Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics, Vol.32, No.6, 472-477, 2007
Evidence for a high-pressure phase transition of epsilon-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitrohexaazaisowtirtzitane (CL-20) using vibrational spectroscopy
The high-pressure response of epsilon-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitrohexaazaisowurtizane (CL-20) has been examined to 27 GPa in diamond anvil cells using vibrational spectroscopy. The results reveal evidence of an epsilon -> gamma pressure-induced phase transition between 4.1 and 6.4 GPa and suggest the existence of a gamma -> zeta transition near 18.7 GPa. Several Raman and infrared frequencies were found to decrease in intensity as the phase boundaries are approached. An anomalous intensity increase was noted in the C-N-C infrared mode that is believed to result from an increase in the Raman cross-section due to a stronger interlayer coupling under pressure.