Theoretical calculations for solid oxygen under high pressure

Details Theoretical calculations for solid oxygen under high pressure Theoretical calculations for solid oxygen under high pressure

2008-07-24

arxiv.org/abs/0807.3793v1

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20 (2008) 335219.

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

12 pages, 6 figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/0953-8984/20/33/335219

The crystal structure of solid oxygen at low temperatures and at pressures up to 7 GPa is studied by theoretical calculations. In the calculations, the adiabatic potential of the crystal is approximated by a superposition of pair-potentials between oxygen molecules calculated by an ab-initio method. The monoclinic alpha structure is stable up to 6 GPa and calculated lattice parameters agree well with experiments. The origin of a distortion and that of an anisotropic lattice compressibility of the basal plane of alpha-O2 are clearly demonstrated. In the pressure range from 6 to 7 GPa, two kinds of structures are proposed by X-ray diffraction experiments: the alpha and orthorhombic delta structures. It is found that the energy difference between these structures becomes very small in this pressure range. The relation between this trend and the incompatible results of X-ray diffraction experiments is discussed.

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