An Externally-Heated Diamond Anvil Cell for Synthesis and Single-Crystal Elasticity Determination of Ice-VII at High Pressure-Temperature ConditionsXiaojing Lai 1,2, Feng Zhu 2, Jin S. Zhang 3, Dongzhou Zhang 2,4, Sergey Tkachev 4, Vitali B. Prakapenka 4, Bin Chen 2
1Gemmological Institute, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), 2Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 3Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, 4Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago
This work focuses on the standard protocol for preparing the externally-heated diamond anvil cell (EHDAC) for generating high-pressure and high-temperature (HPHT) conditions. The EHDAC is employed to investigate materials in Earth and planetary interiors under extreme conditions, which can be also used in solid state physics and chemistry studies.