Will solid hydrogen ever be a metal?

被引:75
作者
Edwards, PP [1 ]
Hensel, F [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MARBURG,FACHBEREICH CHEM,D-35032 MARBURG,GERMANY
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D O I
10.1038/41645
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
At ultra-high pressures, liquid hydrogen becomes metallic. So should solid hydrogen, yet it stubbornly resists. A newly predicted spontaneous asymmetry of molecules in the solid may be the reason.
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页码:621 / 622
页数:2
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