Formation of ammonia–helium compounds at high pressure
Helium is generally considered too inert to be present in giant ice planet mantles. The authors, by first-principles calculations and crystal structure searches, find stable ammonia–helium compounds at the conditions of Uranus and Neptune’s upper mantles, with possible implications in the planet com...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-06-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16835-z |