极端条件下铁的相互作用势OA
Interatomic Potentials for Iron under Extreme Conditions
铁在极端高温高压条件下的物理性质对于理解地球及类地行星内部结构和演化过程具有重要意义.为了刻画铁在超级地球内部极端条件下的动力学行为,结合第一性原理分子动力学模拟与实验测定的高压熔化曲线,构建了一套适用于超高压力与高温范围的嵌入式原子势函数.该势函数拟合了体心立方相、密排六方相和液相在 400 GPa~1 TPa、6 000~10 000 K下的多项物理性质,包括固态的弹性常数、液态的径向分布函数,以及实验获得的熔化曲线.在不同温压条件下对该势函数进行了系统检验,结果表明:其能够准确再现固态弹性常数与压力及温度的依赖关系;在 3 组典型温压点上与液相径向分布函数一致;预测的熔化曲线处于实验误差范围内,并且与第一性原理模拟结果基本吻合.基于该势函数的热力学计算进一步表明,在400 GPa~1 TPa压力区间内,铁的密排六方相保持热力学稳定,而体心立方相呈亚稳态.该势函数为大尺度模拟超级地球核心的形核结晶与固液共存提供了可靠的原子级工具;同时,该势函数与数据集为后续扩展多组分铁合金在超高压条件下的物性研究奠定了基础.
The physical properties of iron under extreme high-pressure and high-temperature conditions are crucial for understanding the internal structure and evolutionary processes of Earth and terrestrial planets.To characterize the dynamic behavior of iron under the extreme conditions inside super-Earths,we combine first-principles molecular dynamics simulations with experimentally measured high-pressure melting curves to construct an embedded-atom potential applicable across ultra-high pressures and temperatures.This potential is fitted to multiple properties of the body-centered cubic(BCC),hexagonal close-packed(HCP),and liquid phases over 400 GPa to 1 TPa and 6 000 to 10 000 K,including the elastic constants of the solid phases,the radial distribution functions of the liquid,and experimentally determined melting data.We systematically validate the potential across different pressure-temperature conditions and found that it accurately reproduces the pressure and temperature dependence of solid elastic constants,and matches liquid radial distribution functions at three representative pressure-temperature conditions.Moreover,it predicts melting curves that lie within experimental uncertainties and agree well with previous first-principles simulations.Thermodynamic calculations based on this potential further show that the HCP phase remains thermodynamically stable between 400 GPa and 1 TPa,while the BCC phase is metastable.This potential provides a reliable atomistic tool for large-scale simulations of nucleation,crystallization,and solid-liquid coexistence in the cores of super-Earths.Moreover,the potential and associated dataset lay the groundwork for future extensions to multicomponent Fe alloys and their properties under ultra-high-pressure conditions.
魏良睿;孙阳
厦门大学物理科学与技术学院,福建 厦门 361005厦门大学物理科学与技术学院,福建 厦门 361005
数理科学
铁高温高压嵌入原子方法熔化曲线分子动力学
ironhigh temperature and high pressureembedded atom methodmelting curvemolecular dynamics
《高压物理学报》 2026 (4)
43-51,9
国家自然科学基金(T2422016,42374108)
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