Stability of Ar(H2)2 to 358 GPa.
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ABSTRACT: "Chemical precompression" through introducing impurity atoms into hydrogen has been proposed as a method to facilitate metallization of hydrogen under external pressure. Here we selected Ar(H2)2, a hydrogen-rich compound with molecular hydrogen, to explore the effect of "doping" on the intermolecular interaction of H2 molecules and metallization at ultrahigh pressure. Ar(H2)2 was studied experimentally by synchrotron X-ray diffraction to 265 GPa, by Raman and optical absorption spectroscopy to 358 GPa, and theoretically using the density-functional theory. Our measurements of the optical bandgap and the vibron frequency show that Ar(H2)2 retains 2-eV bandgap and H2 molecular units up to 358 GPa. This is
SUBMITTER: Ji C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5389335 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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