Compression of glycolide-h4 to 6 GPa

Ian B. Hutchison, Craig L. Bull, William G. Marshall, Simon Parsons, Andrew J. Urquhart, Iain D.H. Oswald

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Abstract

This study details the structural characterisation of glycolide-h4 as a function of pressure to 6 GPa using neutron powder diffraction on the PEARL instrument at ISIS Neutron and Muon source. Glycolide-h4, rather than its deuterated isotopologue, was used in this study due to the difficulty of deuteration. The low-background afforded by Zirconia-Toughened Alumina (ZTA) anvils nevertheless enabled the collection of data suitable for structural analysis to be obtained to a pressure of 5 GPa. Glycolide-h4 undergoes a reconstructive phase transition at 0.15 GPa to a previously identified, form-II, which is stable to 6 GPa.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1151-1157
Number of pages7
JournalActa Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials
Volume73
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Dec 2017

Keywords

  • glycolide-h4
  • 6 GPa
  • zirconia-toughened alumina (ZTA)
  • neutron powder diffraction

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