Fluid Fe${_{(1-x)}}$H${_x}$ under extreme conditions

ORAL

Abstract

We study the fluid Fe-H binary system using first principles molecular dynamics (FPMD) and a new FPMD-based method, CATS, in order to compute efficiently and accurately the equation of state of Fe-H fluids up to 5 TPa and 30,000K. We constructed GRBV-type LDA pseudopotentials for Fe and H with small rcuts in order to avoid pseudo-core overlap. In the liquid Fe regime we find good agreement with previous works, up to the pressures where data is available. In the high density regime of pure H we also find good agreement with previous results. Previous work has been focused on low Fe concentrations in metallic liquid H. We extend previous studies by investigating several intermediate Fe${_{(1-x)}}$H${_x}$ liquid compositions, as well as metallic liquid H and Fe. Preliminary results indicate extreme compositional pressure effects under isothermic and isochoric conditions, 3.9 TPa difference between Fe and H at 20,000K. Thermal pressure effects are comparatively small, 0.12-0.15 TPa per 10,000K for H and Fe, respectively. Equations of state will be presented and fluid immiscibility will be discussed.

*This work has been supported by the ERC Advanced grant ToMCaT and NSF and the Carnegie Institution.

Authors

  • Alexandra Seclaman

    • Ludwig Maximilians Univ
  • Hugh F. Wilson

    • RMIT University
  • Ronald E. Cohen

    • Extreme Materials Initiative, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science & Ludwig Maximilians Univ