High-pressure Phase Transition of Olivine-type Mg\(_2\)GeO\(_4\) to a Metastable Forsterite-III type Structure and their Equation of States

Germanates are often used as structural analogs of planetary silicates. We have explored the high-pressure phase relations in Mg\(_2\)GeO\(_4\) using diamond anvil cell experiments combined with synchrotron x-ray diffraction and computations based on density functional theory. Upon room temperature...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2024-03
Main Authors: Divya, R V, Kumar, G, Cohen, R E, Tracy, S J, Meng, Y, Chariton, S, Prakapenka, V B, Dutta, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Density functional theory
Diamond anvil cells
Equations of state
Forsterite
Germanates
High pressure
Laser beam heating
Magnesium germanates
Magnesium oxide
Olivine
Peak pressure
Perovskites
Phase transitions
Room temperature
Silicates
Synchrotron radiation
Synchrotrons
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Summary:Germanates are often used as structural analogs of planetary silicates. We have explored the high-pressure phase relations in Mg\(_2\)GeO\(_4\) using diamond anvil cell experiments combined with synchrotron x-ray diffraction and computations based on density functional theory. Upon room temperature compression, forsterite-type Mg\(_2\)GeO\(_4\) remains stable up to 30 GPa. At higher pressures, a phase transition to a forsterite-III type (Cmc21) structure was observed, which remained stable to the peak pressure of 105 GPa. Using a 3rd order Birch Murnaghan fit to the experimental data, we obtained V0 = 305.1 (3) Å3, K0 = 124.6 (14) GPa and K0' = 3.86 (fixed) for forsterite- and V0 = 263.5 (15) Å3, K0 = 175 (7) GPa and K0' = 4.2 (fixed) for the forsterite-III type phase. The forsterite-III type structure was found to be metastable when compared to the stable assemblage of perovskite/post-perovskite + MgO, as observed during laser-heating experiments. Understanding the phase relations and physical properties of metastable phases is crucial for studying the mineralogy of impact sites, understanding metastable wedges in subducting slabs and interpreting the results of shock compression experiments.
ISSN:2331-8422