Research Projects

Apr, 2015 - Mar, 2019

Stability of hydrous phase H and water behavior in the lower mantle

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)  Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)

Grant number
15H05469
Japan Grant Number (JGN)
JP15H05469
Grant amount
(Total)
22,100,000 Japanese Yen
(Direct funding)
17,000,000 Japanese Yen
(Indirect funding)
5,100,000 Japanese Yen

Several recent studies have reported hydrous minerals to be stable at pressure and temperature conditions representative of Earth’s deep interior, implying that surface water may be transported to the deep mantle. However,the dehydration decomposition of hydrous minerals generally occurs at pressures before reaching those corresponding to the deep lower mantle. In this study, stabilities of hydrous phases, FeOOH and AlOOH, have been studied at the pressure and temperature conditions of the deep lower mantle, based on first-principles calculations and in situ X-ray diffraction experiments. The formation of a new FeOOH and AlOOH phases, which are stable at the conditions of the base of the mantle, have been observed.

Link information
KAKEN
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-15H05469
ID information
  • Grant number : 15H05469
  • Japan Grant Number (JGN) : JP15H05469