Structure of phase III of solid hydrogen

Nature Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 473-476

  Pickard, Chris J ^a   Needs, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; PHASE DIAGRAMS;

FIRST-PRINCIPLES DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; HARMONIC LEVELS; HYDROGEN MOLECULE; STABLE STRUCTURES; THEORETICAL STUDY; VIBRATIONAL PROPERTIES; ZERO POINT MOTION; ZERO TEMPERATURES;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 34547264361     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys625     Document Type: Article

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