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Journal Article
Pressure-induced reversal of Peierls-like distortions elicits the polyamorphic transition in GeTe and GeSe
2023
Overview
While polymorphism is prevalent in crystalline solids, polyamorphism draws increasing interest in various types of amorphous solids. Recent studies suggested that supercooling of liquid phase-change materials (PCMs) induces Peierls-like distortions in their local structures, underlying their liquid-liquid transitions before vitrification. However, the mechanism of how the vitrified phases undergo a possible polyamorphic transition remains elusive. Here, using high-energy synchrotron X-rays, we can access the precise pair distribution functions under high pressure and provide clear evidence that pressure can reverse the Peierls-like distortions, eliciting a polyamorphic transition in GeTe and GeSe. Combined with simulations based on machine-learned-neural-network potential, our structural analysis reveals a high-pressure state characterized by diminished Peierls-like distortion, greater coherence length, reduced compressibility, and a narrowing bandgap. Our finding underscores the crucial role of Peierls-like distortions in amorphous octahedral systems including PCMs. These distortions can be controlled through pressure and composition, offering potentials for designing properties in PCM-based devices.
The subtle distortion in atomic structure underlies the drastic changes in the properties of amorphous phase-change materials. Here authors show that that pressure can reverse the Peierls-like distortions introduced by temperature, eliciting a polyamorphic transition in GeTe and GeSe.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group,Nature Portfolio
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