Equations of state of iron and nickel to the pressure at the center of the Earth

Hirao Naohisa; Akahama Yuichi; Ohishi Yasuo

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Hirao Naohisa, Akahama Yuichi, Ohishi Yasuo. Equations of state of iron and nickel to the pressure at the center of the Earth[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2022, 7(3): 038403. doi: 10.1063/5.0074340

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Hirao Naohisa, Akahama Yuichi, Ohishi Yasuo. Equations of state of iron and nickel to the pressure at the center of the Earth[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2022, 7(3): 038403. doi: 10.1063/5.0074340

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Equations of state of iron and nickel to the pressure at the center of the Earth

doi: 10.1063/5.0074340

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Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), Sayo, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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Graduate School of Material Science, University of Hyogo, Kouto, Kamigohri, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan

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Received Date: 2021-10-07
Accepted Date: 2022-03-08

Available Online: 2022-05-01

Publish Date: 2022-05-01

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Synchrotron radiation x-ray diffraction investigations of iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni) are conducted at pressures up to 354 and 368 GPa, respectively, and the equations of state (EOSs) at 298 K for the two elements are obtained for data extending to pressures as high as those at the center of the Earth, using the latest Pt-EOS pressure scale. From a least-squares fit to the Vinet equation using the observed pressure–volume data, the isothermal bulk modulus K₀ and its pressure derivative K0′ are estimated to be 159.27(99) GPa and 5.86(4) for hcp-Fe, and 173.5(1.4) GPa and 5.55(5) for Ni. By comparing the present EOSs and extrapolated EOSs reported in the literature for Fe and Ni, the volumes of Fe and Ni at 365 GPa are found to be 2.3% and 1.5% larger than those estimated from extrapolated EOSs in previous studies, respectively. It is concluded that these discrepancies are due to the pressure scale. The present results suggest that the densities of Fe and Ni at a pressure of 365 GPa corresponding to the center of the Earth are 2.3% and 1.5%, respectively, lower than previously thought.

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