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Solid and Liquid Oxygen under Ultrahigh Magnetic Fields

Authors :
Toshihiro Nomura
Yasuhiro H. Matsuda
Tatsuo C. Kobayashi
Source :
Oxygen. 2:152-163
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

Oxygen is a unique molecule that possesses a spin quantum number S=1. In the condensed phases of oxygen, the delicate balance between the antiferromagnetic interaction and van der Waals force results in the various phases with different crystal structures. By applying ultrahigh magnetic fields, the antiferromagnetic coupling between O2 molecules breaks, and novel high-field phases can appear. We have investigated the physical properties of condensed oxygen under ultrahigh magnetic fields and have found that the stable crystal structure of solid oxygen changes around 100 T. Even in liquid oxygen, we observed a strong acoustic attenuation, which indicates the fluctuation of local molecular arrangements. These results demonstrate that magnetic fields can modulate the packing structure of oxygen through spin-lattice coupling. Our study implies the possibility of controlling oxygen-related (bio-)chemical processes by using an external magnetic field.

Details

ISSN :
26739801
Volume :
2
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Oxygen
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........ea5a0e9b888d21e98f5af89f1a080c96
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/oxygen2020013