Periclase

MgO

unknown · Original · 1995

V₀

20.29

Å³

Unit cell

K₀

104.150

GPa

Isothermal

K′

5.440

dimensionless

Volume (V₀)

Value	Unit	Basis	Z
20.29	Å³	Unit cell	—

Reported value and unit are preserved as extracted. Z (formula units per cell) is not stored yet, so molar ↔ Å³/f.u. conversion is not applied automatically.

Composition

Oxide	Molar
MgO	1

Formula: MgO

Conditions & method

T_ref: 1880 K
P_ref: —
Structure: B1 rocksalt (Fm-3m)
Method: molecular dynamics
molecular dynamics with non-empirical Variational Induced Breathing (VIB) model
Sample: Table 1, This Study column at T = 1880 K

Source

Paper: High pressure effects on thermal properties of MgO
Authors: Iris Inbar; R. E. Cohen
DOI: 10.1029/95gl01086
Year: 1995
Journal: Geophysical Research Letters
Origin: Original (measured or fitted in the source paper)

Evidence from the paper

Table 1. This Study 1880K: V [A3] 20.29; K_T [GPa] 104.15; K_T' 5.44; K_T'' -0.07; alpha x 10^-6 [K^-1] 52.41

Additional notes

K T second derivative

-0.07

alpha x1e-6 K-1

52.41