On the lifetime of metastable metallic hydrogen
The molecular phase of hydrogen converts to the atomic metallic phase at high pressures estimated usually as 300–500 GPa. We analyze the zero-temperature decay of metallic phase as the pressure is relieved below the transition one. The metallic state is expected to be in the metastable long-lived st...
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| Published in: | Физика низких температур |
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| Date: | 2017 |
| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України
2017
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| Online Access: | https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/175259 |
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| Journal Title: | Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
| Cite this: | On the lifetime of metastable metallic hydrogen / S.N. Burmistrov, L.B. Dubovskii // Физика низких температур. — 2017. — Т. 43, № 10. — С. 1446-1458. — Бібліогр.: 27 назв. — англ. |
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Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine| Summary: | The molecular phase of hydrogen converts to the atomic metallic phase at high pressures estimated usually as 300–500 GPa. We analyze the zero-temperature decay of metallic phase as the pressure is relieved below the transition one. The metallic state is expected to be in the metastable long-lived state down to about 10–20 GPa and decays instantly at the lower pressures. The pressure range of the long-lived metastable state is directly associated with an impossibility to produce a stable hydrogen molecule immersed into the electron liquid of high density. For lower pressures, the nucleation of an electron-free cavity with the energetically favorable hydrogen molecule inside cannot be suppressed with the low ambient pressure.
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| ISSN: | 0132-6414 |