Stability and properties of liquid CO sub(2) at high pressure and high temperature: Implications for electrical conductivities in Earth's lower mantle

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 42; no. 14; pp. 5820 - 5827
• Main Authors: Wu, Min, Tse, John S, Pan, Yuanming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; Conductivity; Earth; Earth mantle; Mantle; Metallizing; Orbitals; Stability

Carbon dioxide (CO sub(2)), one of the most important planetary materials, has been the subject of extensive experimental and theoretical studies. However, the stabilities and properties of CO sub(2) at high pressures and temperatures relevant to Earth's mantle and core remain controversial. We...