Probing the state of hydrogen in $δ$-AlOOH at mantle conditions with machine learning potential

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Auteurs principaux: Luo, Chenxing, Sun, Yang, Wentzcovitch, Renata M.
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author Luo, Chenxing
Sun, Yang
Wentzcovitch, Renata M.
author_facet Luo, Chenxing
Sun, Yang
Wentzcovitch, Renata M.
contents Hydrous and nominally anhydrous minerals (NAMs) are a fundamental class of solids of enormous significance to geophysics. They are the water carriers in the deep geological water cycle and impact structural, elastic, plastic, and thermodynamic properties and phase relations in Earth's forming aggregates (rocks). They play a critical role in the geochemical and geophysical processes that shape the planet. Their complexity has prevented predictive calculations of their properties, but progress in materials simulations ushered by machine learning potentials is transforming this state of affairs. Here, we adopt a hybrid approach that combines deep learning potentials (DP) with the SCAN meta-GGA functional to simulate a prototypical hydrous system. We illustrate the success of this approach to simulate $δ$-AlOOH ($δ$), a phase capable of transporting water down to near the core-mantle boundary of the Earth (~2,900 km depth and ~135 GPa) in subducting slabs. A high-throughput sampling of phase space using molecular dynamics simulations with DP-potentials sheds light on the hydrogen-bond behavior and proton diffusion at geophysical conditions. These simulations provide a pathway for a deeper understanding of these crucial components that shape Earth's internal state.
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spellingShingle Probing the state of hydrogen in $δ$-AlOOH at mantle conditions with machine learning potential
Luo, Chenxing
Sun, Yang
Wentzcovitch, Renata M.
Computational Physics
Materials Science
Geophysics
Hydrous and nominally anhydrous minerals (NAMs) are a fundamental class of solids of enormous significance to geophysics. They are the water carriers in the deep geological water cycle and impact structural, elastic, plastic, and thermodynamic properties and phase relations in Earth's forming aggregates (rocks). They play a critical role in the geochemical and geophysical processes that shape the planet. Their complexity has prevented predictive calculations of their properties, but progress in materials simulations ushered by machine learning potentials is transforming this state of affairs. Here, we adopt a hybrid approach that combines deep learning potentials (DP) with the SCAN meta-GGA functional to simulate a prototypical hydrous system. We illustrate the success of this approach to simulate $δ$-AlOOH ($δ$), a phase capable of transporting water down to near the core-mantle boundary of the Earth (~2,900 km depth and ~135 GPa) in subducting slabs. A high-throughput sampling of phase space using molecular dynamics simulations with DP-potentials sheds light on the hydrogen-bond behavior and proton diffusion at geophysical conditions. These simulations provide a pathway for a deeper understanding of these crucial components that shape Earth's internal state.
title Probing the state of hydrogen in $δ$-AlOOH at mantle conditions with machine learning potential
topic Computational Physics
Materials Science
Geophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.06712