Observation of an O8 molecular lattice in the ε phase of solid oxygen

Nature

Volumn 443, Issue 7108, 2006, Pages 201-204

  Lundegaard, Lars F ^a   Weck, Gunnar ^b   McMahon, Malcolm I ^a   Desgreniers, Serge ^c   Loubeyre, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b DIF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DATA REDUCTION; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; INSULATION; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; METALLIC SUPERLATTICES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXYGEN; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

INFRARED ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR LATTICE; SOLID OXYGEN; SUPERCONDUCTING STATE;

CRYSTAL LATTICES;

OXYGEN;

ABSORPTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA SET; LATTICE DYNAMICS; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXYGEN; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; INFRARED RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SUPERCONDUCTOR; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33748655173     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05174     Document Type: Article

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