Phase transition in MgSiO3 perovskite in the earth's lower mantle

Taku Tsuchiya; Jun Tsuchiya; Koichiro Umemoto; Renata M. Wentzcovitch

doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2004.05.017

Phase transition in MgSiO₃ perovskite in the earth's lower mantle

Taku Tsuchiya, Jun Tsuchiya, Koichiro Umemoto, Renata M. Wentzcovitch

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Abstract

A new polymorph of MgSiO₃ more stable than the Pbnm -perovskite phase has been identified by first-principles computations. It has the CaIrO₃ structure with Cmcm symmetry and consists of SiO₃ layers intercalated by eightfold-coordinated Mg ions. High-temperature calculations within the quasiharmonic approximation give a volume change of ∼1.5% and a Clapeyron slope of ∼7.5±0.3 MPa/K at ∼2750 K and ∼125 GPa. These pressure-temperature (P-T) conditions are close to those in which a phase transition in MgSiO₃-perovskite has been observed by in situ angle dispersive X-ray diffraction measurements. This transition appears to be associated with the D″ discontinuity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	241-248
Number of pages	8
Journal	Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Volume	224
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2004.05.017
State	Published - Aug 15 2004

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Funding Information:
The authors thank K. Hirose and M. Murakami for supplying experimental data and D. Yuen, M. Akaogi, K. Fujino, E. Ito, and K. Takemura for helpful comments. This research was supported by NSF/EAR 0135533 and 0230319. T.T. and J.T. acknowledge the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) for research fellowships. [SK]

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Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Keywords

Core-mantle boundary
D″ layer
First principle
MgSiO
Post-perovskite

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