The thermal conductivities of materials are extremely important for many practical
applications, such as in understanding the thermal balance and history of the Earth, energy …

We have critically reviewed and discussed currently available information regarding the spin
and valence states of iron in lower mantle minerals and the associated effects of the spin …

Two large low-shear-velocity provinces (LLSVPs) in the deep mantle beneath Africa and the
Pacific are generally interpreted as hot but chemically dense 'piles', which have remained …

Thermal diffusivity (D) was measured up to~ 1,800 K of refractory materials using laser-flash
analysis, which lacks radiative transfer gains and contact losses. The focus is on single …

We present geodynamic models featuring mantle plumes that are almost exclusively created
at the margins of large thermo‐chemical piles in the lowermost mantle. The models are …

The core–mantle boundary (CMB)–the interface between the silicate mantle and liquid iron
alloy outer core–is the most important boundary inside our planet, with processes occurring …

The discovery of extra-solar “super-Earth” planets with sizes up to twice that of Earth has
prompted interest in their possible lithosphere and mantle dynamics and evolution. Simple …

Using a first-principles approach based on density functional perturbation theory and an
exact numerical solution to the phonon Boltzmann equation, we show that application of …

Thermal conductivity is essential for controlling the rate of core heat loss and long-term
thermal evolution of the Earth, but it has been poorly constrained at the high pressures of …

Ab initio Green-Kubo (aiGK) simulations of heat transport in solids allow for assessing lattice
thermal conductivity in anharmonic or complex materials from first principles. In this work, we …