Will solid hydrogen ever be a metal?

Author(s) : EDWARDS P. P., HENSEL F.

Type of article: Article

Summary

At ultra-high pressures, liquid hydrogen becomes metallic. So should solid hydrogen, yet it subbornly resists. A newly predicted spontaneous asymmetry of molecules in the solid may be the reason.

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  • Original title: Will solid hydrogen ever be a metal?
  • Record ID : 1998-1456
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Nature - vol. 388 - n. 6643
  • Publication date: 1997/08/14
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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