Research topics

Only 1st author and/or corresponding author by H. Fei are listed in this page. 

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(1) Grain growth of minerals

• Fei et al. EPSL 2021 (grain growth of bridgmanite) [link]

• Fei et al. Nature 2023 (fpc effect on the grain growth of bridgmanite) [link] 

• Fei et al. EPSL 2024 (Fe and Al effects) [link]

(more manuscripts about grain growth in preparation/under review)

(2) Silicate melts

• Fei, GRL 2021 (water in hydrous melt-T) [link]

• Fei, JGR 2024 (MgO-SiO2-H2O phase relation) [link]

• Fei et al. JGR 2025 (water in hydrous melt-P) [link]

(more manuscripts about hydrous silicate melt in preparation/under review)

(3) Water incorporation and solubility in minerals

• Fei & Katsura EPSL 2020 (water solubility in ringwoodite) [link] 

• Fei & Katsura GRL 2021 (water solubility in Fe-bearing wadsleyite) [link]

• Druzhbin et al. EPSL 2021* (water solubility in wadsleyite) [link]

• Fei & Katsura JGR 2020 (water incorporation and solubility in olivine) [link]

(4) Dislocation recovery

• Fei et al. Sci. Adv. 2017 (dislocation recovery in ringwoodite and bridgmanite) [link] 

(more manuscripts about dislocation mobility in preparation)

(5) Electrical conductivity

• Fei et al. JGR 2020 (olivine ionic conductivity-water effect) [link] 

  • Fei et al. GRL 2017 (CaSiO3 conductivity) [link]

  • Fei  & Katsura GSF 2022 (olivine ionic conductivity-fO2 effect) [link]

(6) Phase relation, phase transformation

• Fei et al. GRL 2020 (MgFeO2.5 in bridgmanite - T dependence) [link]

• Fei et al. JGR 2021 (Fe3+ in bridgmanite - P dependence) [link]

(7) High pressure experimental techniques

• Zarei et al. HPR 2018* (zero-gradient cell) [link]

• Bondar et al. RSI 2020* (rapid quench technique) [link]

(8) Diffusion in minerals and mantle rheology

• Druzhbin et al. JGR 2022* (Si diffusion in wadsleyite) [link]

• Fei et al. EPSL 2012 (Si lattice diffusion in dry forsterite) [link]

• Fei et al. Nature 2013 (Si lattice diffusion in wet forsterite) [link]

• Fei et al. EPSL 2016 (Si grain-boundary diffusion in forsterite) [link]

• Fei et al. JGR 2014 (O diffusion in wet forsterite) [link] 

  1. • Fei et al. PEPI 2018 (O diffusion in dry forsterite) [link]

• Fei et al. EPSL 2018 (Mg lattice diffusion in forsterite) [link] 

• Fei et al. Am. Min 2018 (Mg grain boundary diffusion in forsterite) [link] 

(9) Defect chemistry

• Fei & Katsura PCM 2016 (defect chemistry in wet forsterite) [link]

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Experimental experiences

• Multi-anvil; Piston-cylinder; gas mixing furnace; lathe; Synchron multi-anvil (SPring8, DESY) 

• FTIR; SIMS; SEM; EBSD; Microprobe; FIB; TEM; ICP-MS; Raman; single crystal and powder XRD; confocal microscope; impedance analyzer; Synchron Mossbauer (SPring8).

• VB, C/C++, C# programming; 3D-modeling.

• Thermodynamic modelling.