Ab initio calculations on point defects in forsterite (Mg2SiO4) and implications for diffusion and creep

American Mineralogist

Volumn 82, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 1049-1053

  Brodholt, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; OLIVINE; POINT DEFECTS; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATIONS; ENERGETIC DIFFERENCES; ENERGY DIFFERENCES; HOPPING MECHANISM; NON-EQUIVALENT SITES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; OXYGEN DEFECT;

CALCULATIONS;

CREEP; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION; FORSTERITE; OLIVINE; POINT DEFECT;

EID: 0031413227     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-1997-11-1201     Document Type: Article

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