The everlasting hunt for new ice phases
Thomas C. Hansen
Abstract
Water ice exists in hugely different environments, artificially or naturally occurring ones across the universe. The phase diagram of crystalline phases of ice is still under construction: a high-pressure phase, ice XIX, has just been reported but its structure remains ambiguous.
Topics & Concepts
Phase diagramPhase (matter)GeologyAstrobiologyPhysicsQuantum mechanicsMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaArctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsGeology and Paleoclimatology Research