Abstract
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,
VOL. 35,
L10302,
5 PP., 2008
doi:10.1029/2008GL033325
Systematic pressure enhancement of titanomagnetite magnetization
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
Laboratoire du Paléomagnétisme, Institut de Physique du Globe, Paris, France
A poorly understood facet of magnetism concerns its response to the imposition of very high pressures. Here we show that pressure systematically enhances the magnetic properties of titaniferous oxides (titanomagnetite), which are the principal carriers of magnetic remanence in nature. For example, at 4 GPa, saturation remanent magnetization intensities increase by a factor of 2, 3, 13 and 21 for titanomagnetite with 0, 20, 40 and 60% titanium in the structure, respectively. Magnetic coercivity also dramatically rises with pressure for high Ti species. The magnetization intensities and coercivities remain permanently elevated after pressure release. Pressure thus makes multidomain titanomagnetite more single domain-like, which can potentially explain deeply rooted magnetic anomalies on Earth and other planets.
Received 17 January 2008; accepted 11 April 2008; published 17 May 2008.
Citation: (2008), Systematic pressure enhancement of titanomagnetite magnetization, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L10302, doi:10.1029/2008GL033325.
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