Abstract
The increase in particle size due to pressure effects in CeO 2 nanocrystals was analyzed. The synchroton x-ray diffraction technique was used to explore the size-induced compressional effects in nanocrystalline CeO 2 to the pressure of 38 GPa. At ambient pressure CeO 2 exhibited larger cell parameters than the micro-sized samples. The results show that at critical pressure of ~20 GPa, there was weakening of the size-induced effect in CeO 2 that resulted into the weakening of elastic stiffness.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 124-126 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 5 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)