Structure determination of ζ-N2 from single-crystal X-ray diffraction and theoretical suggestion for the formation of amorphous nitrogen

Abstract The allotropy of solid molecular nitrogen is the consequence of a complex interplay between fundamental intermolecular as well as intramolecular interactions. Understanding the underlying physical mechanisms hinges on knowledge of the crystal structures of these molecular phases. That is es...

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Main Authors: Dominique Laniel, Florian Trybel, Andrey Aslandukov, James Spender, Umbertoluca Ranieri, Timofey Fedotenko, Konstantin Glazyrin, Eleanor Lawrence Bright, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Igor A. Abrikosov, Leonid Dubrovinsky, Natalia Dubrovinskaia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41968-2