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SUBMITTER: Futera Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7244312 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Futera Zdenek Z Tse John S JS English Niall J NJ
Science advances 20200522 21
In a superionic (SI) ice phase, oxygen atoms remain crystallographically ordered while protons become fully diffusive as a result of intramolecular dissociation. Ice VII's importance as a potential candidate for a SI ice phase has been conjectured from anomalous proton diffusivity data. Theoretical studies indicate possible SI prevalence in large-planet mantles (e.g., Uranus and Neptune) and exoplanets. Here, we realize sustainable SI behavior in ice VII by means of externally applied electric f ...[more]