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@ARTICLE{Zimmer:407129,
author = {Zimmer, Dominik and Ruiz-Fuertes, J. and Morgenroth, W. and
Friedrich, Alexandra and Bayarjargal, L. and Haussühl, E.
and Santamaría-Pérez, D. and Frischkorn, S. and Milman, V.
and Winkler, B.},
title = {{P}ressure-induced changes of the structure and properties
of monoclinic $\alpha$-chalcocite $\mathrm{{C}u_{2}}{S}$},
journal = {Physical review / B},
volume = {97},
number = {13},
issn = {2469-9950},
address = {Woodbury, NY},
publisher = {APS},
reportid = {PUBDB-2018-02407},
pages = {134111},
year = {2018},
abstract = {The high-pressure behavior of monoclinic
$(P2_{1}/c)\alpha$-chalcocite, $\mathrm{Cu_{2}}S$, was
investigated at ambient temperature by single-crystal x-ray
diffraction, electrical resistance measurements, and optical
absorption spectroscopy up to 16 GPa. The experiments were
complemented by density-functional-theory-based
calculations. Single-crystal x-ray diffraction data show
that monoclinic $\alpha$-chalcocite undergoes two
pressure-induced first-order phase transitions at ∼3.1 and
∼7.1 GPa. The crystal structure of the first high-pressure
polymorph, HP1, was solved and refined in space group
$P2_{1}/c$ with $a=10.312(4)Å, b=6.737(3)Å, c=7.305(1)Å$,
and β=$100.17(2)∘$ at 6.2(3) GPa. The crystal structure
of the second high-pressure polymorph, HP2, was solved and
refined in space group $P2_{1}/c$ with $a=6.731(4)Å,
b=6.689(2)Å, c=6.967(8)Å$, and β=$93.18(3)∘$ at 7.9(4)
GPa. Electrical resistance measurements upon compression and
optical absorption experiments upon decompression show that
the structural changes in α-chalcocite are accompanied by
changes of the electrical and optical properties. Upon
pressure release, the band gap $Eg$ of $\alpha$-chalcocite
(1.24 eV at ambient conditions) widens across the first
structural phase transition, going from 1.24 eV at 2.2 GPa
(α-chalcocite) to 1.35 eV at 2.6 GPa (HP1), and closes
significantly across the second phase transition, going from
1.32 eV at 4.4 GPa (HP1) to 0.87 eV at 4.9 GPa (HP2). The
electrical resistance shows similar behavior: its highest
value is for the first high-pressure polymorph (HP1), and
its lowest value is for the second high-pressure polymorph
(HP2) of $\alpha$-chalcocite. These results are interpreted
on the basis of calculated electronic band structures.},
cin = {DOOR / UFrankf.},
ddc = {530},
cid = {I:(DE-H253)HAS-User-20120731 /
$I:(DE-H253)UFrankf_-20120814$},
pnm = {6G3 - PETRA III (POF3-622)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6G3},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-H253)P-P02.2-20150101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000429929800002},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.97.134111},
url = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/407129},
}