Quantum critical point and spin fluctuations in the lower-mantle ferropericlase

I. S. Lyubutin, V. V. Struzhkin, A. A. Mironovich +7

Ferropericlase, (Mg,Fe)O is one of the most abundant minerals of the Earth's lower mantle. The high-spin (HS) to low-spin (LS) transition in the Fe2+ ions can dramatically alter th…