The pressure induced amorphization and behavior of octahedron in Y2O3/Eu3+ nanotubes

In situ angle-dispersive x-ray diffraction (ADXD) measurement by synchrotron beam under high pressure was performed and pressure-induced amorphization (PIA) and YO6 octahedral changes were investigated for both Y2O3/Eu3+ nanotubes and the bulk sample. The cubic structure of Y2O3/Eu3+ nanotubes transforms into an amorphous phase at a pressure of 21.9 GPa. Differential nano-effects in the radial and axial directions of nanotubes causes distinct compression behaviors for Y-O bonds. The variation in Y-O bonds of nanotubes exhibits disorder with pressure unlike that of bulk sample, which instead exhibits linear decreases. The YO6 octahedra of Y2O3/Eu3+ nanotubes are deformed in disorder under high pressure which abrogates the ordered long-distance octahedral arrangement, thus resulting in the amorphous transition.