Ammonia ice at very high pressure
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Abstract
In this presentation, we report an extended experimental investigation of the phase diagram of ammonia at high pressure and temperature. By combining Raman scattering and X-ray diffraction experiments, we demonstrate the presence of a new H-disordered crystalline form above $\sim$60 GPa and $\sim$700 K. Using \textit{ab initio} MD simulations, we show that this new disordered phase is a superionic conductor. We will also present new experimental results (infrared, Raman and X-ray) on NH$_{3}$ and ND$_{3}$ at ambient temperature up to 200 GPa and will discuss the existence of ionic ammonia ices.
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