Open questions on the structures of crystalline water ices
Thomas Loerting, Violeta Fuentes-Landete, Christina M. Tonauer, Tobias M. Gasser
Abstract
Water can form a vast number of topological frameworks owing to its hydrogen-bonding ability, with 19 different forms of ice experimentally confirmed at present. Here, the authors comment on open questions and possible future discoveries, covering negative to ultrahigh pressures.
Topics & Concepts
Hydrogen bondOpen waterNanotechnologyMaterials scienceChemical physicsAstrobiologyCrystallographyChemistryPhysicsGeologyMoleculeOceanographyOrganic chemistryMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsInorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds