Structural investigation of solid methane at high pressure

Juan Zhao; Wan Xiang Feng; Zhi Ming Liu; Yan Ming Ma; Zhi He; Tian Cui; Guang Tian Zou

doi:10.1088/0256-307X/27/6/066101

Structural investigation of solid methane at high pressure

Juan Zhao, Wan Xiang Feng, Zhi Ming Liu, Yan Ming Ma, Zhi He, Tian Cui^*, Guang Tian Zou

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Jilin University

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High pressure studies of solid methane are performed using both classical simulated annealing and first-principles methods. A series of simulated annealing and geometry optimization reveal a monoclinic P2₁/b structure with the unit cell containing four methane molecules. The phonon dispersion curves and vibrational density of states indicate that this structure is stable in the pressure range 10-90 GPa. The electronic band structure and density of states show that this structure has not metalized until 90 GPa.

Original language	English
Article number	066101
Journal	Chinese Physics Letters
Volume	27
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0256-307X/27/6/066101
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Zhao, J., Feng, W. X., Liu, Z. M., Ma, Y. M., He, Z., Cui, T., & Zou, G. T. (2010). Structural investigation of solid methane at high pressure. Chinese Physics Letters, 27(6), Article 066101. https://doi.org/10.1088/0256-307X/27/6/066101

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