High-pressure sound velocities and elasticity of aluminous MgSiO3perovskite to 45 GPa: Implications for lateral heterogeneity in Earth's lower mantle

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (21) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Jackson ◽  
Jianzhong Zhang ◽  
Jinfu Shu ◽  
Stanislav V. Sinogeikin ◽  
Jay D. Bass
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Lupo ◽  
Evan Sheridan ◽  
Edoardo Fertitta ◽  
David Dubbink ◽  
Chris J. Pickard ◽  
...  

AbstractUsing spin-assisted ab initio random structure searches, we explore an exhaustive quantum phase diagram of archetypal interfaced Mott insulators, i.e. lanthanum-iron and lanthanum-titanium oxides. In particular, we report that the charge transfer induced by the interfacial electronic reconstruction stabilises a high-spin ferrous Fe2+ state. We provide a pathway to control the strength of correlation in this electronic state by tuning the epitaxial strain, yielding a manifold of quantum electronic phases, i.e. Mott-Hubbard, charge transfer and Slater insulating states. Furthermore, we report that the electronic correlations are closely related to the structural oxygen octahedral rotations, whose control is able to stabilise the low-spin state of Fe2+ at low pressure previously observed only under the extreme high pressure conditions in the Earth’s lower mantle. Thus, we provide avenues for magnetic switching via THz radiations which have crucial implications for next generation of spintronics technologies.


1987 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. E. Jackson ◽  
E. Knittle ◽  
G. E. Brown ◽  
R. Jeanloz
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Author(s):  
Qingyang Hu ◽  
Jin Liu ◽  
Jiuhua Chen ◽  
Bingmin Yan ◽  
Yue Meng ◽  
...  

Abstract Understanding the mineralogy of the Earth's interior is a prerequisite for unravelling the evolution and dynamics of our planet. Here, we conducted high pressure-temperature experiments mimicking the conditions of the deep lower mantle (DLM, 1800–2890 km in depth) and observed surprising mineralogical transformations in the presence of water. Ferropericlase, (Mg, Fe)O, which is the most abundant oxide mineral in Earth, reacts with H2O to form a previously unknown (Mg, Fe)O2Hx (x ≤ 1) phase. The (Mg, Fe)O2Hx has a pyrite structure and it coexists with the dominant silicate phases, bridgmanite and post-perovskite. Depending on Mg content and geotherm temperatures, the transformation may occur at 1800 km for (Mg0.6Fe0.4)O or beyond 2300 km for (Mg0.7Fe0.3)O. The (Mg, Fe)O2Hx is an oxygen excess phase that stores an excessive amount of oxygen beyond the charge balance of maximum cation valences (Mg2+, Fe3+ and H+). This important phase has a number of far-reaching implications including extreme redox inhomogeneity, deep-oxygen reservoirs in the DLM and an internal source for modulating oxygen in the atmosphere.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. eaay7893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Bindi ◽  
Sang-Heon Shim ◽  
Thomas G. Sharp ◽  
Xiande Xie

Bridgmanite, MgSiO3 with perovskite structure, is considered the most abundant mineral on Earth. On the lower mantle, it contains Fe and Al that strongly influence its behavior. Experimentalists have debated whether iron may exist in a mixed valence state, coexistence of Fe2+ and Fe3+ in bridgmanite, through charge disproportionation. Here, we report the discovery of Fe-rich aluminous bridgmanite coexisting with metallic iron in a shock vein of the Suizhou meteorite. This is the first direct evidence in nature of the Fe disproportionation reaction, which so far has only been observed in some high-pressure experiments. Furthermore, our discovery supports the idea that the disproportionation reaction would have played a key role in redox processes and the evolution of Earth.


2008 ◽  
Vol 170 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 229-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Sanchez-Valle ◽  
Stanislav V. Sinogeikin ◽  
Joseph R. Smyth ◽  
Jay D. Bass

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Salah Daoud

The mechanical behavior, sound velocities and Debye temperature of beryllium-selenide (BeSe) semiconductor under pressure up to 50 GPa have been estimated using the structural parameters and elastic constants of Fanjie Kong and Gang Jiang (Physica B 404 (2009) 3935-3940). The Pugh ratio, the directional dependence of elastic wave velocity, the longitudinal, transverse and average sound velocities, and the Debye temperature are successfully predicted and analyzed in comparison with the available theoretical data. The analysis of the Pugh ratio indicates that this compound is prone to brittle behavior. Our obtained results of the longitudinal, transverse and average sound velocities at high pressure indicate that these of Kong and Jiang (Physica B 404 (2009) 3935-3940) are not correctly predicted.


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