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(Mg0.8Fe0.2)O

third-order Birch-Murnaghan · Original · 2007

Why this differs from similar rows?

Table 2 row assumes a fixed V0(LS)/V0(HS) ratio of 0.88 used to convert low-spin volumes; sibling rows use different assumed ratios (0.89-1.00), each giving a different K0/K'.

V₀
Unit cell
K₀
339
GPa
Isothermal
K′
3
dimensionless

Volume (V₀)

Value Unit Basis Z
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
MgO0.8
FeO0.2

Formula: (Mg0.8Fe0.2)O

Conditions & method

Tref
300 K
Pref
Structure
B1 rocksalt (Fm-3m)
Method
experiment (XRD / DAC / multianvil compression)
synchrotron X-ray diffraction, diamond-anvil cell, F-f fit
Sample
Table 2 row: V0LS/V0HS = 0.88

Source

Paper
Effects of Fe spin transition on the elasticity of (Mg, Fe)O magnesiowüstites a…
Authors
S. Speziale; V. E. Lee; S. M. Clark; Jung‐Fu Lin; M. Pasternak; Raymond Jeanloz
DOI
10.1029/2006jb004730
Year
2007
Journal
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Origin
Original (measured or fitted in the source paper)

Evidence from the paper

Table 2. Fit Parameters of the 3rd Order Birch–Murnaghan Isotherm of the Low-Spin Phase of (Mg0.8Fe0.2)O for Various Initial Ratios V0LS/V0HS: 0.88, K0 = 339 ± 28 GPa, K0' = 3.0 ± 0.7, χ2 = 0.782, RMS misfit 1.55 GPa

Additional notes

V0LS V0HS ratio
0.88
chi2
0.782
RMS misfit GPa
1.55