Abstract
Chemical stabilization of a high-pressure metastable state is a major challenge for the development of advanced materials. Although chemical pressure (Pchem) can effectively simulate the effect of physical pressure (Pphy), experimental calibration of the pressure passed to local structural motifs, denoted as local chemical pressure (Pchem-Δ) which significantly governs the function of solid materials, remains absent due to the challenge of probing techniques. Here we establish an innovative methodology to experimentally calibrate the Pchem-Δ and build a bridge between Pchem and Pphy via an optical probe strategy. Site-selective Bi3+-traced REVO4 (RE=Y, Gd) is adopted as a prototype to introduce Bi3+ optical probes and on-site sense of the Pchem-Δ experienced by the REO8 motif. The cell compression of RE0.98Bi0.02VO4 under Pphy is chemically simulated by smaller-ion substitution (Sc3+ → RE3+) in RE0.98-xScxBi0.02VO4. The consistent red shift (Δλ) of the emission spectra of Bi3+, which is dominated by locally pressure-induced REO8 dodecahedral variation in RE0.98Bi0.02VO4 (Pphy) and RE0.98-xScxBi0.02VO4 (Pchem-Δ), respectively, is evidence of their similar pressure-dependent local structure evolution. This innovative Δλ-based experimental calibration of Pchem-Δ in the crystal-field dimension portrays the anisotropic transmission of Pchem to the local structure and builds a bridge between Pchem-Δ and Pphy to guide a new perspective for affordable and practical interception of metastable states.
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