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含水硅酸镁的氢位点依赖性物理性质:对地幔过渡带水储存与传输的启示

Hydrogen site-dependent physical properties of hydrous magnesium silicates: implications for water storage and transport in the mantle transition zone

Zifan Wang, Yu He, Ho-kwang Mao, Duck Young Kim

AI总结:

本研究采用晶体结构预测和第一性原理计算,揭示了 wadsleyite 中压力诱导的氢取代机制导致电导率下降,并利用机器学习增强分子动力学发现含水硅酸镁在高温下的双重超离子性,为地幔过渡带水含量及超级地球内部动力学提供了新见解。

摘要:

地球地幔过渡带(MTZ)被广泛认为是一个主要的水库,对地球的水收支和深部循环过程产生显著影响。在此,我们采用晶体结构预测和第一性原理计算,以确定在过渡带条件下的一系列稳定的含水硅酸镁相。我们的结果揭示了 wadsleyite 中的一种压力诱导的氢取代机制,其中 H+ 优先从 Mg2+ 位点迁移至约 410 km 深度附近的 Si4+ 位点。这种转变导致电导率大幅下降,与地球物理观测结果一致。我们估计 MTZ 中的水含量约为 1.6 wt%,符合地震和电导率约束。此外,利用机器学习增强的分子动力学,我们发现在温度超过 2000 K 时,含水 wadsleyite 和 ringwoodite 中存在双重超离子性,其中 H+ 和 Mg2+ 均表现出高离子迁移率。这种双离子超离子态对岩石态超级地球系外行星中的物质传输、电导率和磁发电机产生具有潜在的深远影响。

英文摘要:

The Earth's mantle transition zone (MTZ) is widely recognized as a major water reservoir, exerting significant influence on the planet's water budget and deep cycling processes. Here, we employ crystal structure prediction and first-principles calculations to identify a series of stable hydrous magnesium silicate phases under transition zone conditions. Our results reveal a pressure-induced hydrogen substitution mechanism in wadsleyite, where H+ preferentially migrates from Mg2+ sites to Si4+ sites near 410 km depth. This transformation leads to a substantial decrease in electrical conductivity, consistent with geophysical observations. We estimate the water content in the MTZ to be approximately 1.6 wt%, aligning with seismic and conductivity constraints. Furthermore, using machine learning-enhanced molecular dynamics, we discover double superionicity in hydrous wadsleyite and ringwoodite at temperatures exceeding 2000 K, wherein both H+ and Mg2+ exhibit high ionic mobility. This dual-ion superionic state has potentially profound implications for mass transport, electrical conductivity, and magnetic dynamo generation in rocky super-Earth exoplanets.

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