3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020
Nuclear Spin Crossover in Dense Molecular Hydrogen
Thomas Meier, Dominique Laniel, Miriam Pena-Alvarez +6
The laws of quantum mechanics are often tested against the behaviour of the lightest element in the periodic table, hydrogen. One of the most striking properties of molecular hydro…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020
Metallic Hydrogen Sublattice and Proton Mobility in Copper Hydride at High Pressure
Thomas Meier, Florian Trybel, Giacomo Criniti +9
Atomic and electronic structures of Cu2H and CuH have been investigated by high pressure NMR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and ab-initio calculations. Metallic Cu2H was synthesiz…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020
High-pressure polymeric nitrogen allotrope with the black phosphorus structure
Dominique Laniel, Bjoern Winkler, Timofey Fedotenko +6
Studies of polynitrogen phases are of great interest for fundamental science and for the design of novel high energy density materials. Laser heating of pure nitrogen at 140 GPa in…