Physics – Computational Physics
Scientific paper
2008-05-28
Physics
Computational Physics
Submitted to Phys. Rev. The article is 4 pages long and includes 3 figures
Scientific paper
The insulator-to-metal transition in solid helium at high pressure is studied with first-principles simulations. Diffusion quantum Monte Carlo (DMC) calculations predict that the band gap closes at a density of 21.3 g/cc and a pressure of 25.7 terapascals, which is 20% higher in density and 40% higher in pressure than predicted by density functional calculations based on the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The metallization density derived from GW calculations is found to be in very close agreement with DMC predictions. The zero point motion of the nuclei had no effect on the metallization density within the accuracy of the calculation. Finally, fit functions for the equation of state are presented and the magnitude of the electronic correlation effects left out of the GGA approximation are discussed.
Khairallah Saad Antoun
Militzer Burkhard
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