Synchrotron infrared spectroscopy to 0.15 eV of H-2 and D-2 at megabar pressures

被引:85
作者
Hemley, RJ [1 ]
Mao, HK [1 ]
Goncharov, A [1 ]
Hanfland, M [1 ]
Struzhkin, V [1 ]
机构
[1] CARNEGIE INST WASHINGTON,CTR HIGH PRESSURE RES,WASHINGTON,DC 20015
关键词
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.1667
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
New synchrotron infrared absorption and reflectivity techniques have been developed to test predicted band overlap metallization in H-2 and D-2 above 150 GPa at various temperatures. Measurements on both isotopes to maximum pressures of 216 GPa show no evidence for Drude excitations in the midinfrared to near-infrared spectrum. The most definitive are measurements on D-2, which remains transparent down to 0.15 eV at 170 GPa and 83 K. The results put new bounds on the optical conductivity and possible band-gap closure at the 150-GPa transition. In addition to strong vibrational transitions, new infrared absorption features are observed.
引用
收藏
页码:1667 / 1670
页数:4
相关论文
共 31 条
[1]   THE METAL-INSULATOR-TRANSITION - COMPLEXITY IN A SIMPLE SYSTEM [J].
ASHCROFT, NW .
JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS, 1993, 156 :621-630
[2]  
ASHCROFT NW, 1991, MOLECULAR SYSTEMS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE, P201
[3]  
ASHCROFT NW, 1995, ELEMENTARY PROCESSES, P251
[4]  
BARANOWSKI B, 1992, POLISH J CHEM, V66, P1637
[5]   THEORY OF HIGH-PRESSURE PHASES OF HYDROGEN [J].
BARBEE, TW ;
GARCIA, A ;
COHEN, ML ;
MARTINS, JL .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1989, 62 (10) :1150-1153
[6]   PRESSURE-INDUCED INSULATOR-METAL TRANSITIONS IN SOLID XENON AND HYDROGEN - A 1ST-PRINCIPLES QUASI-PARTICLE STUDY [J].
CHACHAM, H ;
ZHU, XJ ;
LOUIE, SG .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 1992, 46 (11) :6688-6699
[7]   METALLIZATION OF SOLID HYDROGEN AT MEGABAR PRESSURES - A 1ST-PRINCIPLES QUASI-PARTICLE STUDY [J].
CHACHAM, H ;
LOUIE, SG .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1991, 66 (01) :64-67
[8]   INFRARED PROPERTIES OF ORTHO AND MIXED-CRYSTALS OF SOLID DEUTERIUM AT MEGABAR PRESSURES AND THE QUESTION OF METALLIZATION IN THE HYDROGENS [J].
CUI, LJ ;
CHEN, NH ;
SILVERA, IF .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1995, 74 (20) :4011-4014
[9]  
EDWARDS B, 1994, B AM PHYS SOC, V39, P336
[10]   ADDITION [J].
EGGERT, JH .
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS, 1990, 12 (04) :381-382