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Tian Y, Zhang P, Zhang W, Feng X, Redfern SAT, Liu H. Iron alloys of volatile elements in the deep Earth's interior. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3320. [PMID: 38637525 PMCID: PMC11026407 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47663-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Investigations into the compositional model of the Earth, particularly the atypical concentrations of volatile elements within the silicate portion of the early Earth, have attracted significant interest due to their pivotal role in elucidating the planet's evolution and dynamics. To understand the behavior of such volatile elements, an established 'volatility trend' has been used to explain the observed depletion of certain volatile elements. However, elements such as Se and Br remain notably over-depleted in the silicate Earth. Here we show the results from first-principles simulations that explore the potential for these elements to integrate into hcp-Fe through the formation of substitutional alloys, long presumed to be predominant constituents of the Earth's core. Based on our findings, the thermodynamic stability of these alloys suggests that these volatile elements might indeed be partially sequestered within the Earth's core. We suggest potential reservoirs for volatile elements within the deep Earth, augmenting our understanding of the deep Earth's composition.
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- Yifan Tian
- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods and Software of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods and Software of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods and Software of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods and Software of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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Lu W, Liu S, Zhou M, Wang H, Liu G, Liu H, Ma Y. Observation of Iron with Eight Coordination in Iron Trifluoride under High Pressure. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202319320. [PMID: 38238261 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202319320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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The chemistry of hypercoordination has been a subject of fundamental interest, especially for understanding structures that challenge conventional wisdom. The small ionic radii of Fe ions typically result in coordination numbers of 4 or 6 in stable Fe-bearing ionic compounds. While 8-coordinated Fe has been observed in highly compressed oxides, the pursuit of hypercoordinated Fe still faces significant challenges due to the complexity of synthesizing the anticipated compound with another suitable anion. Through first-principles simulation and advanced crystal structure prediction methods, we predict that an orthorhombic phase of FeF3 with exclusively 8-coordinated Fe is energetically stable above 18 GPa-a pressure more feasibly achieved compared to oxides. Inspired by this theoretical result, we conducted extensive experiments using a laser-heated diamond anvil cell technique to investigate the crystal structures of FeF3 at high-pressure conditions. We successfully synthesized the predicted orthorhombic phase of FeF3 at 46 GPa, as confirmed by in situ experimental X-ray diffraction data. This work establishes a new ionic compound featuring rare 8-coordinated Fe in a simple binary Fe-bearing system and paves the way for discovering Fe hypercoordination in similar systems.
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- Wencheng Lu
- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods & Software of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State key laboratory of superhard materials College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods & Software of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State key laboratory of superhard materials College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods & Software of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods & Software of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
- State key laboratory of superhard materials College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Simulation Methods & Software of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
- State key laboratory of superhard materials College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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Liu Y, Chou IM, Chen J, Wu N, Li W, Bagas L, Ren M, Liu Z, Mei S, Wang L. Oldhamite: a new link in upper mantle for C-O-S-Ca cycles and an indicator for planetary habitability. Natl Sci Rev 2023; 10:nwad159. [PMID: 37671325 PMCID: PMC10476894 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwad159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
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In the solar system, oldhamite (CaS) is generally considered to be formed by the condensation of solar nebula gas. Enstatite chondrites, one of the most important repositories of oldhamite, are believed to be representative of the material that formed Earth. Thus, the formation mechanism and the evolution process of oldhamite are of great significance to the deep understanding of the solar nebula, meteorites, the origin of Earth, and the C-O-S-Ca cycles of Earth. Until now, oldhamite has not been reported to occur in mantle rock. However, here we show the formation of oldhamite through the reaction between sulfide-bearing orthopyroxenite and molten CaCO3 at 1.5 GPa/1510 K, 0.5 GPa/1320 K, and 0.3 GPa/1273 K. Importantly, this reaction occurs at oxygen fugacities within the range of upper-mantle conditions, six orders of magnitude higher than that of the solar nebula mechanism. Oldhamite is easily oxidized to CaSO4 or hydrolysed to produce calcium hydroxide. Low oxygen fugacity of magma, extremely low oxygen content of the atmosphere, and the lack of a large amount of liquid water on the celestial body's surface are necessary for the widespread existence of oldhamite on the surface of a celestial body otherwise, anhydrite or gypsum will exist in large quantities. Oldhamites may exist in the upper mantle beneath mid-ocean ridges. Additionally, oldhamites may have been a contributing factor to the early Earth's atmospheric hypoxia environment, and the transient existence of oldhamites during the interaction between reducing sulfur-bearing magma and carbonate could have had an impact on the changes in atmospheric composition during the Permian-Triassic Boundary.
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- Yuegao Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572000, China
- Hainan Deep-Sea Technology Innovation Center, Sanya 572000, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572000, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572000, China
- Hainan Deep-Sea Technology Innovation Center, Sanya 572000, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572000, China
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- Xi’an Center of Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Xi’an 710054, China
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- Xi’an Center of Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Xi’an 710054, China
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- Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572000, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Experimental Study under Deep-sea Extreme Conditions, Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572000, China
- Hainan Deep-Sea Technology Innovation Center, Sanya 572000, China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Li J, Lin Y, Meier T, Liu Z, Yang W, Mao HK, Zhu S, Hu Q. Silica-water superstructure and one-dimensional superionic conduit in Earth's mantle. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadh3784. [PMID: 37656794 PMCID: PMC10854424 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh3784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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Water in Earth's deep interior is predicted to be hydroxyl (OH-) stored in nominally anhydrous minerals, profoundly modulating both structure and dynamics of Earth's mantle. Here, we use a high-dimensional neuro-network potential and machine learning algorithm to investigate the weight percent water incorporation in stishovite, a main constituent of the subducted oceanic crust. We found that stishovite and water prefer forming medium- to long-range ordered superstructures, featuring one-dimensional (1D) water channels. Synthesizing single crystals of hydrous stishovite, we verified the ordering of OH- groups in the water channels through optical and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and found an average H-H distance of 2.05(3) Å, confirming simulation results. Upon heating, H atoms were predicted to behave fluid-like inside the channels, leading to an exotic 1D superionic state. Water-bearing stishovite could feature high ionic mobility and strong electrical anisotropy, manifesting as electrical heterogeneity in Earth's mantle.
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- Junwei Li
- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Beijing 100193, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Beijing 100193, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Beijing 100193, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Material, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Science, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Materials, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Beijing 100193, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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He Y, Kim DY, Struzhkin VV, Geballe ZM, Prakapenka V, Mao HK. The stability of FeH x and hydrogen transport at Earth's core mantle boundary. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2023:S2095-9273(23)00382-1. [PMID: 37355390 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2023.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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Iron hydride in Earth's interior can be formed by the reaction between hydrous minerals (water) and iron. Studying iron hydride improves our understanding of hydrogen transportation in Earth's interior. Our high-pressure experiments found that face-centered cubic (fcc) FeHx (x ≤ 1) is stable up to 165 GPa, and our ab initio molecular dynamics simulations predicted that fcc FeHx transforms to a superionic state under lower mantle conditions. In the superionic state, H-ions in fcc FeH become highly diffusive-like fluids with a high diffusion coefficient of ∼3.7 × 10-4 cm2 s-1, which is comparable to that in the liquid Fe-H phase. The densities and melting temperatures of fcc FeHx were systematically calculated. Similar to superionic ice, the extra entropy of diffusive H-ions increases the melting temperature of fcc FeH. The wide stability field of fcc FeH enables hydrogen transport into the outer core to create a potential hydrogen reservoir in Earth's interior, leaving oxygen-rich patches (ORP) above the core mantle boundary (CMB).
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- Yu He
- Key Laboratory of High-Temperature and High-Pressure Study of the Earth's Interior, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China; Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai 201203, China; Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea.
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution, Washington DC 20015, USA
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, Chicago IL 60637, USA
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai 201203, China
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Jang BG, He Y, Shim JH, Mao HK, Kim DY. Oxygen-Driven Enhancement of the Electron Correlation in Hexagonal Iron at Earth's Inner Core Conditions. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:3884-3890. [PMID: 37071052 PMCID: PMC10150722 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
Earth's inner core (IC) consists of mainly iron with some light elements. Understanding its structure and related physical properties has been elusive as a result of its required extremely high pressure and temperature conditions. The phase of iron, elastic anisotropy, and density-velocity deficit at the IC have long been questions of great interest. Here, we find that the electron correlation effect is enhanced by oxygen and modifies several important features, including the stability of iron oxides. Oxygen atoms energetically stabilize hexagonal-structured iron at IC conditions and induce elastic anisotropy. Electrical resistivity is much enhanced in comparison to pure hexagonal close-packed (hcp) iron as a result of the enhanced electron correlation effect, supporting the conventional thermal convection model. Moreover, our calculated seismic velocity shows a quantitative match with geologically observed preliminary reference Earth model (PREM) data. We suggest that oxygen is the essential light element to understand and model Earth's IC.
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- Bo Gyu Jang
- Center
for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Shanghai 201203, People’s Republic of China
- Korea
Institute for Advanced Study, Seoul 02455, Korea
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- Center
for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Shanghai 201203, People’s Republic of China
- Key
Laboratory of High-Temperature and High-Pressure Study of the Earth’s
Interior, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou 550081, People’s Republic of China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science
and Technology, Pohang 37673, Korea
- Division
of Advanced Materials Science, Pohang University
of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Korea
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- Center
for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Shanghai 201203, People’s Republic of China
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- Center
for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Shanghai 201203, People’s Republic of China
- Shanghai
Key Laboratory of Material Frontiers Research in Extreme Environments
(MFree), Shanghai Advanced Research in Physical
Sciences (SHARPS), Pudong, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
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Martín-Sánchez C, Sánchez-Iglesias A, Barreda-Argüeso JA, Polian A, Liz-Marzán LM, Rodríguez F. Behavior of Au Nanoparticles under Pressure Observed by In Situ Small-Angle X-ray Scattering. ACS NANO 2023; 17:743-751. [PMID: 36525616 PMCID: PMC9835983 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c10643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
The mechanical properties and stability of metal nanoparticle colloids under high-pressure conditions are investigated by means of optical extinction spectroscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), for colloidal dispersions of gold nanorods and gold nanospheres. SAXS allows us to follow in situ the structural evolution of the nanoparticles induced by pressure, regarding both nanoparticle size and shape (form factor) and their aggregation through the interparticle correlation function S(q) (structure factor). The observed behavior changes under hydrostatic and nonhydrostatic conditions are discussed in terms of liquid solidification processes yielding nanoparticle aggregation. We show that pressure-induced diffusion and aggregation of gold nanorods take place after solidification of the solvent. The effect of nanoparticle shape on the aggregation process is additionally discussed.
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- Camino Martín-Sánchez
- MALTA
Consolider, Departamento CITIMAC, Facultad de Ciencias, University de Cantabria, Santander39005, Spain
- Faculté
des Sciences, Département de Chimie Physique, Université de Genève, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211Genève, Switzerland
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- CIC
biomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramón 194, Donostia-San Sebastián20014, Spain
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- Synchrotron
SOLEIL, L’Orme
des Merisiers St.Aubin, BP48, 91192Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Sorbonne
Université, UMR CNRS 7590, Institut de Minéralogie de
Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, IMPMC, 75005Paris, France
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- CIC
biomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramón 194, Donostia-San Sebastián20014, Spain
- Ikerbasque,
Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao43018, Spain
- Centro
de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Paseo de Miramón 194, Donostia-San Sebastián20014, Spain
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- MALTA
Consolider, Departamento CITIMAC, Facultad de Ciencias, University de Cantabria, Santander39005, Spain
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Wang Y, Lv J, Gao P, Ma Y. Crystal Structure Prediction via Efficient Sampling of the Potential Energy Surface. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:2068-2076. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yanchao Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials & International Center of Computational Method and Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials & International Center of Computational Method and Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials & International Center of Computational Method and Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials & International Center of Computational Method and Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Yao Y. Theoretical methods for structural phase transitions in elemental solids at extreme conditions: statics and dynamics. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2022; 34:363001. [PMID: 35724660 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac7a82] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
In recent years, theoretical studies have moved from a traditionally supporting role to a more proactive role in the research of phase transitions at high pressures. In many cases, theoretical prediction leads the experimental exploration. This is largely owing to the rapid progress of computer power and theoretical methods, particularly the structure prediction methods tailored for high-pressure applications. This review introduces commonly used structure searching techniques based on static and dynamic approaches, their applicability in studying phase transitions at high pressure, and new developments made toward predicting complex crystalline phases. Successful landmark studies for each method are discussed, with an emphasis on elemental solids and their behaviors under high pressure. The review concludes with a perspective on outstanding challenges and opportunities in the field.
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- Yansun Yao
- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E2, Canada
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Quantification of Small-Scale Heterogeneity at the Core–Mantle Boundary Using Sample Entropy of SKS and SPdKS Synthetic Waveforms. MINERALS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/min12070813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of seismic waveforms sensitive to the core–mantle boundary (CMB) region reveal the presence of ultralow-velocity zones (ULVZs) that have a strong decrease in compressional (P) and shear (S) wave velocity, and an increase in density within thin structures. However, understanding their physical origin and relation to the other large-scale structures in the lowermost mantle are limited due to an incomplete mapping of ULVZs at the CMB. The SKS and SPdKS seismic waveforms is routinely used to infer ULVZ presence, but has thus far only been used in a limited epicentral distance range. As the SKS/SPdKS wavefield interacts with a ULVZ it generates additional seismic arrivals, thus increasing the complexity of the recorded wavefield. Here, we explore utilization of the multi-scale sample entropy method to search for ULVZ structures. We investigate the feasibility of this approach through analysis of synthetic seismograms computed for PREM, 1-, 2.5-, and 3-D ULVZs as well as heterogeneous structures with a strong increase in velocity in the lowermost mantle in 1- and 2.5-D. We find that the sample entropy technique may be useful across a wide range of epicentral distances from 100° to 130°. Such an analysis, when applied to real waveforms, could provide coverage of roughly 85% by surface area of the CMB.
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Layek S, Greenberg E, Chariton S, Bykov M, Bykova E, Trots DM, Kurnosov AV, Chuvashova I, Ovsyannikov SV, Leonov I, Rozenberg GK. Verwey-Type Charge Ordering and Site-Selective Mott Transition in Fe 4O 5 under Pressure. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:10259-10269. [PMID: 35649281 PMCID: PMC9204770 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
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The metal–insulator transition
driven by electronic correlations
is one of the most fundamental concepts in condensed matter. In mixed-valence
compounds, this transition is often accompanied by charge ordering
(CO), resulting in the emergence of complex phases and unusual behaviors.
The famous example is the archetypal mixed-valence mineral magnetite,
Fe3O4, exhibiting a complex charge-ordering
below the Verwey transition, whose nature has been a subject of long-time
debates. In our study, using high-resolution X-ray diffraction supplemented
by resistance measurements and DFT+DMFT calculations, the electronic,
magnetic, and structural properties of recently synthesized mixed-valence
Fe4O5 are investigated under pressure to ∼100
GPa. Our calculations, consistent with experiment, reveal that at
ambient conditions Fe4O5 is a narrow-gap insulator
characterized by the original Verwey-type CO. Under pressure Fe4O5 undergoes a series of electronic and magnetic-state
transitions with an unusual compressional behavior above ∼50
GPa. A site-dependent collapse of local magnetic moments is followed
by the site-selective insulator-to-metal transition at ∼84
GPa, occurring at the octahedral Fe sites. This phase transition is
accompanied by a 2+ to 3+ valence change of the prismatic Fe ions
and collapse of CO. We provide a microscopic explanation of the complex
charge ordering in Fe4O5 which “unifies”
it with the behavior of two archetypal examples of charge- or bond-ordered
materials, magnetite and rare-earth nickelates (RNiO3).
We find that at low temperatures the Verwey-type CO competes with
the “trimeron”/“dimeron” charge ordered
states, allowing for pressure/temperature tuning of charge ordering.
Summing up the available data, we present the pressure–temperature
phase diagram of Fe4O5.
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- Samar Layek
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Physics, School of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248007, India
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, 60637 Chicago, United States.,Applied Physics Division, Soreq NRC, Yavne, 81800, Israel
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, 60637 Chicago, United States
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Greinstrasse 6, 50939 Cologne, Germany
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- Earth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, District of Columbia 20015, United States.,Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Harvard Physics, Jefferson Physical Lab, 17 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, 11200 SW Eighth Street, CP 234, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- M. N. Miheev Institute of Metal Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 620108 Yekaterinburg, Russia.,Ural Federal University, 620002 Yekaterinburg, Russia.,Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 143026 Moscow, Russia
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Sun R, Wei X, Hu W, Ying P, Wu Y, Wang L, Chen S, Zhang X, Ma M, Yu D, Wang L, Gao G, Xu B, Tian Y. Nanocrystalline Cubic Silicon Carbide: A Route to Superhardness. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2201212. [PMID: 35396819 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Superhard materials other than diamond and cubic boron nitride have been actively pursued in the past two decades. Cubic silicon carbide, i.e., β-SiC, is a well-known hard material with typical hardness <30 GPa. Although nanostructuring has been proven to be effective in enhancing materials' hardness by virtue of the Hall-Petch effect, it remains a significant challenge to improve hardness of β-SiC beyond the superhard threshold of 40 GPa. Here, the fabrication of nanocrystalline β-SiC bulks is reported by sintering nanoparticles under high pressure and high temperature. These β-SiC bulks are densely sintered with average grain sizes down to 10 nm depending on the sintering conditions, and the Vickers hardness increases with decreasing grain size following the Hall-Petch relation. Particularly, the bulk sintered under 25 GPa and 1400 °C shows an average grain size of 10 nm and an asymptotic Vickers hardness of 41.5 GPa. Boosting the hardness of β-SiC over the superhard threshold signifies an important progress in superhard materials research. A broader family of superhard materials is in sight through successful implementation of nanostructuring in other hard materials such as BP.
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- Rongxin Sun
- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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Shorikov AO, Streltsov SV. Importance of the many-body effects on the structural properties of the novel iron oxide Fe 2O. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:12383-12388. [PMID: 35551355 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01089e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The importance of many-body effects on the electronic and magnetic properties and stability of different structural phases was studied in novel iron oxide Fe2O. It was found that while Hubbard repulsion hardly affects the electronic spectrum of this material (m*/m ≈ 1.2), it strongly changes its phase diagram, shifting critical pressures of structural transitions to much lower values. Moreover, the P3̄m1 structure previously obtained in the density functional theory (DFT) becomes energetically unstable if many-body effects are taken into consideration. It is shown that these changes are due to magnetic moment fluctuations in the DFT+DMFT (method which combines density functional theory and dynamical mean-field theory) approach, which strongly modify the phase diagram of Fe2O.
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- Alexey O Shorikov
- M.N. Miheev Institute of Metal Physics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 620990 Yekaterinburg, Russia. .,Department of Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics, Ural Federal University, Mira St. 19, 620002 Yekaterinburg, Russia.,Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 3 Nobel St., Moscow, 143026, Russia
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- M.N. Miheev Institute of Metal Physics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 620990 Yekaterinburg, Russia. .,Department of Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics, Ural Federal University, Mira St. 19, 620002 Yekaterinburg, Russia
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Liu S, Gao P, Hermann A, Yang G, Lü J, Ma Y, Mao HK, Wang Y. Stabilization of S 3O 4 at high pressure: implications for the sulfur-excess paradox. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2022; 67:971-976. [PMID: 36546032 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2022.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The amount of sulfur in SO2 discharged in volcanic eruptions exceeds that available for degassing from the erupted magma. This geological conundrum, known as the "sulfur excess", has been the subject of considerable interests but remains an open question. Here, in a systematic computational investigation of sulfur-oxygen compounds under pressure, a hitherto unknown S3O4 compound containing a mixture of sulfur oxidation states +II and +IV is predicted to be stable at pressures above 79 GPa. We speculate that S3O4 may be produced via redox reactions involving subducted S-bearing minerals (e.g., sulfates and sulfides) with iron and goethite under high-pressure conditions of the deep lower mantle, decomposing to SO2 and S at shallow depths. S3O4 may thus be a key intermediate in promoting decomposition of sulfates to release SO2, offering an alternative source of excess sulfur released during explosive eruptions. These findings provide a possible resolution of the "excess sulfur degassing" paradox and a viable mechanism for the exchange of S between Earth's surface and the lower mantle in the deep sulfur cycle.
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- Siyu Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials & International Center of Computational Method and Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials & International Center of Computational Method and Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions and Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science & Technology and Key Laboratory for Microstructural Material Physics of Hebei Province, School of Science, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials & International Center of Computational Method and Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials & International Center of Computational Method and Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing 100094, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials & International Center of Computational Method and Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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Li J, Sun D, Bower DJ. Slab control on the mega-sized North Pacific ultra-low velocity zone. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1042. [PMID: 35210453 PMCID: PMC8873298 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28708-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Ultra-low velocity zones (ULVZs) are localized small-scale patches with extreme physical properties at the core-mantle boundary that often gather at the margins of Large Low Velocity Provinces (LLVPs). Recent studies have discovered several mega-sized ULVZs with a lateral dimension of ~900 km. However, the detailed structures and physical properties of these ULVZs and their relationship to LLVP edges are not well constrained and their formation mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, we break the degeneracy between the size and velocity perturbation of a ULVZ using two orthogonal seismic ray paths, and thereby discover a mega-sized ULVZ at the northern edge of the Pacific LLVP. The ULVZ is almost double the size of a previously imaged ULVZ in this region, but with half of the shear velocity reduction. This mega-sized ULVZ has accumulated due to stable mantle flow converging at the LLVP edge driven by slab-debris in the lower mantle. Such flow also develops the subvertical north-tilting edge of the Pacific LLVP.
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- Jiewen Li
- Laboratory of Seismology and Physics of Earth's Interior, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China.,CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, China, Hefei, Anhui, 233500, China
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- Laboratory of Seismology and Physics of Earth's Interior, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China. .,CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, China, Hefei, Anhui, 233500, China.
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- Center for Space and Habitability, University of Bern, Gesellschaftsstrasse 6, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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Li HF, Oganov AR, Cui H, Zhou XF, Dong X, Wang HT. Ultrahigh-Pressure Magnesium Hydrosilicates as Reservoirs of Water in Early Earth. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 128:035703. [PMID: 35119889 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.035703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The origin of water on the Earth is a long-standing mystery, requiring a comprehensive search for hydrous compounds, stable at conditions of the deep Earth and made of Earth-abundant elements. Previous studies usually focused on the current range of pressure-temperature conditions in the Earth's mantle and ignored a possible difference in the past, such as the stage of the core-mantle separation. Here, using ab initio evolutionary structure prediction, we find that only two magnesium hydrosilicate phases are stable at megabar pressures, α-Mg_{2}SiO_{5}H_{2} and β-Mg_{2}SiO_{5}H_{2}, stable at 262-338 GPa and >338 GPa, respectively (all these pressures now lie within the Earth's iron core). Both are superionic conductors with quasi-one-dimensional proton diffusion at relevant conditions. In the first 30 million years of Earth's history, before the Earth's core was formed, these must have existed in the Earth, hosting much of Earth's water. As dense iron alloys segregated to form the Earth's core, Mg_{2}SiO_{5}H_{2} phases decomposed and released water. Thus, now-extinct Mg_{2}SiO_{5}H_{2} phases have likely contributed in a major way to the evolution of our planet.
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- Han-Fei Li
- Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Bolshoy Boulevard 30, Building 1, Moscow 121205, Russia
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- College of Physics and Materials Science, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, School of Science, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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The achievement of new bonding patterns of atoms in compounds is of great importance, which usually induces interesting physical and chemical properties. Rich oxidation states, diverse bonding types, and unique aurophilic attraction endow gold (Au) as a distinctive element. Here we report that a pressure-induced Li5AuP2, identified by a swarm intelligence-based structural prediction, becomes the first example of Au with sp3 hybridization. The most remarkable feature of Li5AuP2 is that it contains various frameworks made by AuP4, AuLi4, LiP4, and blende-like Li-P units, exhibiting noncentrosymmetry. The charge transfer from Li to Au makes Au 6p orbitals activate and hybridize with the 6s one. On the other hand, Li donating electrons to P and polar Au-P covalence make the constituent atoms satisfy the octet rule, rendering Li5AuP2 with a semiconducting character and a large second-order nonlinear optical response in the near-infrared region. Our work represents a significant step toward extending the understanding of gold chemistry.
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- Xiaohua Zhang
- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research and Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science & Technology and Key Laboratory for Microstructural Material Physics of Hebei Province, School of Science, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research and Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- High School Attached to Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science & Technology and Key Laboratory for Microstructural Material Physics of Hebei Province, School of Science, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research and Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science & Technology and Key Laboratory for Microstructural Material Physics of Hebei Province, School of Science, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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Khandarkhaeva S, Fedotenko T, Chariton S, Bykova E, Ovsyannikov SV, Glazyrin K, Liermann HP, Prakapenka V, Dubrovinskaia N, Dubrovinsky L. Structural Diversity of Magnetite and Products of Its Decomposition at Extreme Conditions. Inorg Chem 2021; 61:1091-1101. [PMID: 34962388 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Magnetite, Fe3O4, is the oldest known magnetic mineral and archetypal mixed-valence oxide. Despite its recognized role in deep Earth processes, the behavior of magnetite at extreme high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) conditions remains insufficiently studied. Here, we report on single-crystal synchrotron X-ray diffraction experiments up to ∼80 GPa and 5000 K in diamond anvil cells, which reveal two previously unknown Fe3O4 polymorphs, γ-Fe3O4 with the orthorhombic Yb3S4-type structure and δ-Fe3O4 with the modified Th3P4-type structure. The latter has never been predicted for iron compounds. The decomposition of Fe3O4 at HPHT conditions was found to result in the formation of exotic phases, Fe5O7 and Fe25O32, with complex structures. Crystal-chemical analysis of iron oxides suggests the high-spin to low-spin crossover in octahedrally coordinated Fe3+ in the pressure interval between 43 and 51 GPa. Our experiments demonstrate that HPHT conditions promote the formation of ferric-rich Fe-O compounds, thus arguing for the possible involvement of magnetite in the deep oxygen cycle.
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- Saiana Khandarkhaeva
- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Universitätstraβe 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany.,Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions, Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Bayreuth, Universitätstraβe 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions, Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Bayreuth, Universitätstraβe 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, 5640 S. Ellis,Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20015, United States
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Universitätstraβe 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany.,Institute for Solid State Chemistry of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 91 Pervomayskaya Strasse, Yekaterinburg 620219, Russia
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, 5640 S. Ellis,Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions, Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Bayreuth, Universitätstraβe 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany.,Theoretical Physics Division, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83, Linköping, Sweden
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Universitätstraβe 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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Yang L, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Zhong X, Wang D, Lang J, Qu X, Yang J. Unconventional Stoichiometries of Na-O Compounds at High Pressures. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:7650. [PMID: 34947246 PMCID: PMC8707189 DOI: 10.3390/ma14247650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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It has been realized that the stoichiometries of compounds may change under high pressure, which is crucial in the discovery of novel materials. This work uses systematic structure exploration and first-principles calculations to consider the stability of different stoichiometries of Na-O compounds with respect to pressure and, thus, construct a high-pressure stability field and convex hull diagram. Four previously unknown stoichiometries (NaO5, NaO4, Na4O, and Na3O) are predicted to be thermodynamically stable. Four new phases (P2/m and Cmc21 NaO2 and Immm and C2/m NaO3) of known stoichiometries are also found. The O-rich stoichiometries show the remarkable features of all the O atoms existing as quasimolecular O2 units and being metallic. Calculations of the O-O bond lengths and Bader charges are used to explore the electronic properties and chemical bonding of the O-rich compounds. The Na-rich compounds stabilized at extreme pressures (P > 200 GPa) are electrides with strong interstitial electron localization. The C2/c phase of Na3O is found to be a zero-dimensional electride with an insulating character. The Cmca phase of Na4O is a one-dimensional metallic electride. These findings of new compounds with unusual chemistry might stimulate future experimental and theoretical investigations.
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- Lihua Yang
- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Physics Education, College of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, China; (L.Y.); (Y.Z.); (X.Z.); (D.W.); (J.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Physics Education, College of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, China; (L.Y.); (Y.Z.); (X.Z.); (D.W.); (J.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Physics Education, College of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, China; (L.Y.); (Y.Z.); (X.Z.); (D.W.); (J.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Physics Education, College of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, China; (L.Y.); (Y.Z.); (X.Z.); (D.W.); (J.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Physics Education, College of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, China; (L.Y.); (Y.Z.); (X.Z.); (D.W.); (J.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Physics Education, College of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, China; (L.Y.); (Y.Z.); (X.Z.); (D.W.); (J.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Physics Education, College of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, China; (L.Y.); (Y.Z.); (X.Z.); (D.W.); (J.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Physics Education, College of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, China; (L.Y.); (Y.Z.); (X.Z.); (D.W.); (J.L.)
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Uchiyama S, Sato R, Katsube R, Islam MM, Adachi H, Sakurai T, Nose Y, Ishikawa Y. Optical and Electrical Transport Evaluations of n-Type Iron Pyrite Single Crystals. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:31358-31365. [PMID: 34841179 PMCID: PMC8613854 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c05232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Iron pyrite [cubic FeS2 (cFeS2)] is considered as an earth-abundant and low-cost thin-film photovoltaic material. However, the conversion efficiency of cFeS2-based solar cells remains below 3%. To elucidate this limitation, we evaluate the optical and electrical characteristics of cFeS2 single crystals that are grown using the flux method, thus providing us an understanding of the electron transport behavior of cFeS2 single crystals. The oxide layer on the surface of cFeS2, which can possibly have an influence on the electrical characteristics of cFeS2, is removed prior to characterization via optical spectroscopy and electrical transport measurement. The optical property of cFeS2 was found to have both indirect and direct transitions. We also observed the presence of a band tail below the conduction band. The obtained electrical transport behavior indicates that cFeS2 bulk exhibits a high defect density and a disordered phase, thus leading to the hopping conduction mechanism. Our results will pave the way for the development of photovoltaic applications with iron pyrite.
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- Shunsuke Uchiyama
- Graduate
School of Materials Science, Nara Institute
of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Materials Science, Nara Institute
of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto
University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Institute
of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Materials Science, Nara Institute
of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
- Advanced
Research Division, Panasonic Corporation, 1006 Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka 571-8501, Japan
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- Institute
of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto
University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Materials Science, Nara Institute
of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
- College
of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin
University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258, Japan
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Lin Y, van Westrenen W. Oxygen as a catalyst in the Earth's interior? Natl Sci Rev 2021; 8:nwab009. [PMID: 34691623 PMCID: PMC8288392 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwab009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Yanhao Lin
- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, China
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Tang R, Liu J, Kim DY, Mao HK, Hu Q, Yang B, Li Y, Pickard CJ, Needs RJ, He Y, Liu H, Prakapenka VB, Meng Y, Yan J. Chemistry and P-V-T equation of state of FeO 2H x at the base of Earth's lower mantle and their geophysical implications. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2021; 66:1954-1958. [PMID: 36654164 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2021.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Ruilian Tang
- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Changchun 130012, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China.
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Changchun 130012, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Changchun 130012, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Changchun 130012, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK; Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Theory of Condensed Matter Group, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Changchun 130012, China; Key Laboratory of High-Temperature and High-Pressure Study of the Earth's Interior, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Changchun 130012, China
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, Chicago IL 60439, USA
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- X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne IL 60439, USA
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- Material Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA 94720, USA
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Ovsyannikov SV, Aslandukova AA, Aslandukov A, Chariton S, Tsirlin AA, Korobeynikov IV, Morozova NV, Fedotenko T, Khandarkhaeva S, Dubrovinsky L. Structural Stability and Properties of Marokite-Type γ-Mn 3O 4. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:13440-13452. [PMID: 34492760 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We synthesized single crystals of marokite (CaMn2O4)-type orthorhombic manganese (II,III) oxide, γ-Mn3O4, in a multianvil apparatus at pressures of 10-24 GPa. The magnetic, electronic, and optical properties of the crystals were investigated at ambient pressure. It was found that γ-Mn3O4 is a semiconductor with an indirect band gap Eg of 0.96 eV and two antiferromagnetic transitions (TN) at ∼200 and ∼55 K. The phase stability of the γ-Mn3O4 crystals was examined in the pressure range of 0-60 GPa using single-crystal X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. A bulk modulus of γ-Mn3O4 was determined to be B0 = 235.3(2) GPa with B' = 2.6(6). The γ-Mn3O4 phase persisted over the whole pressure range studied and did not transform or decompose upon laser heating of the sample to ∼3500 K at 60 GPa. This result seems surprising, given the high-pressure structural diversity of iron oxides with similar stoichiometries. With an increase in pressure, the degree of distortion of MnO6 polyhedra decreased. Furthermore, there are signs indicating a limited charge transfer between the Mn3+ ions in the octahedra and the Mn2+ ions in the trigonal prisms. Our results demonstrate that the high-pressure behavior of the structural, electronic, and chemical properties of manganese oxides strongly differs from that of iron oxides with similar stoichiometries.
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- Sergey V Ovsyannikov
- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany.,Institute for Solid State Chemistry of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 91 Pervomayskaya Strasse, Yekaterinburg 620219, Russia
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions, Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Experimental Physics VI, Center for Electronic Correlations and Magnetism, Institute of Physics, University of Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, Germany
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- M. N. Miheev Institute of Metal Physics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 18 S. Kovalevskaya Strasse, Yekaterinburg 620137, Russia
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- M. N. Miheev Institute of Metal Physics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 18 S. Kovalevskaya Strasse, Yekaterinburg 620137, Russia
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions, Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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Zhang J, Liu H, Ma Y, Chen C. Direct H-He chemical association in superionic FeO2H2He at Deep-Earth conditions. Natl Sci Rev 2021; 9:nwab168. [PMID: 35928982 PMCID: PMC9344844 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwab168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hydrogen and helium are known to play crucial roles in geological and astrophysical environments; however, they are inert toward each other across wide pressure-temperature (P-T) conditions. Given their prominent presence and influence on the formation and evolution of celestial bodies, it is of fundamental interest to explore the nature of interactions between hydrogen and helium. Using an advanced crystal structure search method, we have identified a quaternary compound FeO2H2He stabilized in a wide range of P-T conditions. Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations further reveal a novel superionic state of FeO2H2He hosting liquid-like diffusive hydrogen in the FeO2He sublattice, creating a conducive environment for H-He chemical association, at P-T conditions corresponding to the Earth's lowest mantle regions. To our surprise, this chemically facilitated coalescence of otherwise immiscible molecular species highlights a promising avenue for exploring this long-sought but hitherto unattainable state of matter. This finding raises strong prospects for exotic H-He mixtures inside Earth and possibly also in other astronomical bodies.
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- Jurong Zhang
- International Center for Computational Method and Software & State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials & Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries (Ministry of Education), College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations & Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Device, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China
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- International Center for Computational Method and Software & State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials & Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries (Ministry of Education), College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- International Center for Computational Method and Software & State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials & Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries (Ministry of Education), College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA
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Zhang H, Zhao J, Niu C, Zou L, Zeng Z, Wang X. Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of TlFeSe 2under high pressure. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:415702. [PMID: 34289462 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac16ac] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The high-pressure (HP) properties of TlFeSe2are investigated based on the first-principles calculations combined with structure-searching method. The low-pressureC2/mphase will transform into the orthorhombicPnmaphase at 2 GPa, with 8% volume collapse, the insulator-metal transition and the bicollinear antiferromagnetic-to-nonmagnetic spin-crossover. At pressure higher than 8 GPa, the HPC2/mphase will become the ground state. BothPnmaphase and HPC2/mphase are constituted by one-dimensional chains of edge-sharing FeSe5tetragonal pyramids. Pressuring decrease the Se-Se bond length giving rise to the transition from [Se2]3-to [Se2]2-. Negative charge transfer causes the Fe2+with ∼2 μBmagnetic moment at ambient pressure and the nonmagnetic Fe1.5+at higher pressure. The Fermi surfaces of HP phases are also discussed.
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- Hanxing Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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Koemets E, Fedotenko T, Khandarkhaeva S, Bykov M, Bykova E, Thielmann M, Chariton S, Aprilis G, Koemets I, Glazyrin K, Liermann H, Hanfland M, Ohtani E, Dubrovinskaia N, McCammon C, Dubrovinsky L. Chemical Stability of FeOOH at High Pressure and Temperature, and Oxygen Recycling in Early Earth History**. Eur J Inorg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Egor Koemets
- Bayerisches Geoinstitut University of Bayreuth 95440 Bayreuth Germany
- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier (UMR CNRS 5253) Université de Montpellier 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions Laboratory of Crystallography Universität Bayreuth 95440 Bayreuth Germany
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut University of Bayreuth 95440 Bayreuth Germany
- Photon Science Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron 22607 Hamburg Germany
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- Photon Science Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron 22607 Hamburg Germany
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut University of Bayreuth 95440 Bayreuth Germany
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut University of Bayreuth 95440 Bayreuth Germany
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions Laboratory of Crystallography Universität Bayreuth 95440 Bayreuth Germany
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut University of Bayreuth 95440 Bayreuth Germany
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- ESRF-The European Synchrotron CS40220 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9 France
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- Department of Earth Science Graduate School of Science Tohoku University Sendai 980-8578 Japan
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions Laboratory of Crystallography Universität Bayreuth 95440 Bayreuth Germany
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Desmarais JK, Bi W, Zhao J, Hu MH, Alp E, Tse JS. 57Fe Mössbauer isomer shift of pure iron and iron oxides at high pressure-An experimental and theoretical study. J Chem Phys 2021; 154:214104. [PMID: 34240999 DOI: 10.1063/5.0048141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The 57Fe isomer shift (IS) of pure iron has been measured up to 100 GPa using synchrotron Mössbauer spectroscopy in the time domain. Apart from the expected discontinuity due to the α → ε structural and spin transitions, the IS decreases monotonically with increasing pressure. The absolute shifts were reproduced without semi-empirical calibrations by periodic density functional calculations employing extensive localized basis sets with several common density functionals. However, the best numerical agreement is obtained with the B1WC hybrid functional. Extension of the calculations to 350 GPa, a pressure corresponding to the Earth's inner core, predicted the IS range of 0.00 to -0.85 mm/s, covering the span from Fe(0) to Fe(VI) compounds measured at ambient pressure. The calculations also reproduced the pressure trend from polymorphs of prototypical iron oxide minerals, FeO and Fe2O3. Analysis of the electronic structure shows a strong donation of electrons from oxygen to iron at high pressure. The assignment of formal oxidation to the Fe atom becomes ambiguous under this condition.
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- Jacques K Desmarais
- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E2, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E2, Canada
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Jia Z, Wang W, Li Z, Sun R, Zhou S, Deepak FL, Su C, Li Y, Wang Z. Morphology-Tunable Synthesis of Intrinsic Room-Temperature Ferromagnetic γ-Fe 2O 3 Nanoflakes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:24051-24061. [PMID: 33999608 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c05342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Intrinsic two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials with room-temperature ferromagnetism and air stability are highly desirable for spintronic applications. However, the experimental observations of such 2D or ultrathin ferromagnetic materials are rarely reported owing to the scarcity of these materials in nature and for the intricacy in their synthesis. Here, we report a successful controllable growth of ultrathin γ-Fe2O3 nanoflakes with a variety of morphologies tunable by the growth temperature alone using a facile chemical vapor deposition method and demonstrate that all ultrathin nanoflakes still show intrinsic room-temperature ferromagnetism and a semiconducting nature. The γ-Fe2O3 nanoflakes epitaxially grown on α-Al2O3 substrates take a triangular shape at low temperature and develop gradually in lateral size, forming eventually a large-scale γ-Fe2O3 thin film as the growth time increases due to a thermodynamic control process. The morphology of the nanoflakes could be tuned from triangular to stellated, petaloid, and dendritic crystalloids in sequence with the rise of precursor temperature, revealing a growth process from thermodynamically to kinetically dominated control. Moreover, the petaloid and dendritic nanoflakes exhibit enhanced coercivity compared with the triangular and stellated nanoflakes, and all the nanoflakes with diverse shapes possess differing electrical conductivity. The findings of such ultrathin, air-stable, and room-temperature ferromagnetic γ-Fe2O3 nanoflakes with tunable shape and multifunctionality may offer guidance in synthesizing other non-layered magnetic materials for next-generation electronic and spintronic devices.
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- Zhiyan Jia
- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronic Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Engineering Technology Research Center for 2D Materials Information Functional Devices and Systems of Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Avenida Mestre José Veiga, Braga 4715-330, Portugal
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- Department of Applied Physics, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100080, China
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- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstrasse 400, D-01328 Dresden 01328, Germany
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- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Avenida Mestre José Veiga, Braga 4715-330, Portugal
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- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstrasse 400, D-01328 Dresden 01328, Germany
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- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Avenida Mestre José Veiga, Braga 4715-330, Portugal
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- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronic Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Engineering Technology Research Center for 2D Materials Information Functional Devices and Systems of Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronic Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Engineering Technology Research Center for 2D Materials Information Functional Devices and Systems of Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Avenida Mestre José Veiga, Braga 4715-330, Portugal
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- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Avenida Mestre José Veiga, Braga 4715-330, Portugal
- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Huang Y, Li X, Xu X, Wei F, Wang Y, Ma M, Wang Y, Sun D. Green and up-scalable fabrication of superior anodes for lithium storage based on biomass bacterial cellulose. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2021.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Zhou H, Li X, Niu D, Li Y, Liu X, Li C, Si W, Cao J, Song Y, Wen G, Niu Z, Zhang L. Ultrasensitive Chemodynamic Therapy: Bimetallic Peroxide Triggers High pH-Activated, Synergistic Effect/H 2 O 2 Self-Supply-Mediated Cascade Fenton Chemistry. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2002126. [PMID: 33644985 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202002126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Recently, nanoparticle-triggered in situ catalytic Fenton/Fenton-like reaction is widely explored for tumor-specific chemodynamic therapy (CDT). However, despite the great potential of CDT in tumor treatment, insensitive response to the relatively high pH of the tumor sites and the insufficient intratumoral H2 O2 level leads to limited efficiency of most Fenton/Fenton-like reactions, which greatly imped its clinical conversion. This paper reports the fabrication of Fenton-type bimetallic peroxides for ultrasensitive chemodynamic therapy with high pH-activated, synergistic effect/H2 O2 self-supply-mediated cascade Fenton chemistry for the first time. The observations reveal that these bimetallic peroxides exhibit an ultrasensitive acid-activated decomposition-mediated Fenton-like reaction at the relatively high pH of 6.5-7.0, accompanied with highly increased •OH generation efficiency (especially, 40-60-fold increase at pH 7.0) by the metal-mediated synergistic effect-enhanced Fenton chemistry as well as in situ self-generated H2 O2 supplement. Moreover, the bimetallic peroxides exhibit high tumor accumulation which along with a high-efficiency tumor catalytic-therapeutic with negligible side effects in vivo. Developing these novel bimetallic peroxides, together with the already demonstrated capacity of the key metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, etc.) for magnetic resonance imaging or photodynamic/immune-enhanced therapy, will propel interest in development of smart high-efficiency nanoplatform for cancer theranostics.
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- Hao Zhou
- Institute of Engineering Ceramics School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255000 China
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- Institute of Engineering Ceramics School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255000 China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education School of Materials Science and Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education School of Materials Science and Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Department of Radiology Shanghai Cancer Center Fudan University Shanghai 200032 China
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- Institute of Engineering Ceramics School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255000 China
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- Institute of Engineering Ceramics School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255000 China
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- Institute of Engineering Ceramics School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255000 China
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- Colin Ratledge Center for Microbial Lipids School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255000 China
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- Institute of Engineering Ceramics School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255000 China
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- Institute of Computational Physics School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255000 China
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- Institute of Engineering Ceramics School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255000 China
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Hu Q, Liu J, Chen J, Yan B, Meng Y, Prakapenka VB, Mao WL, Mao HK. Mineralogy of the deep lower mantle in the presence of H 2O. Natl Sci Rev 2021; 8:nwaa098. [PMID: 34691606 PMCID: PMC8288427 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaa098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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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)O2H x (x ≤ 1) phase. The (Mg, Fe)O2H x 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)O2H x 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.
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- Qingyang Hu
- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Beijing 100094, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Beijing 100094, China
- Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Center for Study of Matter under Extreme Conditions, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Beijing 100094, China
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- High Pressure Collaborative Access Team (HPCAT), X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60437, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Beijing 100094, China
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Liu J, Wang C, Lv C, Su X, Liu Y, Tang R, Chen J, Hu Q, Mao HK, Mao WL. Evidence for oxygenation of Fe-Mg oxides at mid-mantle conditions and the rise of deep oxygen. Natl Sci Rev 2021; 8:nwaa096. [PMID: 34691604 PMCID: PMC8288346 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaa096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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As the reaction product of subducted water and the iron core, FeO2 with more oxygen than hematite (Fe2O3) has been recently recognized as an important component in the D" layer just above the Earth's core-mantle boundary. Here, we report a new oxygen-excess phase (Mg, Fe)2O3+ δ (0 < δ < 1, denoted as 'OE-phase'). It forms at pressures greater than 40 gigapascal when (Mg, Fe)-bearing hydrous materials are heated over 1500 kelvin. The OE-phase is fully recoverable to ambient conditions for ex situ investigation using transmission electron microscopy, which indicates that the OE-phase contains ferric iron (Fe3+) as in Fe2O3 but holds excess oxygen through interactions between oxygen atoms. The new OE-phase provides strong evidence that H2O has extraordinary oxidation power at high pressure. Unlike the formation of pyrite-type FeO2Hx which usually requires saturated water, the OE-phase can be formed with under-saturated water at mid-mantle conditions, and is expected to be more ubiquitous at depths greater than 1000 km in the Earth's mantle. The emergence of oxygen-excess reservoirs out of primordial or subducted (Mg, Fe)-bearing hydrous materials may revise our view on the deep-mantle redox chemistry.
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- Jin Liu
- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Beijing 100094, China
- Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Beijing 100094, China
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- School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Beijing 100094, China
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- Center for Study of Matter at Extreme Conditions, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Beijing 100094, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), Beijing 100094, China
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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Koemets E, Leonov I, Bykov M, Bykova E, Chariton S, Aprilis G, Fedotenko T, Clément S, Rouquette J, Haines J, Cerantola V, Glazyrin K, McCammon C, Prakapenka VB, Hanfland M, Liermann HP, Svitlyk V, Torchio R, Rosa AD, Irifune T, Ponomareva AV, Abrikosov IA, Dubrovinskaia N, Dubrovinsky L. Revealing the Complex Nature of Bonding in the Binary High-Pressure Compound FeO_{2}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 126:106001. [PMID: 33784165 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.106001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Extreme pressures and temperatures are known to drastically affect the chemistry of iron oxides, resulting in numerous compounds forming homologous series nFeOmFe_{2}O_{3} and the appearance of FeO_{2}. Here, based on the results of in situ single-crystal x-ray diffraction, Mössbauer spectroscopy, x-ray absorption spectroscopy, and density-functional theory+dynamical mean-field theory calculations, we demonstrate that iron in high-pressure cubic FeO_{2} and isostructural FeO_{2}H_{0.5} is ferric (Fe^{3+}), and oxygen has a formal valence less than 2. Reduction of oxygen valence from 2, common for oxides, down to 1.5 can be explained by a formation of a localized hole at oxygen sites.
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- E Koemets
- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier (UMR CNRS 5253), Université de Montpellier, F-34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Institute of Metal Physics, Sofia Kovalevskaya Street 18, 620219 Yekaterinburg GSP-170, Russia
- Materials Modeling and Development Laboratory, NUST "MISIS", 119049 Moscow, Russia
- Ural Federal University, 620002 Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
- Carnegie Institution of Washington, Earth and Planets Laboratory, 5241 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, DC 20015, USA
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions, Laboratory of Crystallography, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
- The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions, Laboratory of Crystallography, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C)-UMR CNRS 5221, Université de Montpellier, CC069, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier (UMR CNRS 5253), Université de Montpellier, F-34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier (UMR CNRS 5253), Université de Montpellier, F-34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Photon Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60437, USA
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- The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Photon Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Geodynamics Research Center, Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Materials Modeling and Development Laboratory, NUST "MISIS", 119049 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions, Laboratory of Crystallography, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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Qiao Y, Theyssen N, Spliethoff B, Folke J, Weidenthaler C, Schmidt W, Prieto G, Ochoa-Hernández C, Bill E, Ye S, Ruland H, Schüth F, Leitner W. Synthetic ferripyrophyllite: preparation, characterization and catalytic application. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:850-857. [PMID: 33434245 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt03125a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sheet silicates, also known as phyllosilicates, contain parallel sheets of tetrahedral silicate built up by [Si2O5]2- entities connected through intermediate metal-oxygen octahedral layers. The well-known minerals talc and pyrophyllite are belonging to this group based on magnesium and aluminium, respectively. Surprisingly, the ferric analogue rarely occurs in nature and is found in mixtures and conglomerates with other materials only. While partial incorporation of iron into pyrophyllites has been achieved, no synthetic protocol for purely iron-based pyrophyllite has been published yet. Here we report about the first artificial synthesis of ferripyrophyllite under exceptional mild conditions. A similar ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) nanosheet morphology is obtained as in talc or pyrophyllite but with iron(iii) as a central metal. The high surface material exhibits a remarkably high thermostability. It shows some catalytic activity in ammonia synthesis and can serve as catalyst support material for noble metal nanoparticles.
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- Yunxiang Qiao
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
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Peng F, Song X, Liu C, Li Q, Miao M, Chen C, Ma Y. Xenon iron oxides predicted as potential Xe hosts in Earth's lower mantle. Nat Commun 2020; 11:5227. [PMID: 33067445 PMCID: PMC7568531 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19107-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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An enduring geological mystery concerns the missing xenon problem, referring to the abnormally low concentration of xenon compared to other noble gases in Earth's atmosphere. Identifying mantle minerals that can capture and stabilize xenon has been a great challenge in materials physics and xenon chemistry. Here, using an advanced crystal structure search algorithm in conjunction with first-principles calculations we find reactions of xenon with recently discovered iron peroxide FeO2, forming robust xenon-iron oxides Xe2FeO2 and XeFe3O6 with significant Xe-O bonding in a wide range of pressure-temperature conditions corresponding to vast regions in Earth's lower mantle. Calculated mass density and sound velocities validate Xe-Fe oxides as viable lower-mantle constituents. Meanwhile, Fe oxides do not react with Kr, Ar and Ne. It means that if Xe exists in the lower mantle at the same pressures as FeO2, xenon-iron oxides are predicted as potential Xe hosts in Earth's lower mantle and could provide the repository for the atmosphere's missing Xe. These findings establish robust materials basis, formation mechanism, and geological viability of these Xe-Fe oxides, which advance fundamental knowledge for understanding xenon chemistry and physics mechanisms for the possible deep-Earth Xe reservoir.
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- Feng Peng
- College of Physics and Electronic Information & Henan Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Transformation and Detection, Luoyang Normal University, 471022, Luoyang, China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, 91330-8262, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China
- Innovation Center for Computational Methods & Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China
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- Innovation Center for Computational Methods & Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE and Department of Materials Science, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China.
- Innovation Center for Computational Methods & Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China.
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China.
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE and Department of Materials Science, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, 91330-8262, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, 89154, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China.
- Innovation Center for Computational Methods & Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China.
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China.
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Abakumov AM, Fedotov SS, Antipov EV, Tarascon JM. Solid state chemistry for developing better metal-ion batteries. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4976. [PMID: 33009387 PMCID: PMC7532470 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18736-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Metal-ion batteries are key enablers in today’s transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy for a better planet with ingeniously designed materials being the technology driver. A central question remains how to wisely manipulate atoms to build attractive structural frameworks of better electrodes and electrolytes for the next generation of batteries. This review explains the underlying chemical principles and discusses progresses made in the rational design of electrodes/solid electrolytes by thoroughly exploiting the interplay between composition, crystal structure and electrochemical properties. We highlight the crucial role of advanced diffraction, imaging and spectroscopic characterization techniques coupled with solid state chemistry approaches for improving functionality of battery materials opening emergent directions for further studies. The development of high performing metal-ion batteries require guidelines to build improved electrodes and electrolytes. Here, the authors review the current state-of-the-art in the rational design of battery materials by exploiting the interplay between composition, crystal structure and electrochemical properties.
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- Artem M Abakumov
- Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia, 121205.
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- Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia, 121205
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- Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia, 121205.,Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, 119991
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- Chimie du Solide-Energie, UMR 8260, Collège de France, 75231, Paris Cedex 05, France
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Wang Y, Xu M, Yang L, Yan B, Qin Q, Shao X, Zhang Y, Huang D, Lin X, Lv J, Zhang D, Gou H, Mao HK, Chen C, Ma Y. Pressure-stabilized divalent ozonide CaO 3 and its impact on Earth's oxygen cycles. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4702. [PMID: 32943627 PMCID: PMC7499259 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18541-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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High pressure can drastically alter chemical bonding and produce exotic compounds that defy conventional wisdom. Especially significant are compounds pertaining to oxygen cycles inside Earth, which hold key to understanding major geological events that impact the environment essential to life on Earth. Here we report the discovery of pressure-stabilized divalent ozonide CaO3 crystal that exhibits intriguing bonding and oxidation states with profound geological implications. Our computational study identifies a crystalline phase of CaO3 by reaction of CaO and O2 at high pressure and high temperature conditions; ensuing experiments synthesize this rare compound under compression in a diamond anvil cell with laser heating. High-pressure x-ray diffraction data show that CaO3 crystal forms at 35 GPa and persists down to 20 GPa on decompression. Analysis of charge states reveals a formal oxidation state of -2 for ozone anions in CaO3. These findings unravel the ozonide chemistry at high pressure and offer insights for elucidating prominent seismic anomalies and oxygen cycles in Earth's interior. We further predict multiple reactions producing CaO3 by geologically abundant mineral precursors at various depths in Earth's mantle.
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- Yanchao Wang
- State Key Lab of Superhard Materials & International Center for Computational Method and Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, 100094, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, 100094, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, 100094, China
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- State Key Lab of Superhard Materials & International Center for Computational Method and Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Lab of Superhard Materials & International Center for Computational Method and Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, 100094, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, 100094, China
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- State Key Lab of Superhard Materials & International Center for Computational Method and Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, 100094, China.
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, 100094, China
- Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC, 20015, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, 89154, USA.
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- State Key Lab of Superhard Materials & International Center for Computational Method and Software, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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Zhao D, Wang M, Xiao G, Zou B. Thinking about the Development of High-Pressure Experimental Chemistry. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:7297-7306. [PMID: 32787316 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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High-pressure chemistry is an interdisciplinary science which uses high-pressure experiments and theories to study the interactions, reactions, and transformations among atoms or molecules. It has been extensively studied thus far and achieved rapid development over the past decades. However, what is next for high-pressure chemistry? In this Perspective, we mainly focus on the development of high-pressure experimental chemistry from our own viewpoint. An overview of the series of topics is as follows: (I) high pressure used as an effective tool to help resolve scientific disputes regarding phenomena observed under ambient conditions; (II) high-pressure reactions of interest to synthetic chemists; (III) utilizing chemical methods to quench the high-pressure phase; (IV) using high pressure to achieve what chemists want to do but could not do; (V) potential applications of in situ properties under high pressure. This Perspective is expected to offer future research opportunities for researchers to develop high-pressure chemistry and to inspire new endeavors in this area to promote the field of compression chemistry science.
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- Dianlong Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Qian W, Yang W, Zhang Y, Bowen CR, Yang Y. Piezoelectric Materials for Controlling Electro-Chemical Processes. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2020; 12:149. [PMID: 34138166 PMCID: PMC7770897 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-020-00489-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Piezoelectric materials have been analyzed for over 100 years, due to their ability to convert mechanical vibrations into electric charge or electric fields into a mechanical strain for sensor, energy harvesting, and actuator applications. A more recent development is the coupling of piezoelectricity and electro-chemistry, termed piezo-electro-chemistry, whereby the piezoelectrically induced electric charge or voltage under a mechanical stress can influence electro-chemical reactions. There is growing interest in such coupled systems, with a corresponding growth in the number of associated publications and patents. This review focuses on recent development of the piezo-electro-chemical coupling multiple systems based on various piezoelectric materials. It provides an overview of the basic characteristics of piezoelectric materials and comparison of operating conditions and their overall electro-chemical performance. The reported piezo-electro-chemical mechanisms are examined in detail. Comparisons are made between the ranges of material morphologies employed, and typical operating conditions are discussed. In addition, potential future directions and applications for the development of piezo-electro-chemical hybrid systems are described. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent studies on how piezoelectric materials and devices have been applied to control electro-chemical processes, with an aim to inspire and direct future efforts in this emerging research field.
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- Weiqi Qian
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, People's Republic of China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Materials, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, 315211, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AK, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AK, UK.
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, People's Republic of China.
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China.
- Center on Nanoenergy Research, School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, People's Republic of China.
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Du X, Zhang J, Yu H, Lin J, Zhang S, Yang G. Unconventional stable stoichiometry of vanadium peroxide. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:11460-11466. [PMID: 32391528 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp01337d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Peroxides have attracted considerable attention due to their intriguing electronic properties and diverse applications. However, only a few transition metal peroxides have been known thus far, limiting the variety of peroxide examples. Here, we demonstrate the stabilization of peroxides in the O-rich V-O system through first-principles calculations coupled with a swarm-intelligence structure search. As well as reproducing the known stoichiometries of VO, V2O3, VO2, and V2O5, two hitherto unknown V2O and VO4 stoichiometries are predicted to be thermodynamically stable at megabar pressures. VO4 has the highest oxygen content among the known peroxides to date. More interestingly, its electronic band gap increases with pressure, originating from the pressure-induced decrease of O-O bonding length in the peroxide group. V-rich V2O exhibits superconductivity, becoming the first example in the V-O system. Our work not only unravels the unusual vanadium peroxide, but also provides further insight into the diverse electronic properties of vanadium oxides under high pressure.
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research and Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
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Shorikov AO, Skornyakov SL, Anisimov VI, Streltsov SV, Poteryaev AI. Influence of Molecular Orbitals on Magnetic Properties of [x]. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25092211. [PMID: 32397292 PMCID: PMC7248845 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25092211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Revised: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Recent discoveries of various novel iron oxides and hydrides, which become stable at very high pressure and temperature, are extremely important for geoscience. In this paper, we report the results of an investigation on the electronic structure and magnetic properties of the hydride FeO 2 H x , using density functional theory plus dynamical mean-field theory (DFT+DMFT) calculations. An increase in the hydrogen concentration resulted in the destruction of dimeric oxygen pairs and, hence, a specific band structure of FeO 2 with strongly hybridized Fe- t 2 g -O- p z anti-bonding molecular orbitals, which led to a metallic state with the Fe ions at nearly 3+. Increasing the H concentration resulted in effective mass enhancement growth which indicated an increase in the magnetic moment localization. The calculated static momentum-resolved spin susceptibility demonstrated that an incommensurate antiferromagnetic (AFM) order was expected for FeO 2 , whereas strong ferromagnetic (FM) fluctuations were observed for FeO 2 H.
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- Alexey O. Shorikov
- M.N. Miheev Institute of Metal Physics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 620108 Ekaterinburg, Russia; (A.O.S.); (S.L.S.); (V.I.A.); (S.V.S.)
- Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics Department, Ural Federal University, Mira St. 19, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 3 Nobel Street, 143026 Moscow, Russia
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- M.N. Miheev Institute of Metal Physics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 620108 Ekaterinburg, Russia; (A.O.S.); (S.L.S.); (V.I.A.); (S.V.S.)
- Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics Department, Ural Federal University, Mira St. 19, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 3 Nobel Street, 143026 Moscow, Russia
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- M.N. Miheev Institute of Metal Physics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 620108 Ekaterinburg, Russia; (A.O.S.); (S.L.S.); (V.I.A.); (S.V.S.)
- Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics Department, Ural Federal University, Mira St. 19, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 3 Nobel Street, 143026 Moscow, Russia
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- M.N. Miheev Institute of Metal Physics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 620108 Ekaterinburg, Russia; (A.O.S.); (S.L.S.); (V.I.A.); (S.V.S.)
- Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics Department, Ural Federal University, Mira St. 19, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- M.N. Miheev Institute of Metal Physics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 620108 Ekaterinburg, Russia; (A.O.S.); (S.L.S.); (V.I.A.); (S.V.S.)
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 3 Nobel Street, 143026 Moscow, Russia
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Large H 2O solubility in dense silica and its implications for the interiors of water-rich planets. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:9747-9754. [PMID: 32312811 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1917448117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Sub-Neptunes are common among the discovered exoplanets. However, lack of knowledge on the state of matter in [Formula: see text]O-rich setting at high pressures and temperatures ([Formula: see text]) places important limitations on our understanding of this planet type. We have conducted experiments for reactions between [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]O as archetypal materials for rock and ice, respectively, at high [Formula: see text] We found anomalously expanded volumes of dense silica (up to 4%) recovered from hydrothermal synthesis above ∼24 GPa where the [Formula: see text]-type (Ct) structure appears at lower pressures than in the anhydrous system. Infrared spectroscopy identified strong OH modes from the dense silica samples. Both previous experiments and our density functional theory calculations support up to 0.48 hydrogen atoms per formula unit of ([Formula: see text])[Formula: see text] At pressures above 60 GPa, [Formula: see text]O further changes the structural behavior of silica, stabilizing a niccolite-type structure, which is unquenchable. From unit-cell volume and phase equilibrium considerations, we infer that the niccolite-type phase may contain H with an amount at least comparable with or higher than that of the Ct phase. Our results suggest that the phases containing both hydrogen and lithophile elements could be the dominant materials in the interiors of water-rich planets. Even for fully layered cases, the large mutual solubility could make the boundary between rock and ice layers fuzzy. Therefore, the physical properties of the new phases that we report here would be important for understanding dynamics, geochemical cycle, and dynamo generation in water-rich planets.
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Zhu YX, Jiang MY, Liu M, Wu LK, Hou GY, Tang YP. An Fe-V@NiO heterostructure electrocatalyst towards the oxygen evolution reaction. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:3803-3811. [PMID: 31994577 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr08749d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The development of a nonprecious and Earth-abundant electrocatalyst with high electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is an emerging hot issue and remains a grand challenge. In the present work, we proposed a facile strategy to construct ultrathin NiO nanosheets decorated with Fe-V nanoparticles on nickel foam (Fe-V@NiO/NF) for use as an OER electrocatalyst. Due to the 3D rational configuration, the Fe-V@NiO/NF with a heterostructure shows excellent electrocatalytic activity towards the OER. Interestingly, it is found that in situ oxidation by galvanostatic electrolysis in alkaline solution is beneficial to enhance the OER performance. After 10 h of electrolysis, a current density of 50 mA cm-2 is achieved at a low overpotential of 271.1 mV. This is because during the in situ oxidation process, iron and vanadium ions insert into the NiO lattice and lead to the generation of highly active α-FeOOH and an amorphous (oxy)-hydroxide layer. Additionally, the charge transfer resistance dramatically reduces with the prolonging of oxidation time.
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- Yu-Xun Zhu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Research Institute, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China. and School of Materials, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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Study on the High-Pressure Behavior of Goethite up to 32 GPa Using X-Ray Diffraction, Raman, and Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy. MINERALS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/min10020099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Goethite is a major iron-bearing sedimentary mineral on Earth. In this study, we conducted in situ high-pressure x-ray diffraction, Raman, and electrical impedance spectroscopy measurements of goethite using a diamond anvil cell (DAC) at room temperature and high pressures up to 32 GPa. We observed feature changes in both the Raman spectra and electrical resistance at about 5 and 11 GPa. However, the x-ray diffraction patterns show no structural phase transition in the entire pressure range of the study. The derived pressure-volume (P-V) data show a smooth compression curve with no clear evidence of any second-order phase transition. Fitting the volumetric data to the second-order Birch–Murnaghan equation of state yields V0 = 138.9 ± 0.5 Å3 and K0 = 126 ± 5 GPa.
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Interaction Between FeOOH and NaCl at Extreme Conditions: Synthesis of Novel Na2FeCl4OHx Compound. MINERALS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/min10010051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, FeOOH, is abundant in the banded iron formations (BIFs). Recent studies indicate that BIFs may carry water down to the lower mantle with subducting slabs. The previous experiments investigating the properties of FeOOH at extreme pressures (P) and temperatures (T) were performed in diamond anvil cells (DACs), where it was compressed inside alkali metal halide pressure-transmitting media (2). Alkali metal halides such as NaCl or KCl are expected to be chemically inert; therefore, they are widely used in DAC experiments. Here, we report the chemical interaction between FeOOH and NaCl pressure medium at 107(2) GPa and 2400(200) K. By means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) analysis applied to a multigrain sample, we demonstrate the formation of a Na2FeCl4OHx phase and provide its structural solution and refinement. Our results demonstrate that at high P-T conditions, the alkali metal halides could interact with hydrous phases and thus cannot be used as a pressure transmitting and thermal insulating medium in DAC experiments dedicated to studies of hydroxyl or water-bearing materials at high P-T.
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Ohtani E. The role of water in Earth's mantle. Natl Sci Rev 2020; 7:224-232. [PMID: 34692034 PMCID: PMC8288861 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwz071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Geophysical observations suggest that the transition zone is wet locally. Continental and oceanic sediment components together with the basaltic and peridotitic components might be transported and accumulated in the transition zone. Low-velocity anomalies at the upper mantle–transition zone boundary might be caused by the existence of dense hydrous magmas. Water can be carried farther into the lower mantle by the slabs. The anomalous Q and shear wave regions locating at the uppermost part of the lower mantle could be caused by the existence of fluid or wet magmas in this region because of the water-solubility contrast between the minerals in the transition zone and those in the lower mantle. δ-H solid solution AlO2H–MgSiO4H2 carries water into the lower mantle. Hydrogen-bond symmetrization exists in high-pressure hydrous phases and thus they are stable at the high pressures of the lower mantle. Thus, the δ-H solid solution in subducting slabs carries water farther into the bottom of the lower mantle. Pyrite FeO2Hx is formed due to a reaction between the core and hydrated slabs. This phase could be a candidate for the anomalous regions at the core–mantle boundary.
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- Eiji Ohtani
- Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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The Earth's mantle transition zone (MTZ) is often considered an internal reservoir for water because its major minerals wadsleyite and ringwoodite can store several oceans of structural water. Whether it is a hydrous layer or an empty reservoir is still under debate. Previous studies suggested the MTZ may be saturated with iron metal. Here we show that metallic iron reacts with hydrous wadsleyite under the pressure and temperature conditions of the MTZ to form iron hydride or molecular hydrogen and silicate with less than tens of parts per million (ppm) water, implying that water enrichment is incompatible with iron saturation in the MTZ. With the current estimate of water flux to the MTZ, the iron metal preserved from early Earth could transform a significant fraction of subducted water into reduced hydrogen species, thus limiting the hydration of silicates in the bulk MTZ. Meanwhile, the MTZ would become gradually oxidized and metal depleted. As a result, water-rich region can still exist near modern active slabs where iron metal was consumed by reaction with subducted water. Heterogeneous water distribution resolves the apparent contradiction between the extreme water enrichment indicated by the occurrence of hydrous ringwoodite and ice VII in superdeep diamonds and the relatively low water content in bulk MTZ silicates inferred from electrical conductivity studies.
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Sobczak S, Katrusiak A. Environment-Controlled Postsynthetic Modifications of Iron Formate Frameworks. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:11773-11781. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Szymon Sobczak
- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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Chen H, Zhou S, Morgan D, Prakapenka V, Greenberg E, Leinenweber K, Shim SH. The O-O Bonding and Hydrogen Storage in the Pyrite-type PtO 2. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:8300-8307. [PMID: 31194523 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We have synthesized pyrite-type PtO2 (py-PtO2) at 50-60 GPa and successfully recovered it at 1 bar. The observed O-O stretching vibration in Raman spectra provides direct evidence for inter-oxygen bonding in the structure. We also identified the O-H vibrations in py-PtO2 synthesized from the low-temperature areas, indicating hydrogenation, py-PtO2H x ( x ≤ 1). Diffraction patterns are consistent with a range of degrees of hydrogenation controlled by temperature. We found that py-PtO2 has a high bulk modulus, 314 ± 4 GPa. The chemical behaviors found in py-PtO2 have implications for the hydrogen storage in materials with anion-anion bonding, and the geochemistry of oxygen, hydrogen, and transition metals in the deep planetary interiors.
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- Huawei Chen
- School of Earth and Space Exploration , Arizona State University , Tempe , Arizona 85287-6004 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison , Wisconsin 53706 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison , Wisconsin 53706 , United States
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- GeoSoilEnviroCars , University of Chicago , Chicago , Illinois 60439 , United States
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- GeoSoilEnviroCars , University of Chicago , Chicago , Illinois 60439 , United States
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- Eyring Materials Center , Arizona State University , Tempe , Arizona 85287-1604 , United States
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration , Arizona State University , Tempe , Arizona 85287-6004 , United States
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