Amorphous phases* of materials are characterized by the lack of translational or
orientational long range order. Although one might expect that the excess entropy due to …

In this paper we review the work related to amorphization under mechanical stress. Beyond
pressure, we highlight the role of deviatoric or shear stresses. We show that the most recent …

The thermodynamic properties of 254 end‐members, including 210 mineral end‐members,
18 silicate liquid end‐members and 26 aqueous fluid species are presented in a revised …

In this work we reexamine the LDA+ U method of Anisimov and co-workers in the framework
of a plane-wave pseudopotential approach. A simplified rotational-invariant formulation is …

We compare the predictions of compositional models of the mantle transition zone to
observed seismic properties by constructing phase diagrams in the MgO‐FeO‐CaO‐Al2O3 …

We measured the spin state of iron in magnesium silicate perovskite (Mg0. 9, Fe0. 1) SiO3 at
high pressure and found two electronic transitions occurring at 70 gigapascals and at 120 …

A glass exhibiting structural memory has been produced through the compression of a
single crystal of AlPO4 berlinite to 18 gigapascals at 300 kelvin. The unique and …

In the 1950s explosives began to be used to generate ultrahigh pressures in condensed
substances in order to modify their properties and structure. Notwithstanding the short …

The ease with which a liquid adjusts to the shape of its container is a well-known
consequence of the hallmark of the molten state, atomic mobility. Atomic mobility is the very …

The high-pressure properties of silicate melts are likely to have played the single most
important role in shaping the physical and chemical evolution of the earth and other …