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Bonding Properties and Immiscibility of Liquid Fe-Light-Element Mixtures under High Pressures: ab initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K03705
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 17040:Solid earth sciences-related
Research InstitutionHiroshima Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Ohmura Satoshi  広島工業大学, 工学部, 准教授 (90729352)

Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords地球外核 / 不混和 / 液体鉄混合系 / 第一原理分子動力学法 / 結合状態 / 機械学習型ポテンシャル / 液体鉄ー軽元素混合系 / 機械学習分子動力学計算 / 3元系 / 電子状態計算 / 分子動力学法 / 高圧物性 / 機械学習型原子間ポテンシャル / 第一原理分子動力学計算 / 不混和性
Outline of Research at the Start

地球外核(液体核)の熱伝導率などの輸送特性に関して、これまで多くの研究がなされており、軽元素(H,C,O,Si,S)の及ぼす影響は解明されつつある。しかしながら、2種類の軽元素が含まれた場合の不混和に関する問題、すなわち、軽元素がそもそも液体鉄に溶けない可能性については未解決のままである。本研究では、この液体鉄の混和―不混和問題に第一原理分子動力学シミュレーションと原子間結合状態の解析によって、解決を図る。本研究によって得られる結果は、現在の地球外核の構成物質を制約するための新たな情報となり、さらには、地球核の形成・進化過程を知るために必要な知見となる。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The structural and bonding properties of liquid iron-light-element ternary systems such as Fe-H-O, Fe-C-O, Fe-Si-O, and Fe-S-O under high pressure are studied by ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. For the interactions between light elements, Si-O show covalent-like interactions even under high-pressure condition. The Si-O covalent bond causes a shift in the ionic charge of Si to more positive. The shift of atomic charge due to the Si-O covalent bond is possibly related to the gathering of oxygen atoms with negative charges around Si, leading to the separation of Fe-Si-O and Fe-Si domains in liquid Fe-Si-O. Atomic configurations in our simulation also seem to be suggestive of the phase separation though the actual immiscibility region might exist at some lower temperatures. In addition, we created a stable machine-learning interatomic potential and succeeded in performing relatively Large-scale MD simulation.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、原子間の化学結合という観点から液体鉄ー軽元素混合系の電子的、構造的性質を明らかにした。この結果は、軽元素同士の相互作用によって電荷の揺らぎが生まれ、原子の存在分布にも偏りが生じることを示唆しており、地球外核の混和・不混和問題に重要な知見を与えるものである。また液体のような乱れた系、かつ組成が非常に偏った系においても機械学習を用いることで計算の大規模化ができる可能性を示している。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (17 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (13 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY OF LOCAL MECHANICAL PROPARTIES OF AMORPHOUS AND CRYSTALLINE 11Å TOBERMORITE2024

    • Author(s)
      I. KANEMASU 、S. OHMURA 、N. TAKEDA
    • Journal Title

      Cement Science and Concrete Technology

      Volume: 77 Issue: 1 Pages: 9-16

    • DOI

      10.14250/cement.77.9

    • ISSN
      0916-3182, 2187-3313
    • Year and Date
      2024-03-29
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Chemical bonding properties of liquid methane under high-density conditions2023

    • Author(s)
      Murayama D.、Ohmura S.、Kodama R.、Ozaki N.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: 134 Issue: 9 Pages: 095902-095902

    • DOI

      10.1063/5.0156913

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Ab Initio Molecular-Dynamics Study of Structural and Bonding Properties of Liquid Fe-Light-Element-O Systems Under High Pressure2022

    • Author(s)
      Ohmura Satoshi、Shimojo Fuyuki、Tsuchiya Taku
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Earth Science

      Volume: 10

    • DOI

      10.3389/feart.2022.873088

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Liquid Structure of Tantalum under Internal Negative Pressure2021

    • Author(s)
      K. Katagiri, N. Ozaki, S. Ohmura, B. Albertazzi, Y. Hironaka, Y. Inubushi, K. Ishida, M. Koenig, K. Miyanishi, H. Nakamura, M. Nishikino, T. Okuchi, T. Sato, Y. Seto, K.Shigemori, K. Sueda, Y. Tange, T. Togashi, Y. Umeda, M. Yabashi, T. Yabuuchi, and R. Kodama
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Letters

      Volume: 126 Issue: 17 Pages: 175503-175503

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevlett.126.175503

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Molecular dynamics study of Fe-Light-Element mixtures under high pressure using DFT and neural network interatomic potential2023

    • Author(s)
      Satoshi Ohmura, Kohei Shimamura, Fuyuki Shimojo
    • Organizer
      CCP2023 - 34th IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Molecular dynamics study of uniaxial tensile and compressive behavior of crystalline and amorphous tobermorite2023

    • Author(s)
      Ikumi Kanemasu, Satoshi Ohmura
    • Organizer
      CCP2023 - 34th IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 分子動力学シミュレーションから導かれるマイクロクラックを含むα水晶の振動特性2023

    • Author(s)
      舩橋 郁地、小林 亮、大村 訓史、河合 研志
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2023年大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 分子動力学法によるケイ酸カルシウム水和物(トバモライト)の引張・圧縮シミュレーション2023

    • Author(s)
      金舛 育実、大村 訓史
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2023年大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ヘッドマウントディスプレイを用いた分子動力学シミュレーションの可視化の試み2023

    • Author(s)
      土屋 旬、大村 訓史、河合 研志
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2023年大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Elastic Wave Interaction with Microcracks in α-Quartz Crystal2023

    • Author(s)
      Ikuchi Funahashi, Ryo Kobayashi, Satoshi Ohmura, Kenji Kawai
    • Organizer
      CCP2023 - 34th IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Properties of liquid Fe-O-Light-Element ternary systems under high pressure : molecular dynamics simulations2022

    • Author(s)
      Satoshi Ohmura
    • Organizer
      INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH ENERGY DENSITY SCIENCES 2022 (HEDS2022)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Bonding and structure of liquid iron-light-element-oxygen ternary alloys under high pressure: molecular dynamics simulations2022

    • Author(s)
      Satoshi Ohmura
    • Organizer
      The 18th International Conference on Liquid and Amorphous Metals
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Pressure-induced structural change of liquid sulfur from polymeric liquid to simple liquid2022

    • Author(s)
      Satoshi Ohmura
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2022年大会(JpGU 2022)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 第一原理分子動力学法による液体鉄―軽元素混合系の 高圧下における構造と結合状態 広2022

    • Author(s)
      大村訓史、下條冬樹、土屋卓久
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第77回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Properties of liquid Fe mixtures under high-pressure conditions2021

    • Author(s)
      大村訓史
    • Organizer
      地球惑星科学連合大会 JpGU2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 第一原理分子動力学計算で探る極限超高圧下 の物質構造2021

    • Author(s)
      大村訓史
    • Organizer
      ワークショップ レーザー超高圧力による新物質合成
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] ケイ酸塩液体の超高圧物性2021

    • Author(s)
      大村訓史、下條冬樹
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会2021年秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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