Iron-water reaction at high pressure and temperature, and hydrogen transport into the core

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作者
Ohtani, E [1 ]
Hirao, N
Kondo, T
Ito, M
Kikegawa, T
机构
[1] Tohoku Univ, Inst Mineral Petrol & Econ Geol, Sendai, Miyagi 9808578, Japan
[2] High Energy Accelerator Res Org, Photon Factory, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050801, Japan
关键词
iron; water; iron hydride; iron oxide; X-ray diffraction; high pressure; high temperature;
D O I
10.1007/s00269-004-0443-6
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We observed a direct reaction of metallic iron with water to form iron hydride and iron oxide, 3Fe + H2O- > 2FeH(x) + FeO, at pressures from 6 GPa to 84 GPa and temperatures above 1,000 K in diamond anvil cell (DAC). Iron hydride is dhcpFeH(x) or gamma-FeHx, and iron oxide has the rhombohedral or B1 structure at pressures at least up to 37 GPa. The formation of an assembly composed of dhcpFeH(x) and FeO with the B8 structure was observed at 84 GPa. In primordial Earth, water formed by dehydration of the low temperature primitive materials reacts with metallic iron in the high temperature component to form iron hydride FeHx and iron oxide FeO. The former would be incorporated in the iron forming the core. Thus hydrogen could be an important element of the Earth's core. This reaction would be essential for transport of hydrogen into the core in the accretion stage of the Earth.
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