Electrical Conductivity of Iron in Earth's Core from Microscopic Ohm's Law
Materials Science
2023-03-15 v1 Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Geophysics
Abstract
Understanding the electronic transport properties of iron under high temperatures and pressures is essential for constraining geophysical processes. The difficulty of reliably measuring these properties under Earth-core conditions calls for sophisticated theoretical methods that can support diagnostics. We present results of the electrical conductivity within the pressure and temperature ranges found in Earth's core from simulating microscopic Ohm's law using time-dependent density functional theory. Our predictions provide a new perspective on resolving discrepancies in recent experiments.
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@article{arxiv.2203.06025,
title = {Electrical Conductivity of Iron in Earth's Core from Microscopic Ohm's Law},
author = {Kushal Ramakrishna and Mani Lokamani and Andrew Baczewski and Jan Vorberger and Attila Cangi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.06025},
year = {2023}
}