Simple-to-Complex Transformation in Liquid Rubidium
Anno: 2018
Autori: Gorelli FA., De Panfilis S., Bryk T., Ulivi L., Garbarino G., Parisiades P., Santoro M .
Affiliazione autori: [Gorelli, Federico A.; Santoro, Mario] INO CNR, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy and European Lab Non Linear Spect, LENS, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
[De Panfilis, Simone] Ist Italiano Tecnol, Ctr Life Nano Sci IIT Sapienza, I-00161 Rome, Italy.
[Bryk, Taras] NASU, Inst Condensed Matter Phys, UA-79011 Lvov, Ukraine.
[Ulivi, Lorenzo] IFAC CNR, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
[Garbarino, Gaston; Parisiades, Paraskevas] European Synchrotron Res Facil, FR-38043 Grenoble, France.
Abstract: We investigated the atomic structure of liquid Rb along an isothermal path at 573 K, up to 23 GPa, by X-ray diffraction measurements. By raising the pressure, we observed a liquid-liquid transformation from a simple metallic liquid to a complex one. The transition occurs at 7.5 +/- 1 GPa which is slightly above the first maximum of the T-P melting line. This transformation is traced back to the density-induced hybridization of highest electronic orbitals leading to the accumulation of valence electrons between Rb atoms and to the formation of interstitial atomic shells, a behavior that Rb shares with Cs and is likely to be common to all alkali metals.
Giornale/Rivista: THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
Volume: 9 (11) Da Pagina: 2909 A: 2913
Parole chiavi: total scattering data; high-pressure; supercooled silicon; phase-transition; waterDOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b01094Citazioni: 20dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2024-04-14Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui