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MgO

third-order Birch-Murnaghan · Original · 2000

V₀
Unknown basis
K₀
160.200
GPa
Isothermal
K′
4.030
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

Formula: MgO

Conditions & method

Tref
300 K
Pref
Structure
B1 rocksalt (Fm-3m)
Method
experiment (Brillouin / ultrasonic / elasticity)
Brillouin scattering + synchrotron x-ray diffraction in diamond anvil cell; primary pressure scale via integration of K_T = rho(dP/drho)_T
Sample
single-crystal MgO (Brillouin) + polycrystalline MgO (x-ray diffraction), helium pressure medium

Source

Paper
Elasticity of MgO and a primary pressure scale to 55 GPa
Authors
Chang‐Sheng Zha; Ho‐kwang Mao; Russell J. Hemley
DOI
10.1073/pnas.240466697
Year
2000
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Origin
Original (measured or fitted in the source paper)

Evidence from the paper

'With the aforementioned adiabatic to isothermal correction factor (1 + αγT), the resultant isothermal bulk modulus is K0T = 160.2(7) GPa and its pressure derivative K'0T = 4.03(3). This isothermal equation of state was used for calculating the primary pressure scale.' Fig. 3: 'Isothermal (300 K) pressure–density equations of state of MgO, ρ0 = 3.585 g/cm3.'

Additional notes

rho0 g per cm3
3.585
alpha0 per K
3.12e-5
gamma0
1.54
dKT dT GPa per K
-0.03
note
Isothermal values derived from adiabatic BM3 fit; used as primary pressure scale to 55 GPa