Lithium helide

LiHe is a chemical compound. It contains helium and lithium. The substance is a cold low density gas. It is made of a helium atom and lithium atom held together by van der Waals force. It was detected in 2013.

References

  1. 1 2 Tariq, Naima; Taisan, Nada Al; Singh, Vijay; Weinstein, Jonathan D. (2013-04-08). "Spectroscopic Detection of the LiHe Molecule". Physical Review Letters. 110 (15) 153201. Bibcode:2013PhRvL.110o3201T. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.153201. ISSN 0031-9007. PMID 25167262.