title: Superionic-Superionic Phase Transitions in Body-Centered Cubic H_{2}O Ice.
abstract: From first-principles molecular dynamics, we investigate the relation between the superionic proton conduction and the behavior of the O─H⋯O bond (ice VII^{'} to ice X transition) in body-centered-cubic (bcc) H_{2}O ice between 1300 and 2000 K and up to 300 GPa. We bring evidence that there are three distinct phases in the superionic bcc stability field. A first superionic phase characterized by extremely fast diffusion of highly delocalized protons (denoted VII^{''}  hereinafter) is stable at low pressures. A first-order transition separates this phase from a superionic VII^{'}, characterized by a finite degree of localization of protons along the nonsymmetric O─H⋯O bonds. The transition is identified in structural, energetic, and elastic analysis. Upon further compression a second-order phase transition leads to the superionic ice X with symmetric O─H─O bonds.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon, UMR CNRS 5276 (CNRS, ENS, Université Lyon1), École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Alexis
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon, UMR CNRS 5276 (CNRS, ENS, Université Lyon1), École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France.
authors.forename: Razvan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caracas