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Grégory Geneste1, Marc Torrent, François Bottin
1CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France.
Abstract:
Quantum nuclear zero-point motions in solid H(2) and D(2) under pressure are investigated at 80 K up to 160 GPa by first-principles path-integral molecular dynamics calculations. Molecular orientations are well defined in phase II of D(2), while solid H(2) exhibits large and very asymmetric angular quantum fluctuations in this phase, with possible rotation in the (bc) plane, making it difficult to associate a well-identified single classical structure. The mechanism for the transition to phase III is also described. Existing structural data support this microscopic interpretation.
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