A high-pressure Raman study of microcrystalline tungsten oxide
was performed in the 0.1 MPa-30 GPa pressure range under
hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic conditions. Two phase
transitions are evidenced; they take place below 0.1 GPa and at
about 22 GPa and are of first order. Two spectral anomalies are
observed at about 3 and 10 GPa; they may be related to diffuse
weak structural transitions. The number of observed Raman bands
remains practically unchanged in the 0.1-30 GPa range and thus
the symmetry changes are likely to be small. Surprisingly, the
non-hydrostatic conditions do not induce inhomogeneous band
broadening and do not modify the transition sequence observed
in hydrostatic conditions. The compressibilities of the
different observed phases are estimated from spectral data and
discussed within Hazen's polyhedral approach.
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