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Metallization and superconductivity of hydrides under high pressure

  • Kim, Duck Young (Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research)
  • Received : 2021.08.31
  • Accepted : 2021.09.17
  • Published : 2021.09.30
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Abstract

Hydrogen, the lightest and the most abundant element in the universe becomes a mainstay of contemporary condensed matter physics, which is largely because its metallization is regarded as the holy grail of high-pressure physics and it is also due to recent observations of high Tc superconductivity in hydrogen-dense compounds at extremely high pressure. Contemporary static high-pressure technique is not enough to realize the metallization of solid hydrogen and hydrogen-dense compounds may significantly reduce the required transition pressure providing an excellent proxy study. In this brief review, I will introduce recent achievements of high-pressure study in solid hydrogen and hydrides.

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This work was supported by NSFC of China (Grant 11774015)

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