Iron silicides at pressures of the Earth's inner core

The Earth's core is expected to contain around 10 wt % light elements (S, Si, O, possibly C, H, etc.) alloyed with Fe and Ni. Very little is known about these alloys at pressures and temperatures of the core. Here, using the evolutionary crystal structure prediction methodology, we investigate...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhang, Feiwu, Organov, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35760