Folded network and structural transition in molten tin

Liang Xu; Zhigang Wang; Jian Chen; Songyi Chen; Wenge Yang; Yang Ren; Xiaobing Zuo; Jianrong Zeng; Qiang Wu; Howard Sheng

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27742-2

Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

Affiliations

Liang Xu: National Key Laboratory of Shock Wave and Detonation Physics, Institute of Fluid Physics, China Academy of Engineering Physics
Zhigang Wang: National Key Laboratory of Shock Wave and Detonation Physics, Institute of Fluid Physics, China Academy of Engineering Physics
Jian Chen: Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research
Songyi Chen: Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research
Wenge Yang: Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research
Yang Ren: X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
Xiaobing Zuo: X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
Jianrong Zeng: Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang Laboratory, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qiang Wu: National Key Laboratory of Shock Wave and Detonation Physics, Institute of Fluid Physics, China Academy of Engineering Physics
Howard Sheng: Department of Physics and Astronomy, George Mason University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27742-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Unraveling the structural origin of liquid anomalies remains a challenging topic. Xu et al. propose a folded-network structural model for molten tin and provide insights into the observed second-order-like structural transition.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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