Physical properties of liquid oxygen under ultrahigh magnetic fields

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Contributors

  • T. Nomura - , The University of Tokyo, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • A. Ikeda - , The University of Tokyo (Author)
  • M. Gen - , The University of Tokyo (Author)
  • A. Matsuo - , The University of Tokyo (Author)
  • K. Kindo - , The University of Tokyo (Author)
  • Y. Kohama - , The University of Tokyo (Author)
  • Y. H. Matsuda - , The University of Tokyo (Author)
  • S. Zherlitsyn - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • J. Wosnitza - , Clusters of Excellence ct.qmat: Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter, Chair of Physics of High Magnetic Fields, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • H. Tsuda - , National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Author)
  • T. C. Kobayashi - , Okayama University (Author)

Abstract

We studied the acoustic properties of liquid oxygen up to 90 T by means of ultrasound measurements. We observed a monotonic decrease of the sound velocity and an asymptotic increase of the sound attenuation when applying magnetic fields. The unusual attenuation, twenty times as large as the zero-field value, suggests strong fluctuations of the local molecular arrangement. We assume that the observed fluctuations are related to a liquid-liquid transition or crossover, from a small-magnetization to a large-magnetization liquid, which is characterized by a local-structure rearrangement. To investigate higher-field properties of liquid oxygen, we performed single-turn-coil experiments up to 180 T by means of the acoustic, dilatometric, magnetic, and optical techniques. We observed only monotonic changes of these properties, reflecting the absence of the proposed liquid-liquid transition in our experimental conditions.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number224423
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume104
Issue number22
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2021
Peer-reviewedYes