A computer simulation study of point defects in diopside and the self-diffusion of Mg and Ca by a vacancy mechanism

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 599-606

  Azough, Feridoon ^a   Freer, Robert ^a   Wright, Kate ^a   Jackson, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Diopside; Point defects; Self diffusion; Vacancy mechanism

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIFFUSION; DIOPSIDE; MAGNESIUM;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFECTS; MAGNESIUM; OXYGEN; OXYGEN VACANCIES; POINT DEFECTS; VACANCIES;

DIFFUSION ACTIVATION ENERGY; DIOPSIDE; DIOPSIDE CRYSTALS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FORMATION ENERGIES; SELF-DIFFUSION; SIMULATION TECHNIQUE; VACANCY MECHANISMS;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 0032452219     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/002646198547990     Document Type: Article

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