BX90: a new diamond anvil cell design for X-ray diffraction and optical measurements

I Kantor; V Prakapenka; A Kantor; P Dera; A Kurnosov; S Sinogeikin; N Dubrovinskaia; L Dubrovinsky

doi:10.1063/1.4768541

BX90: a new diamond anvil cell design for X-ray diffraction and optical measurements

Rev Sci Instrum. 2012 Dec;83(12):125102. doi: 10.1063/1.4768541.

Authors

I Kantor¹, V Prakapenka, A Kantor, P Dera, A Kurnosov, S Sinogeikin, N Dubrovinskaia, L Dubrovinsky

Affiliation

¹ European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble, BP 220, France.

PMID: 23278021
DOI: 10.1063/1.4768541

Abstract

We present a new design of a universal diamond anvil cell, suitable for different kinds of experimental studies under high pressures. Main features of the cell are an ultimate 90-degrees symmetrical axial opening and high stability, making the presented cell design suitable for a whole range of techniques from optical absorption to single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies, also in combination with external resistive or double-side laser heating. Three examples of the cell applications are provided: a Brillouin scattering of neon, single-crystal X-ray diffraction of α-Cr(2)O(3), and resistivity measurements on the (Mg(0.60)Fe(0.40))(Si(0.63)Al(0.37))O(3) silicate perovskite.