Evolutionary crystal structure prediction searches have been employed to explore the ternary Li–F–H system at 300 GPa. Metastable phases were uncovered within the static lattice approximation, with LiF3H2, LiF2H, Li3F4H, LiF4H4, Li2F3H, and LiF3H lying within 50 meV/atom of the 0 K convex hull. All of these phases contain (n = 1, 2) anions and Li+ cations. Other structural motifs such as LiF slabs, molecules, and Fδ− ions are present in some of the low enthalpy Li–F–H structures. The bonding within the molecules, which may be bent or linear, symmetric or asymmetric, is analyzed. The five phases closest to the hull are insulators, while LiF3H is metallic and predicted to have a vanishingly small superconducting critical temperature. Li3F4H is predicted to be stable at zero pressure. This study lays the foundation for future investigations of the role of temperature and anharmonicity on the stability and properties of compounds and alloys in the Li–F–H ternary system.
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March 24 2021
The Li–F–H ternary system at high pressures
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Special Collection in Honor of Women in Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry
Tiange Bi
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Tiange Bi
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Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo
, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, USA
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Andrew Shamp;
Andrew Shamp
1
Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo
, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, USA
2
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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Tyson Terpstra;
Tyson Terpstra
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Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo
, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, USA
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Russell J. Hemley
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Russell J. Hemley
a)
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Departments of Physics and Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago
, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
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Eva Zurek
Eva Zurek
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Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo
, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, USA
b)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: ezurek@buffalo.edu
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Note: This paper is part of the JCP Special Collection in Honor of Women in Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry.
J. Chem. Phys. 154, 124709 (2021)
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Received:
December 23 2020
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March 01 2021
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Tiange Bi, Andrew Shamp, Tyson Terpstra, Russell J. Hemley, Eva Zurek; The Li–F–H ternary system at high pressures. J. Chem. Phys. 28 March 2021; 154 (12): 124709. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0041490
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