Xenon melting curve to 80 GPa and 5p-d hybridization.
Measurements made in a laser heated diamond-anvil cell are reported that extend the melting curve of Xe to 80 GPa and 3350 K. The steep lowering of the melting slope (dT/dP) that occurs near 17 GPa and 2750 K results from the hybridization of the 5p-like valence and 5p-like conduction states with the formation of clusters in the liquid having icosahedral short-range order (ISRO).
Ross
Marvin
M
Max Planck Institut für Chemie, 55020 Mainz, Germany.
Boehler
Reinhard
R
Söderlind
Per
P
D006358:Hot Temperature; D007834:Lasers; D011312:Pressure; D044366:Transition Temperature; D014978:Xenon / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*
D014978:Xenon