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Bridgmanite

MgSiO3

unknown · Original · 2001

V₀
164.1
ų
Unit cell
K₀
247
GPa
Isothermal
K′
3.970
dimensionless

Volume (V₀)

Value Unit Basis Z
164.1 ų Unit cell

Reported value and unit are preserved as extracted. Z (formula units per cell) is not stored yet, so molar ↔ ų/f.u. conversion is not applied automatically.

Composition

OxideMolar
MgO1
SiO21

Formula: MgSiO3

Conditions & method

Tref
300 K
Pref
Structure
perovskite (unspecified)
Method
first-principles DFT / ab initio
first-principles (DFT, LDA, pseudopotentials) with density functional perturbation theory phonons, quasi-harmonic approximation
Sample
Table 1, Calc (300 K)

Source

Paper
First principles thermoelasticity of MgSiO3‐perovskite: Consequences for the in…
Authors
Bijaya B. Karki; Renata M. Wentzcovitch; Stefano de Gironcoli; Stefano Baroni
DOI
10.1029/2001gl012910
Year
2001
Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
Origin
Original (measured or fitted in the source paper)

Evidence from the paper

Table 1: Calc (300 K) column: V (Å^3) 164.1; KT (GPa) 247; ∂KT/∂P 3.97. Text: 'the bulk modulus (KT = 247 GPa) is underestimated with respect to the experimental value'.

Additional notes

dKT dT GPa per K
-0.031
alpha 1e-5 per K
2.15
note
The volume at ambient conditions is 1% larger than the experimental volume