Phys. Rev. B 74, 054114 (2006) [4 pages]Xenon melting: Density functional theory versus diamond anvil cell experimentsReceived 25 March 2006; revised 9 June 2006; published 30 August 2006 We performed two-phase ab initio density functional theory based molecular dynamics simulations of Xe melting and demonstrated that, contrary to claims in the recent literature, the pressure dependence of the Xe melting curve is consistent with the corresponding-states theory as well as with the melting curve obtained earlier from classical molecular dynamics with a Xe pair potential. While at low pressure the calculated melting curve is in perfect agreement with reliable experiments, our calculated melting temperatures at higher pressures are inconsistent with those from the most recent diamond anvil cell experiment. We discuss a possible explanation for this inconsistency. © 2006 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.74.054114
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevB.74.054114
PACS:
64.10.+h, 64.70.Dv, 71.15.Pd
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