Agradecimentos: F.M. acknowledges support from Fundaçao de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Grant 2020/06896-0. J.S.R. acknowledges support from Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Grant 162325/2017-7. M.K. acknowledges support from CNPq, FAPESP...

Agradecimentos: F.M. acknowledges support from Fundaçao de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Grant 2020/06896-0. J.S.R. acknowledges support from Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Grant 162325/2017-7. M.K. acknowledges support from CNPq, FAPESP Grant 2016/23891-6, and Center for Computing in Engineering & Sciences FAPESP/Centro de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão (CEPID) Grant 2013/08293-7

Abstract: Due to their potential role in the peculiar geophysical properties of the ice giants Neptune and Uranus, there has been a growing interest in superionic (SI) phases of water ice. So far, however, little attention has been given to their mechanical properties, even though plastic...

Abstract: Due to their potential role in the peculiar geophysical properties of the ice giants Neptune and Uranus, there has been a growing interest in superionic (SI) phases of water ice. So far, however, little attention has been given to their mechanical properties, even though plastic deformation processes in the interiors of planets are known to affect long-term processes, such as plate tectonics and mantle convection. Here, using density functional theory calculations and machine learning techniques, we assess the mechanical response of high-pressure/temperature solid phases of water in terms of their ideal shear strength (ISS) and dislocation behavior. The ISS results are well described by the renormalized Frenkel model of ideal strength and indicate that the SI ices are expected to be highly ductile. This is further supported by deep neural network molecular dynamics simulations for the behavior of lattice dislocations for the SI face-centered cubic (fcc) phase. Dislocation velocity data indicate effective shear viscosities that are orders of magnitude smaller than that of Earth's lower mantle, suggesting that the plastic flow of the internal icy layers in Neptune and Uranus may be significantly faster than previously foreseen

FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - FAPESP

2013/08293-7; 2016/23891-6; 2020/06896-0

CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO - CNPQ

162325/2017-7

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