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MgSiO3

unknown · Cited · 2004

V₀
Unknown basis
K₀
257
GPa
Unknown
K′
dimensionless

Volume (V₀)

Value Unit Basis Z
Unknown basis

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
Pref
Structure
orthorhombic perovskite (Pbnm/Pnma)
Method
first-principles DFT / ab initio
first-principles density functional theory, static calculation (from Wentzcovitch et al., 2004)
Sample
first-principles calculated (comparison phase)

Source

Paper
Elasticity of post‐perovskite MgSiO3
Authors
Taku Tsuchiya; Jun Tsuchiya; Koichiro Umemoto; Renata M. Wentzcovitch
DOI
10.1029/2004gl020278
Year
2004
Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
Origin
Cited (quoted from earlier work)

Evidence from the paper

Although post-perovskite's aggregate B, 231 GPa, is smaller than perovskite's, 257 GPa, at P = 0 GPa ... those of the perovskite structure [Wentzcovitch et al., 2004].

Additional notes

note
Perovskite value quoted for comparison from Wentzcovitch et al. [2004]; no V0 or K' reported for perovskite in this paper.