Exploring new phenomena in water under extreme conditions

by L.E. Bove (1IMPMC, CNRS-UMR 7590, Universite ́ P&M Curie, France, 2Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Inst Condensed Matter Phys)

Thursday 6 Apr 2017, 15:00 → 16:30 Europe/Rome

Aula 4 (Dipartimento di Fisica - Ed. E.Fermi)

Compressed water is overspread on Earth at depth and in the extra-terrestrial space, both interstellar and on outer planets and moons (ice bodies). Under the extreme p-T conditions experienced in these celestial bodies water displays an incredibly rich phase diagram, relevant nuclear quantum effects, exotic dynamics, predicted proton conductivity, and unusual affinity for ionic and gaseous species. In this talk I will review our recent experimental results on pure, salty (LiCl, NaCl, KCl), and gas (H2, CH4)- “stuffed” water/ice under extreme conditions.