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Bulk and Thin Film Synthesis of Compositionally Variant Entropy-stabilized Oxides
Published on: May 29, 2018
マグネシウムオーソシリケートの改変されたスピネル (ベータ) 段階の単結晶弾性特性
まとめ
研究者は,マグネシウムオルソシリケートのβ相の弾性特性を測定した. この研究は,400キロメートルの地震の不連続が,地球のマントルのオリビンから改変されたスピネルへの移行による可能性が高いことを確認しています.
科学分野:
- ミネラル物理学 ミネラル物理学
- 地質物理学 地質物理学とは地質物理学です.
- マテリアルサイエンス 材料科学
背景:
- 地球のマントルは,地震波速度の大きな変化を示す400キロメートルの地震不連続など,不連続性を含んでいる.
- マグネシウムオーソシリケート (Mg(2) SiO(4) は,オリヴィンと改変されたスピネル (β) 構造を含む異なる相に存在し,それらは異なる圧力と温度で安定しています.
研究 の 目的:
- マグネシウムオルソシリケートの修正されたスピネル相の単結晶弾性モジュールを測定する.
- 地球のマントルの400キロメートルの地震断絶を説明するオリヴィンから改変されたスピネル相移行の役割を調査する.
主な方法:
- マグネシウムオーソシリケート (β相) の単一結晶は,高圧 (22 GPa) と高温 (2000°C) で合成されました.
- Brillouin光譜を用いて,環境条件下で合成された単結晶の弾性モジュールを測定した.
主要な成果:
- Mg(2) SiO(4) の修正されたスピネル相の弾性モジュールを測定することが成功しました.
- 約40%のオリビンを含むマントルの組成は,観測された弾性特性と400キロメートルの地震不連続性に一致する.
- 400キロメートルの不連続は,オリビンから改造されたスピネルへの相変化に起因する.
結論:
- 実験データは,400キロメートルの地震断絶がオリヴィンから修正されたスピネル相移行によって引き起こされるという仮説を裏付けている.
- オリビンの必要量は,いくつかのピロライトモデルによって予測されるよりも低いが,ピロライトはマントルの構成要素として残っている.
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