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

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Hemley, RJ [1 ]
Mao, HK [1 ]
Goncharov, A [1 ]
Hanfland, M [1 ]
Struzhkin, V [1 ]
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[1] CARNEGIE INST WASHINGTON,CTR HIGH PRESSURE RES,WASHINGTON,DC 20015
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.1667
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O4 [物理学];
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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.
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