Finite Element Analysis Route to Achieve Accurate Resistivity Measurements in Diamond Anvil Cell

Abstract:

To have a clear understanding of the effect of electrode resistivity on the in-situ resistivity measurement under high pressure in a diamond anvil cell (DAC), we perform finite element analysis (FEA) to simulate the distribution of the steady current field in sample. The theoretical analysis reveals the origin of the effect. It is caused by the resistivity difference between electrodes and sample. And the more the difference of their resistivity is, the more obvious the effect is. All these will result in large resistivity error. However we find that reducing the resistivity difference between the electrode and sample can improve the results.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 669)
• Pages: 279-282
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.669.279
• Online since: March 2013
• Authors: Xuan Guo Nan, Gang Peng, Bao Jia Wu
• Keywords: Diamond Anvil Cell, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), High-Pressure, Resistivity

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