Aug 13, 2015
Phase boundary of θ phase of solid oxygen in ultrahigh magnetic fields
Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
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- Volume
- 92
- Number
- 6
- Language
- English
- Publishing type
- Research paper (scientific journal)
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevB.92.064109
- Publisher
- American Physical Society
The phase diagram of solid oxygen in the magnetic-field-temperature (B-T) plane is revealed by magnetization and magnetotransmission measurements. The high-field phase of solid oxygen, which we term the θ phase, is induced at the temperature below 42 K. The transition fields at the α-θ and β-θ transitions are almost temperature independent, with the phase boundary being very steep. This phase boundary indicates that the entropy change is very small at the α-θ and β-θ transitions, in contrast to the entropy-driven β-γ transition at zero field. We argue that the θ phase differs from the high-temperature γ phase in terms of entropy
the molecular rotation is inhibited in the θ phase, whereas permitted in the γ phase. This finding consolidates the novelty of the θ phase.
the molecular rotation is inhibited in the θ phase, whereas permitted in the γ phase. This finding consolidates the novelty of the θ phase.
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- DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.92.064109
- ISSN : 1550-235X
- ISSN : 1098-0121
- eISSN : 2469-9969
- SCOPUS ID : 84939856517
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000359440400002