The nature of the phase transitions in fluid mercury

Leonid A. Turkevich; Morrel H. Cohen

doi:10.1016/0022-3093(84)90523-4

The nature of the phase transitions in fluid mercury

Leonid A. Turkevich, Morrel H. Cohen

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We review the metal-nonmetal transition in expanded liquid mercury and the dielectric transition in dense mercury vapor. Previous explanations for these transitions are found to be deficient. We propose that the high-temperature, high-pressure fluid is an excitonic insulator phase. The phase diagram for the excitonic insulator naturally explains both the metal-non-metal and the dielectric transitions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	13-22
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
Volume	61-62
Issue number	PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3093(84)90523-4
State	Published - Jan 1984
Externally published	Yes

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Ceramics and Composites
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Chemistry

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