In:
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Vol. 95, No. B4 ( 1990-04-10), p. 5067-5078
Abstract:
The electrical conductivities of two silicate perovskites and a perovskite‐magnesiowüstite assemblage, all having an atomic ratio of Mg to Fe equal to 0.88/0.12, have been measured with alternating current and direct current (DC) techniques at simultaneously high pressures and temperatures. Measurements up to pressures of 80 GPa and temperatures of 3500 K using a laser‐heated diamond anvil cell demonstrate that the electrical conductivity of these materials remains below 10–3 S/m at lower mantle conditions. The activation energies for electrical conduction are between 0.1 and 0.4 eV (0.1–0.2 eV most probably) from our data, and we ascribe the conduction in these perovskites to an extrinsic electronic process. Our new measurements are in agreement with a bound that was previously obtained from DC measurements for the high PT conductivity of perovskite‐dominated assemblages. The results show that the electrical conductivity of (Mg 0.88 Fe 0.12 )SiO 3 perovskite differs significantly from that of Earth's deep mantle, as inferred from geophysical observations.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0148-0227
DOI:
10.1029/JB095iB04p05067
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Publication Date:
1990
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