Abstract
The influence of static high-pressure compression on alkaline earth metal carbonate group of materials has been a long-standing research topic for the researchers of high-pressure and geology such that a tremendous amount of investigations have been conducted and found several interesting results particularly in the view point of crystallographic nature. But the research, undertaken so far, on the impact of dynamic shock waves on such carbonates group of materials remains to be very little. In the present article, barium carbonate (BaCO3) nanoparticles have been considered for the dynamic shock wave recovery experiments such that their structural performance against the impact of shock waves has been investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopic and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) techniques. Interestingly, based on the observed analytical results, the title sample could retain its original crystal structure of Pmcn even at 200 shocked conditions achieved by shock waves of Mach number 2.2. Moreover, the title material shows higher shock resistance as compared to most of the familiar emerging materials of industrial prominence such as TiO2 and Co3O4 nanocrystalline materials. Due to the outstanding performance of the structural stability, BaCO3 can be a potential material for the manufacture of space electronic devices, optical glasses, electric condensers and aerospace vehicle pigment applications.