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Comment on “Insulator-metal transition in dense fluid deuterium”

Journal Article · · Science

Celliers et al. (Reports, 17 August 2018, p. 677), in an attempt to reconcile differences in inferred metallization pressures, provide an alternative temperature analysis of the Knudson et al. experiments (Reports, 26 June 2015, p. 1455). We show here that this reanalysis implies an anomalously low specific heat for the metallic fluid that is clearly inconsistent with first-principles calculations.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Univ. of Rostock (Germany)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); German Research Foundation (DFG)
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0003525
OSTI ID:
1507747
Report Number(s):
SAND2019--1252J; 672210
Journal Information:
Science, Journal Name: Science Journal Issue: 6433 Vol. 363; ISSN 0036-8075
Publisher:
AAASCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (3)

Liquid–liquid phase transition in hydrogen by coupled electron–ion Monte Carlo simulations journal April 2016
Direct observation of an abrupt insulator-to-metal transition in dense liquid deuterium journal June 2015
Insulator-metal transition in dense fluid deuterium journal August 2018

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