Pressure-induced structural changes in liquid SiO2 from ab initio simulations -: art. no. 245504

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作者
Trave, A [1 ]
Tangney, P
Scandolo, S
Pasquarello, A
Car, R
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[1] Princeton Univ, Dept Chem, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[2] Princeton Univ, Princeton Mat Inst, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[3] Princeton Univ, Dept Geosci, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[4] SISSA, I-34014 Trieste, Italy
[5] INFM Democritos, Natl Simulat Ctr, I-34014 Trieste, Italy
[6] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Inst Theorie Phenomenes Phys, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
[7] IRRMA, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.245504
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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First-principles molecular dynamics simulations at constant pressure have been used to investigate the mechanisms of compression of liquid SiO(2). Liquid SiO(2) is found to become denser than quartz at a pressure of about 6 GPa, in agreement with extrapolations of lower pressure experimental data. The high compressibility of the liquid is traced to medium-range changes in the topology of the atomic network. These changes consist in an increase of network connectivity caused by the pressure-induced appearance of coordination defects.
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