eprintid: 1334048 rev_number: 37 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/33/40/48 datestamp: 2011-12-21 19:40:10 lastmod: 2020-02-12 17:53:47 status_changed: 2017-05-17 09:53:19 type: article metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 0 creators_name: Cabrera, RQ creators_name: Sella, A creators_name: Bailey, E creators_name: Leynaud, O creators_name: McMillan, PF title: High-pressure synthesis and structural behavior of sodium orthonitrate Na3NO4 ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: A01 divisions: B04 divisions: C06 divisions: F56 keywords: Sodium orthonitrate, Sodium oxide, Sodium nitrate, High-pressure synthesis, Diamond anvil cell, Pressure-induced amorphization abstract: Sodium orthonitrate (Na3NO4) is an unusual phase containing the first example of isolated tetrahedrally bonded NO43- groups. This compound was obtained originally by heating together mixtures of Na2O and NaNO3 for periods extending up to > 14 days in evacuated chambers. Considering the negative volume change between reactants and products, it was inferred that a high-pressure synthesis route might favor the formation of the Na3NO4 compound. We found that the recovered sample is likely to be a high-pressure polymorph, containing NO43- groups as evidenced by Raman spectroscopy. The high-pressure behavior of Na3NO4 was studied using Raman spectroscopy and synchrotron X-ray diffraction in a diamond anvil cell above 60 GPa. We found no evidence for major structural transformations, even following laser heating experiments carried out at high pressure, although broadening of the Raman peaks could indicate the onset of disordering at higher pressure. date: 2011-04 publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE official_url: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2011.02.013 vfaculties: VMPS oa_status: green language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_source: Web of Science elements_id: 309338 doi: 10.1016/j.jssc.2011.02.013 lyricists_name: McMillan, Paul lyricists_name: Quesada Cabrera, Raul lyricists_name: Sella, Andrea lyricists_id: PFMCM40 lyricists_id: RQUES57 lyricists_id: ASELL29 full_text_status: public publication: Journal of Solid State Chemistry volume: 184 number: 4 pagerange: 915 - 920 issn: 0022-4596 citation: Cabrera, RQ; Sella, A; Bailey, E; Leynaud, O; McMillan, PF; (2011) High-pressure synthesis and structural behavior of sodium orthonitrate Na3NO4. Journal of Solid State Chemistry , 184 (4) 915 - 920. 10.1016/j.jssc.2011.02.013 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2011.02.013>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1334048/1/McMillan_highP_finalrevision2%20%28002%29.pdf