Abstract Bulk modulus is a constant that measures the incompressibility of materials, which can be obtained in high pressure experiment by fitting the equations of state (EOS), like third-order Birch-Murnaghan EOS (BM EOS) and Vinet EOS. Bulk modulus reflects the intermolecular interaction inside molecular crystals, making it useful for researchers to design novel high pressure materials. This review systematically examines bulk moduli of various molecular crystals, including rare-gas solids, di-atom and triplet-atom molecules, saturated organic molecules, and aromatic organic crystals. Comparisons with ionic crystals are presented, along with an analysis of connections between bulk modulus and crystal structures.
(Crystallographic aspects of phase transformations; pressure effects)
Fund: Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2019YFA0708502 and 2023YFA1406200) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 22022101).
Xudong Jiang(江旭东), Yajie Wang(汪雅洁), Kuo Li(李阔), and Haiyan Zheng(郑海燕) Bulk modulus of molecular crystals 2025 Chin. Phys. B 34 066201
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