting material. Generated pressures were determined from the unit cell volumes of Au and MgO using adequate equation of state [8,9]. Upon compression, the X-ray diffraction profile showed the MgSiO3-Pv changed to an amorphous-like phase above ~70 GPa at the room temperature. Eventually, we reached pressures of about 150 GPa in two independent runs, which are the highest pressure ever reported in KMA, although we were unable to identify the crystal structure of the sample due to amorphization. The pressure achieved in these runs completely cover the entire D” region (approx. 125-135 GPa), and some attempts have also been made to produce high temperatures under such pressures.
References
[1] K. Litasov, A. Shatskiy, P. N. Gavryushkini, S. Sharygin, P. I. Dorogokupets, A. N. Dymshits, E. Ohtani, Y. Higo, K. Funakoshi. P-V-T equation of state of siderite to 33 GPa and 1673 K. Phys Planet Earth Inter., 224, 83-87 (2013).
[2] E. Ito, Multianvil cells and high-pressure experimental methods, in Treatise on Geophysics, G. Schubert ed., Elsevier, Amsterdam, Vol.2, 197-230 (2007).
[3] T. Kunimoto, T. Irifune, Y. Tange, and K. Wada, Pressure generation to 50 GPa in Kawai-type multianvil apparatus using newly-developed tungsten carbide anvils, High Pres. Res., 36, 97-104 (2016).
[4] D. Yamazaki, E. Ito, T. Yoshino, N. Tsujino, A. Yoneda, H. Gomi, J. Vazhakuttiyakam, M. Sakurai, Y. Zhang, Y. Higo, and Y. Tange, High-pressure generation in the Kawai-type multianvil apparatus equipped with tungsten-carbide anvils and sintered-diamond anvils, and X-ray obserbation on CaSnO3 and (Mg,Fe)SiO3, C. R. Geoscience, 351, 253-259 (2019).
[5] T. Ishii, D. Yamazaki, N. Tsujino, F. Xu, Z. Liu, T. Kawazoe, T. Yamamoto, D. Druzhbin, L. Wang, Y. Higo, Y. Tange, T. Yoshino, and T. Katsura, Pressure generation to 65 GPa in Kawai-type multianvil apparatus with tungsten carbide anvils, High Press. Res., 37, 507-515 (2017).
[6] T. Irifune, T. Kunimoto, T. Shinmei, and Y. Tange, High pressure generation in Kawai-type multianvil apparatus using nano-polycrystalline diamond anvils, C. R. Geoscience, 351, 260-268 (2019).
[7] T. Kunimoto, and T. Irifune, Pressure generation to 125 GPa using 6-8-2 type multianvil apparatus with nano-polycrystalline diamond anvils, J. Phys. Conf. Ser., 215, 012190 (2010).
[8] T. Tsuchiya, First principle prediction of the P-V-T equation of state of gold and the 660-km discontinuity in Earth’s mantle, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 2462 (2003).
[9] Y. Tange, Y. Nishihara, and T. Tsuchiya, Unified analysis for P-V-T equation of state of MgO: A solution for pressure-scale problems in high P-T experiments, J. Geophys. Res., 114, B03208 (2009).