Elastic properties of single crystal hydrogen sulfide: A Brillouin scattering study under high pressure-temperature.

We have performed high pressure-temperature Brillouin scattering measurements on single crystal hydrogen sulfide using externally heated diamond anvil cell techniques. The pressure dependences of the acoustic velocities, isothermal elastic constants, and moduli of single crystal hydrogen sulfide have been determined along four isotherms. Both elastic constants and moduli increase monotonously with pressure along each isotherm, while they show a decreased tendency with temperature elevated under the same pressure points. The experimental equation of state of single crystal hydrogen sulfide is obtained by fitting with a third-order Birch-Murnaghan and Tait equation. It is proposed that the effect of hydrogen bonds contributes to the unique tendency of elastic anisotropy in single crystal hydrogen sulfide. Through our work, we have extended the melting curve and phase diagram of hydrogen sulfide up to 12 GPa and 580 K. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]