Dislocations and plastic deformation in MgO crystals: a review

J Amodeo, S Merkel, C Tromas, P Carrez… - Crystals, 2018 - mdpi.com
This review paper focuses on dislocations and plastic deformation in magnesium oxide
crystals. MgO is an archetype ionic ceramic with refractory properties which is of interest in …

Dehydration-driven stress transfer triggers intermediate-depth earthquakes

TP Ferrand, N Hilairet, S Incel, D Deldicque… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Intermediate-depth earthquakes (30–300 km) have been extensively documented
within subducting oceanic slabs, but their mechanics remains enigmatic. Here we decipher …

Femtosecond visualization of hcp-iron strength and plasticity under shock compression

S Merkel, S Hok, C Bolme, D Rittman, KJ Ramos… - Physical review …, 2021 - APS
Iron is a key constituent of planets and an important technological material. Here, we
combine in situ ultrafast x-ray diffraction with laser-induced shock compression experiments …

Laboratory earthquakes triggered during eclogitization of lawsonite-bearing blueschist

S Incel, N Hilairet, L Labrousse, T John… - Earth and Planetary …, 2017 - Elsevier
The origin of intermediate-depth seismicity has been debated for decades. A substantial
fraction of these events occurs within the upper plane of Wadati–Benioff double seismic …

Deformation behavior across the zircon-scheelite phase transition

B Yue, F Hong, S Merkel, D Tan, J Yan, B Chen… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
The pressure effects on plastic deformation and phase transformation mechanisms of
materials are of great importance to both Earth science and technological applications …

The large volume press facility at ID06 beamline of the European synchrotron radiation facility as a High Pressure-High Temperature deformation apparatus

J Guignard, WA Crichton - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
We report here the newly developed deformation setup offered by the 20MN (2000T) multi-
anvil press newly installed at sector 7 of the European synchrotron radiation facility, on the …

Rheology of hexagonal close‐packed (hcp) iron

Y Nishihara, S Doi, N Tsujino… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The viscosity of hexagonal close‐packed (hcp) Fe is a fundamental property controlling the
dynamics of the Earth's inner core. We studied the rheology of hcp‐Fe using high‐pressure …

Strength and deformation of zircon at crustal and mantle pressures

I Morozova, SR Shieh, DE Moser… - … records down to …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Strength and deformation microstructure of zircon were investigated to 32 GPa at room
temperature using a diamond anvil cell (DAC). The obtained X‐ray diffraction data were …

The effect of pressure and Mg‐content on ilmenite rheology: implications for lunar cumulate mantle overturn

L Tokle, G Hirth, Y Liang, P Raterron… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The viscosity of ilmenite is an important parameter that is thought to have influenced the
thermal and chemical evolution of the lunar cumulate mantle. We conduct deformation …

[HTML][HTML] Deformation T-Cup: A new multi-anvil apparatus for controlled strain-rate deformation experiments at pressures above 18 GPa

SA Hunt, DJ Weidner, RJ McCormack… - Review of Scientific …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
A new multi-anvil deformation apparatus, based on the widely used 6-8 split-cylinder,
geometry, has been developed which is capable of deformation experiments at pressures in …