中国物理B ›› 2024, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (10): 106501-106501.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/ad6078

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Thermal conductivity of iron under the Earth's inner core pressure

Cui-E Hu(胡翠娥)1, Mu-Xin Jiao(焦亩鑫)1, Xue-Nan Yang(杨学楠)1, Zhao-Yi Zeng(曾召益)1,2,†, and Jun Chen(陈军)2,3,‡   

  1. 1 College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 400047, China;
    2 Laboratory of Computational Physics, Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China;
    3 Center for Applied Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100071, China
  • 收稿日期:2024-04-18 修回日期:2024-06-20 接受日期:2024-07-09 出版日期:2024-10-15 发布日期:2024-10-15
  • 通讯作者: Zhao-Yi Zeng, Jun Chen E-mail:zhaoyizeng@cqnu.edu.cn;jun_chen@iapcm.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12072044) and the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing City (Grant No. cstc2020jcyjmsxmX0616).

Thermal conductivity of iron under the Earth's inner core pressure

Cui-E Hu(胡翠娥)1, Mu-Xin Jiao(焦亩鑫)1, Xue-Nan Yang(杨学楠)1, Zhao-Yi Zeng(曾召益)1,2,†, and Jun Chen(陈军)2,3,‡   

  1. 1 College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 400047, China;
    2 Laboratory of Computational Physics, Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China;
    3 Center for Applied Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100071, China
  • Received:2024-04-18 Revised:2024-06-20 Accepted:2024-07-09 Online:2024-10-15 Published:2024-10-15
  • Contact: Zhao-Yi Zeng, Jun Chen E-mail:zhaoyizeng@cqnu.edu.cn;jun_chen@iapcm.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12072044) and the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing City (Grant No. cstc2020jcyjmsxmX0616).

摘要: The thermal conductivity of $\varepsilon $-iron at high pressure and high temperature is a key parameter to constrain the dynamics and thermal evolution of the Earth's core. In this work, we use first-principles calculations to study the Hugoniot sound velocity and the thermal transport properties of $\varepsilon $-iron. The total thermal conductivity considering lattice vibration is 200 W/mK at the Earth's inner core conditions. The suppressed anharmonic interactions can significantly enhance the lattice thermal conductivity under high pressure, and the contribution of the lattice thermal conductivity should not be ignored under the Earth's core conditions.

关键词: thermal conductivity, first-principles, high pressure and high temperature

Abstract: The thermal conductivity of $\varepsilon $-iron at high pressure and high temperature is a key parameter to constrain the dynamics and thermal evolution of the Earth's core. In this work, we use first-principles calculations to study the Hugoniot sound velocity and the thermal transport properties of $\varepsilon $-iron. The total thermal conductivity considering lattice vibration is 200 W/mK at the Earth's inner core conditions. The suppressed anharmonic interactions can significantly enhance the lattice thermal conductivity under high pressure, and the contribution of the lattice thermal conductivity should not be ignored under the Earth's core conditions.

Key words: thermal conductivity, first-principles, high pressure and high temperature

中图分类号:  (Thermal properties of crystalline solids)

  • 65.40.-b
62.20.-x (Mechanical properties of solids) 62.50.-p (High-pressure effects in solids and liquids) 63.20.dk (First-principles theory)