Silica-water superstructure and one-dimensional superionic conduit in Earth's mantle

J Li, Y Lin, T Meier, Z Liu, W Yang, H Mao, S Zhu… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Water in Earth's deep interior is predicted to be hydroxyl (OH−) stored in nominally
anhydrous minerals, profoundly modulating both structure and dynamics of Earth's mantle …

Superionic iron alloys and their seismic velocities in Earth's inner core

Y He, S Sun, DY Kim, BG Jang, H Li, H Mao - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Earth's inner core (IC) is less dense than pure iron, indicating the existence of light elements
within it. Silicon, sulfur, carbon, oxygen and hydrogen have been suggested to be the …

Dehydration of phengite inferred by electrical conductivity measurements: Implication for the high conductivity anomalies relevant to the subduction zones

S Chen, X Guo, T Yoshino, Z **, P Li - Geology, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Phengite is a critical carrier of water and potassium (K) in sediment as well as in the basaltic
layers of subducted slabs. However, although phengite dehydration can potentially be used …

K-and Na-rich davemaoite inclusion in diamond is not inherited from deeply subducted oceanic crusts

W Sun, R Tao, J Zhu, C Wang, T Ishii, Y Li - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Deep potassium (K) and sodium (Na) cycles can affect the physiochemical properties and
geodynamic processes of the Earth's interior, to some extent. Recently reported natural K …

Electrical conductivity of metasomatized lithology in subcontinental lithosphere

Y Peng, G Manthilake, M Mookherjee - American Mineralogist, 2022 - degruyter.com
A plausible origin of the seismically observed mid-lithospheric discontinuity (MLD) in the
subcontinental lithosphere is mantle metasomatism. The metasomatized mantle is likely to …

Ab initio molecular dynamics investigation of the elastic properties of superionic under high temperature and pressure

Y He, S Sun, H Li - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
Theoretical prediction on the elastic properties of superionic material is challenging due to
the fast diffusion of cation/anion in the lattice. Here, we investigated the elastic properties of …

Electrical Properties of Hollandite-Type Ba1.33Ga2.67Ti5.33O16, K1.33Ga1.33Ti6.67O16, and K1.54Mg0.77Ti7.23O16

C Cao, K Singh, WH Kan, M Avdeev… - Inorganic …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Electrical conductivity and electrochemical catalytic activity for H2 oxidation of Ti-based
hollandite-type Ba1. 33Ga2. 67Ti5. 33O16 (BGT), K1. 33Ga1. 33Ti6. 67O16 (KGT), and K1 …

Synthesis and Dielectric Relaxation Studies of KxFeyTi8-yO16 (x = 1.4–1.8 and y = 1.4–1.6) Ceramics with Hollandite Structure

A Tsyganov, D Artyukhov, M Vikulova, N Morozova… - Ceramics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Some solid solutions with the chemical composition KxFeyTi8-yO16 (KFTO) and a hollandite-
like structure were successfully synthesized by modified sol–gel method. The obtained …

Ionic transport and dielectric properties in NaNbO3 under high pressure

Q Wang, D Sang, H Jiao, C Liu, W Wang, Y Han… - Applied Physics …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
The ionic transport and dielectric behaviors in NaNbO 3 were studied under pressures up to
29.1 GPa by in situ impedance spectroscopy measurements. The transport process consists …

The electrical conductivity of liebermannite: Implications for water transport into the Earth's lower mantle

G Manthilake, F Schiavi, C Zhao… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Liebermannite (KAlSi3O8) is a principal mineral phase expected to be
thermodynamically stable in deeply subducted continental and oceanic crusts. The crystal …