Structure and bandgap closure in dense hydrogen

Nature

Volumn 403, Issue 6770, 2000, Pages 632-635

  Johnson, Kurt A ^a   Ashcroft, N W ^a  

^a Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPRESSION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 0034628559     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35001024     Document Type: Article

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