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Title: X-ray-induced dissociation of H.sub.2O and formation of an O.sub.2-H.sub.2 alloy at high pressure

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OSTI ID:1032635

A novel molecular alloy of O.sub.2 and H.sub.2 and a method of producing such a molecular alloy are provided. When subjected to high pressure and extensive x-radiation, H.sub.2O molecules cleaved, forming O--O and H--H bonds. In the method of the present invention, the O and H framework in ice VII was converted into a molecular alloy of O.sub.2 and H.sub.2. X-ray diffraction, x-ray Raman scattering, and optical Raman spectroscopy demonstrate that this crystalline solid differs from previously known phases.

Research Organization:
Carnegie Institution of Washington (Washington, DC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-99ER45775
Assignee:
Carnegie Institution of Washington (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
8,066,968
Application Number:
12/257,537
OSTI ID:
1032635
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English