Topologically frustrated ionisation in a water-ammonia ice mixture

Water and ammonia are major constituents of icy planet interiors, however their phase behaviour under extreme conditions remain relatively unknown. Here, the authors show that ammonia monohydrate transforms under pressure into an alloy composed of molecules as well as ions, owing to a topological fr...

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Main Authors: C. Liu, A. Mafety, J. A. Queyroux, C. W. Wilson, H. Zhang, K. Béneut, G. Le Marchand, B. Baptiste, P. Dumas, G. Garbarino, F. Finocchi, J. S. Loveday, F. Pietrucci, A. M. Saitta, F. Datchi, S. Ninet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01132-z