STRUCTURE AND DENSITY OF FES AT HIGH-PRESSURE AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE AND THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF MARS

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作者
FEI, YW [1 ]
PREWITT, CT [1 ]
MAO, HK [1 ]
BERTKA, CM [1 ]
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[1] CARNEGIE INST WASHINGTON, CTR HIGH PRESSURE RES, WASHINGTON, DC 20015 USA
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10.1126/science.268.5219.1892
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
In situ x-ray diffraction measurements revealed that FeS, a possible core material for the terrestrial planets, transforms to a hexagonal NiAs superstructure with axial ratio (c/a) close to the ideal close-packing value of 1.63 at high pressure and high temperature. The high-pressure-temperature phase has shorter Fe-Fe distances than the low-pressure phase. Significant shortening of the Fe-Fe distance would lead to metallization of FeS, resulting in fundamental changes in physical properties of FeS at high pressure and temperature. Calculations using the density of the high-pressure-temperature FeS phase indicate that the martian core-mantle boundary occurs within the silicate perovskite stability field.
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页码:1892 / 1894
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