Relating atomic energy, radius and electronegativity through compression

Trends in atomic properties are well-established tools for guiding the analysis and discovery of materials. Here, we show how compression can reveal a long sought-after connection between two central chemical concepts - van-der-Waals (vdW) radii and electronegativity - and how these relate to the driving forces behind chemical and physical transformations.

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Compression reveals the connection between van-der-Waals radii and electronegativity, and their relationships to the driving forces behind chemical and physical transformations.