Thermal conductivity of materials under pressure
Y Zhou, ZY Dong, WP Hsieh, AF Goncharov… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The thermal conductivities of materials are extremely important for many practical
applications, such as in understanding the thermal balance and history of the Earth, energy …
applications, such as in understanding the thermal balance and history of the Earth, energy …
Solids, liquids, and gases under high pressure
Pressure has long been recognized as a fundamental thermodynamic variable but its
application was previously limited by the available pressure vessels and probes. The …
application was previously limited by the available pressure vessels and probes. The …
Vibrational thermodynamics of materials
B Fultz - Progress in Materials Science, 2010 - Elsevier
The literature on vibrational thermodynamics of materials is reviewed. The emphasis is on
metals and alloys, especially on the progress over the last decade in understanding …
metals and alloys, especially on the progress over the last decade in understanding …
Collective motion in hcp-Fe at Earth's inner core conditions
Earth's inner core is predominantly composed of solid iron (Fe) and displays intriguing
properties such as strong shear softening and an ultrahigh Poisson's ratio. Insofar, physical …
properties such as strong shear softening and an ultrahigh Poisson's ratio. Insofar, physical …
High-pressure studies with x-rays using diamond anvil cells
G Shen, HK Mao - Reports on progress in Physics, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Pressure profoundly alters all states of matter. The symbiotic development of ultrahigh-
pressure diamond anvil cells, to compress samples to sustainable multi-megabar pressures; …
pressure diamond anvil cells, to compress samples to sustainable multi-megabar pressures; …
Effects of the electronic spin transitions of iron in lower mantle minerals: Implications for deep mantle geophysics and geochemistry
We have critically reviewed and discussed currently available information regarding the spin
and valence states of iron in lower mantle minerals and the associated effects of the spin …
and valence states of iron in lower mantle minerals and the associated effects of the spin …
2.16 Seismic anisotropy of the deep Earth from a mineral and rock physics perspective
D Mainprice - Treatise on geophysics, 2010 - books.google.com
In this section the contribution of CPO to seismic anisotropy in the deep Earth with cases of
olivine and the role of melt is illustrated. The CPO in rocks of upper-mantle origin is now well …
olivine and the role of melt is illustrated. The CPO in rocks of upper-mantle origin is now well …
Composition and temperature of the Earth's core constrained by combining ab initio calculations and seismic data
It is shown how ab initio techniques based on density functional theory can be used to
calculate the chemical potentials of the leading candidate impurity elements (S, O and Si) in …
calculate the chemical potentials of the leading candidate impurity elements (S, O and Si) in …
Nuclear resonant spectroscopy
W Sturhahn - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
Nuclear resonant scattering techniques with synchrotron radiation (SR) are introduced on a
basic level. We focus on the theoretical background and on experimental aspects of two …
basic level. We focus on the theoretical background and on experimental aspects of two …
Constraints from material properties on the dynamics and evolution of Earth's core
The Earth's magnetic field is powered by energy supplied by the slow cooling and freezing
of the liquid iron core. Efforts to determine the thermal and chemical history of the core have …
of the liquid iron core. Efforts to determine the thermal and chemical history of the core have …