Predicted Alloys of Lithium and Beryllium Under High Pressure (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Predicted Alloys of Lithium and Beryllium Under High Pressure

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Lithium and beryllium form no compounds under normal atmospheric pressure. But under high pressure at least four ordered alloys of these elements are predicted. The bottom left structure is the most unexpected predicted alloy and may have potential for superconductivity.

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Ji Feng, Richard G. Hennig, N.W. Ashcroft, and Roald Hoffmann

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