The Fe-FeSi phase diagram at Mercury's core conditions

Edmund, E.; Morard, G.; Baron, M. A.; Rivoldini, A.; Yokoo, S.; Boccato, S.; Hirose, K.; Pakhomova, A.; Antonangeli, D.
2022
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
DOI
10.1038/s41467-022-27991-9
The iron-silicon phase diagram has been established at the conditions of Mercury's core. The resulting phase diagram is remarkably complex, and presents an array of new mechanisms which may power Mercury's inner dynamo.