Experimental evidence for the existence of a second partially-ordered phase of ice VI

Water ice exhibits several hydrogen-ordered and disordered phases and it’s unclear if a disordered phase can transform into only one ordered phase. Here, the authors identify a partially hydrogen-ordered phase at high pressure, ice XIX, as the second hydrogen-ordered phase of ice VI beside ice XV.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ryo Yamane, Kazuki Komatsu, Jun Gouchi, Yoshiya Uwatoko, Shinichi Machida, Takanori Hattori, Hayate Ito, Hiroyuki Kagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21351-9