Marques, M;
McMahon, MI;
Gregoryanz, E;
Hanfland, M;
Guillaume, CL;
Pickard, CJ;
Ackland, GJ;
(2011)
Crystal Structures of Dense Lithium: A Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Transition.
PHYS REV LETT
, 106
(9)
, Article 095502. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.095502.
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Abstract
Ab initio random structure searching and single-crystal x-ray diffraction have been used to determine the full structures of three phases of lithium, recently discovered at low temperature above 60 GPa. A structure with C2mb symmetry, calculated to be a poor metal, is proposed for the oC88 phase (60-65 GPa). The oC40 phase (65-95 GPa) is found to have a lowest-enthalpy structure with C2cb symmetry, in excellent agreement with the x-ray data. It is calculated to be a semiconductor with a band gap of similar to 1 eV at 90 GPa. oC24, stable above 95 GPa, has the space group Cmca, and refined atomic coordinates are in excellent agreement with previous calculations.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Crystal Structures of Dense Lithium: A Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Transition |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.095502 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | © 2011 American Physical Society |
Keywords: | PRESSURE, SODIUM, GPA |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1301752 |
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