• E. Greenberg
  • R. Nazarov
  • A. Landa
  • J. Ying
  • R. q. Hood
  • B. Hen
  • R. Jeanloz
  • V. B. Prakapenka
  • V. v. Struzhkin
  • G. kh. Rozenberg
  • I. v. Leonov
Iron-bearing oxides undergo a series of pressure-induced electronic, spin, and structural transitions that can cause seismic anomalies and dynamic instabilities in Earth's mantle and outer core. We employ x-ray diffraction and x-ray emission spectroscopy along with density-functional theory+dynamical mean-field theory calculations to characterize the electronic structure and spin states, and crystal-structural properties of wüstite (Fe1-xO)-a basic oxide component of Earth's interior-at high pressure-temperature conditions up to 140 GPa and 2100 K. We find that FeO exhibits complex polymorphism under pressure, with abnormal compression behavior associated with electron-spin and crystallographic phase transitions, and resulting in a substantial change of bulk modulus. Our results reveal the existence of a high-pressure phase characterized by a metallic high-spin state of iron at the pressure-temperature conditions near to those of Earth's core-mantle boundary. The presence of high-spin metallic iron near the mantle can significantly influence the geophysical and geochemical properties of Earth's deep interior.
Original languageEnglish
Article numberL241103
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume107
Issue number24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

    WoS ResearchAreas Categories

  • Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
  • Physics, Applied
  • Physics, Condensed Matter

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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