Exploring the compression behavior of HP-BiNbO<sub>4</sub> under high pressure

Exploring the compression behavior of HP-BiNbO₄ under high pressure

Liu Yin-Juan^{1, 2}, Zhang Jia-Wei^{1, 2}, He Duan-Wei^{1, 2, †}, Xu Chao^{1, 2}, Hu Qi-Wei^{1, 2}, Qi Lei^{1, 2}, Liang A-Kun^{1, 2}

X-ray diffraction patterns of BiNbO₄. (a) x-ray diffraction patterns of the α-BiNbO₄ prepared via a solid-state reaction. (b) x-ray diffraction patterns of the HP-BiNbO₄ sintered at 5 GPa and 1100 °C. Insets show the SEM micrographs of (a) α- BiNbO₄ and (b) HP-BiNbO₄.