Publications by authors named "Matthew R Diamond"

High-pressure single-crystal x-ray diffraction is used to experimentally map the electron-density distribution changes in (Fe,Mg)O as ferrous iron undergoes a pressure-induced transition from high- to low-spin states. As the bulk density and elasticity of magnesiowüstite-one of the dominant mineral phases of Earth's mantle-are affected by this electronic transition, our results have applications to geophysics as well as to validating first-principles calculations. The observed changes in diffraction intensities indicate a spin-transition-induced change in orbital occupancies of the Fe ion in general accord with crystal-field theory, illustrating the use of electron density measurements for characterizing high-pressure d-block chemistry and motivating further studies characterizing chemical bonding under pressure.

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