Theoretical investigation of xenon-hydrogen solids under pressure using ab initio DFT and GW calculations

• We have calculated crystal structures and electronic properties of Xe-H(2) compounds under high pressures using first-principles density functional theory calculations and ab-initio random structure searching. We present results for the equation of state, Xe-Xe separations, and the electronic charge transfer between the Xe and H atoms. Our results are broadly consistent with experimental results by M. Somayazulu et al. [Nature Chem. 2, 50 (2010)]. We have in addition calculated the metallization pressure within the GW approximation, finding it to be around 250 GPa, which is close to the maximum pressure reached in the experiment.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Annan fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Other Physics Topics (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences (hsv//eng)

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