Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 10, Issue 4, 047602(2025)
A conductivity model for hydrogen based on ab initio simulations
Fig. 1. Electrical conductivity for a fully ionized hydrogen plasma as a function of temperature and density (color-coded). The results from DFT simulations (
Fig. 2. Thermal conductivity for a fully ionized hydrogen plasma as a function of temperature and density (color-coded). The results from DFT simulations are shown by the circles and those from Eq.
Fig. 3. Ionization degree
Fig. 4. Electrical conductivity as a function of temperature and density (color-coded) for a partially ionized hydrogen plasma. The direct results from the DFT simulations are shown by the circles and the results from the conductivity model are shown by the curves.
Fig. 5. Thermal conductivity as a function of temperature and density (color-coded) for a partially ionized hydrogen plasma. The direct results from the DFT simulations are shown by the circles, and the results from the conductivity model are shown by the curves.
Fig. 6. Electrical conductivity as a function of temperature for three different densities from our model (triangles) in comparison with the results of Lambert
Fig. 7. Electron–electron correction factor
Fig. 8. Comparison of the electrical conductivity from our model (color-coded solid curves) with the gas-gun experiment of Weir
Fig. 9. Comparison of the electrical conductivity from our model (color-coded curves) with results from an AA model (circles).
Fig. 10. Residual plot for the electrical conductivity vs temperature for different densities (color-coded). The green area represent a deviation of ±12.5% from the DFT results for
Fig. 11. Residual plot for the thermal conductivity vs temperature for different densities (color-coded). The green area represents a deviation of ±12.5% from the DFT results, which is in the range of typical error estimates for transport coefficients.
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Uwe Kleinschmidt, Ronald Redmer. A conductivity model for hydrogen based on ab initio simulations[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2025, 10(4): 047602
Received: Nov. 28, 2024
Accepted: Apr. 13, 2025
Published Online: Jul. 28, 2025
The Author Email: Uwe Kleinschmidt (uwe.kleinschmidt@uni-rostock.de)