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MgO

fourth-order Birch-Murnaghan · Original · 1990

V₀
18.59
ų
Unit cell
K₀
184.600
GPa
Isothermal
K′
4.090
dimensionless

Volume (V₀)

Value Unit Basis Z
18.59 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

Formula: MgO

Conditions & method

Tref
Pref
Structure
B1 rocksalt (Fm-3m)
Method
first-principles DFT / ab initio
ab initio PIB model + quasi-harmonic lattice dynamics; fourth-order Birch fit of Helmholtz free energies vs volume
Sample
calculated, 0 K (with zero-point energy)

Source

Paper
Calculated elastic and thermal properties of MGO at high pressures and temperat…
Authors
Donald G. Isaak; R. E. Cohen; Michael J. Mehl
DOI
10.1029/jb095ib05p07055
Year
1990
Journal
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Origin
Original (measured or fitted in the source paper)

Evidence from the paper

Table 1: 0 K column: V = 18.59 A^3; K_T = 184.6 GPa; K_T' = 4.09; K_T'' = -0.02 GPa^-1.

Additional notes

K T double prime
-0.02 GPa^-1