Temperature-dependent EXAFS study of the local structure and lattice dynamics in cubic Y2O3

  • Inga Jonane
  • , Karlis Lazdins
  • , Janis Timoshenko
  • , Alexei Kuzmin
  • , Juris Purans
  • , Pavel Vladimirov
  • , Tim Gräning
  • , Jan Hoffmann

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Abstract

The local structure and lattice dynamics in cubic Y2O3 were studied at the Y K-edge by X-ray absorption spectroscopy in the temperature range from 300 to 1273 K. The temperature dependence of the extended X-ray absorption fine structure was successfully interpreted using classical molecular dynamics and a novel reverse Monte Carlo method, coupled with the evolutionary algorithm. The obtained results allowed the temperature dependence of the yttria atomic structure to be followed up to -6 A and to validate two force-field models.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)510-518
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Synchrotron Radiation
Volume23
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • EXAFS
  • evolutionary algorithm
  • molecular dynamics
  • reverse Monte Carlo
  • yttria

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