| Literature DB >> 19792381 |
M Marqués1, G J Ackland, L F Lundegaard, G Stinton, R J Nelmes, M I McMahon, J Contreras-García.
Abstract
Experimentally, we have found that among the "complicated" phases of potassium at intermediate pressures is one which has the same space group as the double hexagonal-close-packed structure, although its atomic coordination is completely different. Calculations on this P6(3)/mmc (hP4) structure as a function of pressure show three isostructural transitions and three distinctive types of chemical bonding: free electron, ionic, and metallic. Interestingly, relationships between localized metallic structures and ionic compounds are found.Entities:
Year: 2009 PMID: 19792381 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.115501
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161