Unconventional phase transitions on HD and O2 cryocrystals

Authors

  • Y. Crespo International Center for Theoretical Physics, StradaCostiera, Trieste, Italy
  • A. Laio International Center for Theoretical Physics, StradaCostiera, Trieste, Italy
  • G.E. Santoro International Center for Theoretical Physics, StradaCostiera, Trieste, Italy
  • M. Fabrizio International Center for Theoretical Physics, StradaCostiera, Trieste, Italy
  • S. Scandolo International Center for Theoretical Physics, StradaCostiera, Trieste, Italy
  • E. Tosatti International Center for Theoretical Physics, StradaCostiera, Trieste, Italy
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Keywords:

phase diagram, pressure, sample, crystalline phase

Abstract

Both HD and O2 are molecular solids with an exceedingly well explored phase diagram under pressure. In this talk we focus in two unusual phase transition taking place at high pressures. First we study the unusual reentrant phase transition that the phase diagram of HD exhibits near 50 Gpa where a rotationally ordered (“broken symmetry”) crystalline phase surprisingly transforms into a rotationally “disordered” high-symmetry phase upon cooling.

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How to Cite

Crespo, Y., Laio, A., Santoro, G., Fabrizio, M., Scandolo, S., & Tosatti, E. (2015). Unconventional phase transitions on HD and O2 cryocrystals. Recent Contributions to Physics (Rec.Contr.Phys.), 50(3), 60–61. Retrieved from https://bph.kaznu.kz/index.php/zhuzhu/article/view/821

Issue

Vol. 50 No. 3 (2014): KazNU Bulletin. Physics series

Section

Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Problems. NanoScience