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\(\text {AB}_{2}\mathrm{{S}}_{4}\) and \(\text {AB}_{2}\mathrm{{Se}}_{4 }\) Compounds at High Pressures

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Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions in AB2X4 Chalcogenide Compounds

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Abstract

Thiospinels and selenospinels are compounds with general formula \(\mathrm{A}^\mathrm{{II}}\mathrm{B}_{2}^\mathrm{{III}}\mathrm{X}_{4}^\mathrm{{VI}}\), where A and B are cations and X is sulfur and selenium, respectively. Within the huge compositional range of these families, there exist materials with different interesting physical properties, such as nonlinear optics, high concentration defects in semiconductors or metal-insulator transitions. In this chapter, we gather together previously reported studies addressing the effect of high pressure on the crystal and electronic structures of these compounds. Special emphasis has been placed on the crystal chemistry of indium thiospinels under pressure and the evolution of their structural, electronic, and optical properties. The observed pressure-induced phase transition to a post-spinel structure in \(\mathrm{A}\mathrm{{In}}_{2}\mathrm{{S}}_{4}\) compounds is discussed in detail. These results could be particularly relevant for Geophysics since thiospinels can be considered as structural analogs of MgAl\(_{2}\mathrm{{O}}_{4}\), a common constituent of the Earth’s upper mantle.

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Acknowledgments

Financial support from the Spanish Consolider Ingenio 2010 Program (Project No. CDS2007-00045) is acknowledged. The work was also supported by Spanish MICCIN and MINECO under Projects No. CTQ2009-14596-C02-01 and CTQ2012-38599-C02-02, as well as from Comunidad de Madrid and European Social Fund: S2009/PPQ-1551 4161893 (QUIMAPRES). J R-F is indebted to the Spanish MCYT for granting an FPI fellowship (BES-2008-002043).

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Santamaria-Perez, D., Ruiz-Fuertes, J. (2014). \(\text {AB}_{2}\mathrm{{S}}_{4}\) and \(\text {AB}_{2}\mathrm{{Se}}_{4 }\) Compounds at High Pressures. In: Manjon, F., Tiginyanu, I., Ursaki, V. (eds) Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions in AB2X4 Chalcogenide Compounds. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 189. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40367-5_3

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