Ab initio predictions of potassium partitioning between iron and (Mg,Fe)SiO3 perovskite and post-perovskite

Abstract

Earth's core comprising 15 % of the planetary volume is composed of an iron-rich alloy that must contain some light elements to account for ints density.

Keywords

• molecular dynamics
• potassium
• partitioning
• iron
• perovskite
• post-perovskite