From stars to diverse mantles, melts, crusts, and atmospheres of rocky exoplanets
The advent of radial velocity (RV) and transit photometry method has resulted in the
detection of more than 5000 exoplanets since 1995. Of these detected planets, a significant …
detection of more than 5000 exoplanets since 1995. Of these detected planets, a significant …
Role of water in dynamics of slabs and surrounding mantle
Water bound to various hydrous minerals can be transported deep into the mantle by slab
subduction. Serpentine is one of most important hydrous minerals in the crust and shallow …
subduction. Serpentine is one of most important hydrous minerals in the crust and shallow …
High-temperature structural disorders stabilize hydrous aluminosilicates in the mantle transition zone
B Wang, J Liu, Y Zhang, B Nie, W Yang, J Hao… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Hydrous aluminosilicates are important deep water-carriers in sediments subducting into the
deep mantle. To date, it remains enigmatic how hydrous aluminosilicates withstand …
deep mantle. To date, it remains enigmatic how hydrous aluminosilicates withstand …
NanoSIMS analysis of water content in bridgmanite at the micron scale: An experimental approach to probe water in Earth's deep mantle
YN Yang, Z Du, W Lu, Y Qi, YQ Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Water, in trace amounts, can greatly alter chemical and physical properties of mantle
minerals and exert primary control on Earth's dynamics. Quantifying how water is retained …
minerals and exert primary control on Earth's dynamics. Quantifying how water is retained …
Hydrogen diffusion in the lower mantle revealed by machine learning potentials
Hydrogen may be incorporated into nominally anhydrous minerals including bridgmanite
and post‐perovskite as defects, making the Earth's deep mantle a potentially significant …
and post‐perovskite as defects, making the Earth's deep mantle a potentially significant …
Mantle mineralogy limits to rocky planet water inventories
Nominally anhydrous minerals in rocky planet mantles can sequester multiple Earth-oceans'
worth of water. Mantle water storage capacities therefore provide an important constraint on …
worth of water. Mantle water storage capacities therefore provide an important constraint on …
[HTML][HTML] Ultrahigh Pressure Generation at High Temperatures in a Walker-Type Large-Volume Press and Multiple Applications
X Hou, Y Shang, L Chen, B Feng, Y Zhao, X Zhao… - Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Ultrahigh pressure generation at high temperatures is technologically challenging for large
sample volumes. In this study, we successfully generated pressures of 37.3–40.4 GPa at …
sample volumes. In this study, we successfully generated pressures of 37.3–40.4 GPa at …
Retention of water in subducted slabs under core–mantle boundary conditions
The hydrated SiO2 phase is a main carrier of water in subducting slabs in the lower mantle.
Assuming its dehydration at high temperatures above the core–mantle boundary, it has …
Assuming its dehydration at high temperatures above the core–mantle boundary, it has …
Hydrogen incorporation mechanism in the lower-mantle bridgmanite
Bridgmanite, the most abundant mineral in the lower mantle, can play an essential role in
deep-Earth hydrogen storage and circulation processes. To better evaluate the hydrogen …
deep-Earth hydrogen storage and circulation processes. To better evaluate the hydrogen …
Temperature Dependence of H2O Solubility in Al‐Free Stishovite
The role of stishovite in transporting water in subducting slabs has been a subject of debate
for several decades. Here we investigated stishovite's water solubility and its potential role in …
for several decades. Here we investigated stishovite's water solubility and its potential role in …