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Professor Lars Stixrude
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Publications Database
117. Stackhouse, S., L. Stixrude, and B. B. Karki, First-principles calculations of the lattice thermal conductivity of the lower mantle, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 427, 11-17, 2015.
116. Holmström, E., and L. Stixrude, Spin-crossover in ferropericlase from first-principles molecular dynamics, Physical Review Letters, 114, 117202, 2015.
115. Godwal, B. K., F. Gonzales-Cataldo, A. K. Verma, L. Stixrude, and R. Jeanloz, Stability of iron crystal structures at 0.3-1.5 TPa, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 409, 299-306, 2015.
114. Muñoz Ramo, D. and L. Stixrude, Spin crossover in liquid Fe2SiO4 at high pressure, Geophysical Research Letters, 41, 4512-4518, 2014.
113. Stixrude, L., Properties of rocks and minerals - Seismic properties of rocks and minerals, and the structure of the Earth, in Treatise on Geophysics, Volume 2: Mineral Physics, G. Schubert, ed., Second Edition, in press, 2014.
112. Stixrude, L., and R. Jeanloz, Constraints on seismic models from other disciplines - Constraints from mineral physics on seismological models, in Treatise on Geophysics, Volume 1: Seismology and the Structure of the Earth, G. Schubert, ed., Second Edition, in press, 2014.
111. Gosh, D. B., B. B. Karki, and L. Stixrude, A first principles study of MgSiO3 glass at high pressure, American Mineralogist, 99, 1304-1314, 2014.
110. Stixrude, L., Melting in Super-Earths, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 372, 20130076, 2014.
109. Zhang, Z., L. Stixrude, and J. B. Brodholt, Elastic properties of MgSiO3-perovskite under lower mantle conditions from first principles molecular dynamics simulations, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 379, 1-12, 2013.
108. Richards, M., E. Contreras-Reyes, C. Lithgow-Bertelloni, M. Ghiorso, and L. Stixrude, Petrological interpretation of deep crustal intrusive bodies beneath oceanic hotspot provinces, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 14, 604-619, 2013. PDF
107. Karki, B. B., J. Zhiang, and L. Stixrude, Viscosity model derived from first principles simulations for MgO-SiO2 melt system, Geophysical Research Letters, 40, 94-99, doi:10.1029/2012GL054372, 2013. PDF
106. de Koker, N., B. Karki, and L. Stixrude, Multi-component melting of Earth’s lowermost mantle from first principles, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 361, 58-63, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.11.026, 2013. PDF
105. Mookherjee, M., B. B. Karki, L. Stixrude, C. Lithgow-Bertelloni, Energetics, equation of state, and elasticity of NAL phase: potential host for alkali and aluminum in the lower mantle, Geophysical Research Letters, 39, L19306, doi: 10.1029/2012GL053682, 2012. PDF
104. Capitani, G. C. and L. Stixrude, A first principles investigation of antigorite up to 30 GPa: structural behavior under compression, American Mineralogist, 97, 1177-1186, 2012. PDF
103. Tinetti, G., J. P. Beaulieu, T. Henning, M. Meyer, G. Micela, I. Ribas, D. Stam, M. Swain, O. Krause, M. Olivier, E. Pace, B. Swinyard, …, L. Stixrude, … (and 121 others), EChO – Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory, Experimental Astronomy, 34, 311-353, doi: 10.1007/s10686-012-9303-4, 2012. PDF
102. Stixrude, L., Structure of iron to 1 Gbar and 40,000 K, Physical Review Letters, 108, 055505, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.055505, 2012. PDF
101. Stixrude, L. and C. Lithgow-Bertelloni, Geophysics of chemical heterogeneity in the mantle, Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 40, 569-595, doi: 10.1146/annurev.earth.36.031207.124244, 2012. PDF
100. Sun, N., L. Stixrude, N. de Koker, and B. B. Karki, First principles molecular dynamics simulations of diopside (CaMgSi2O6) liquid to high pressure, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75, 3792-3802, 2011. PDF
99. de Koker, N. and L. Stixrude, Theoretical computation of diffusion in minerals and melts, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 72, 971-996, 2011. PDF
98. Karki, B. B., B. Bohara, and L. Stixrude, First-principles study of diffusion and viscosity of anorthite (CaAl2Si2O8) liquid at high pressure, American Mineralogist, 96, 744-751, 2011, doi: 10.2138/am.2011.3646. PDF
97. Stixrude, L. and C. Lithgow-Bertelloni, Thermodynamics of mantle minerals II, Phase equilibria, Geophysical Journal International, 184, 1180-1213, 2011. PDF
96. Militzer, B., H.-R. Wenk, S. Stackhouse, and L. Stixrude, First-principles calculation of the elastic moduli of sheet silicates and their application to shale anisotropy, American Mineralogist, 96, 125-137, 2011. PDF
95. Stackhouse, S., L. Stixrude, and B. B. Karki, Thermal conductivity of periclase (MgO) from first principles, Physical Review Letters, 104, 208501, 2010. PDF
94. Karki, B. B. and L. Stixrude, First principles study of enhancement of transport properties of silica melt by water, Physical Review Letters, 104, 215901, 2010. PDF
93. Karki, B. B. and L. Stixrude, Viscosity of MgSiO3 liquid at mantle conditions – implications for early magma ocean, Science, 328, 740-742, 2010. PDF
92. Stixrude, L. and C. Lithgow-Bertelloni, Thermodynamics of the Earth's mantle, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 71, 465-483, 2010. PDF
91. Stackhouse, S. and L. Stixrude, Theoretical methods for calculating the lattice thermal conductivity of minerals, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 71, 253-270, 2010. PDF
90. Stackhouse, S., L. Stixrude, and B. B. Karki, Determination of the high pressure properties of fayalite from first principles calculations, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 289, 449-456, 2009. PDF
89. Karki, B. B., D. Bhattarai, M. Mookherjee, and L. Stixrude, Visualization-based analysis of structural and dynamical properties of simulations hydrous silicate melt, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 37, 103-117, 2010. PDF
88. Cammarano, F., B. Romanowicz, L. Stixrude, C. Lithgow-Bertelloni, and W. Xu, Inferring the thermochemical structure of the upper mantle from seismic data, Geophysical Journal International, 179, 1169-1185, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04338.x, 2009. PDF
87. Capitani, G. C., L. Stixrude, and M. Mellini, First principles energetics and structural relaxation of antigorite, American Mineralogist, 94, 1271-1278, doi: 10.2138/am.2009.3218, 2009. PDF
86. De Koker, N. and L. Stixrude, Self-consistent thermodynamic description of silicate liquids, with application to the shock melting of MgO periclase and MgSiO3 perovksite, Geophysical Journal International, 178, 162-179, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04142.x, 2009. PDF
85. Mookherjee, M. and L. Stixrude, Structure and elasticity of serpentine at high pressure, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 279, 11-19, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.12.018, 2009. PDF
84. Stixrude, L., N. de Koker, N. Sun, M. Mookherjee, B. B. Karki, Thermodynamics of silicate liquids in the deep Earth, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 278, 226-232, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.12.006, 2009. PDF
83. Ritsema, J., P. Cupillard, B. Tauzin, W. Xu, L. Stixrude, and C. Lithgow-Bertelloni, Joint mineral physics and seismic modeling of upper mantle temperature, Geology, 37, 363-366, 2009. PDF
82. Ritsema, J., W. Xu, L. Stixrude, and C. Lithgow-Bertelloni, Estimates of the transition zone temperature in a mechanically mixed upper mantle, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 277, 244-252, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.10.024, 2009. PDF
81. Xu, W., C. Lithgow-Bertelloni, L. Stixrude, and J. Ritsema, The effect of bulk composition and temperature on mantle seismic structure, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 275, 70-79 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2008.08.012, 2008. PDF
80. Stixrude, L. and R. Jeanloz, Fluid helium at conditions of giant planetary interiors, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105, 11071-11075, 2008. PDF
79. Mookherjee, M., L. Stixrude, and B. Karki, Hydrous silicate melt at high pressure, Nature, 452, 983-986, 2008, doi: 10.1038/nature06918. PDF
78. de Koker, N. P., L. Stixrude, and B. B. Karki, Thermodynamics, structure, dynamics, and freezing of Mg2SiO4 liquid at high pressure, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72, 1427-1441, 2008, doi:10.1016/j.gca.2007.12.019. PDF
77. Courtier, A. M., M. G. Jackson, J. F. Lawrence, Z. Wang, C. T. A. Lee, R. Halama, J. M. Warren, R. Workman, W. Xu, M. M. Hirschmann, A. M. Larson, S. R. Hart, C. Lithgow-Bertelloni, L. Stixrude, and W. P. Chen, Correlation of seismic and petrologic thermometers argues for deep thermal anomalies, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 264, 308-316, 2007. PDF
76. Stixrude, L., Properties of rocks and minerals - Seismic properties of rocks and minerals, and the structure of the Earth, in Treatise on Geophysics, Volume 2: Mineral Physics, G. Schubert, ed., pp. 7-32, Oxford: Elsevier Ltd., 2007, doi: 10.1016/B978-044452748-6/00042-0. PDF
75. Stixrude, L., and R. Jeanloz, Constraints on seismic models from other disciplines - Constraints from mineral physics on seismological models, in Treatise on Geophysic, Volume 1: Seismology and the Structure of the Earth, G. Schubert, ed., pp. 775-803, Oxford: Elsevier Ltd., 2007, doi: 10.1016/B978-044452748-6/00026-2. PDF
74. Stixrude, L. and C. Lithgow-Bertelloni, Influence of phase transformations on lateral heterogeneity and dynamics in Earth's mantle, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 263, 45-55, 2007. PDF
73. Karki, B. B., D. Bhattarai, and L. Stixrude, First principles simulations of silica liquid: structural and dynamical behavior at high pressure, Physical Review B, 76, 104205, 2007. PDF
72. Fumagalli, P. and L. Stixrude, The 10 Angstrom phase at high pressure by first principles calculations and implications for the petrology of subduction zones, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 260, 212-226, 2007. PDF
71. Aronson, M. C., L. Stixrude, M. K. Davis, W. Gannon, and K. Ahilan, Magnetic excitations and heat capacity of fayalite Fe2SiO4, American Mineralogist, 92, 481-490, 2007. PDF
70. Stixrude, L., C. Lithgow-Bertelloni, B. Kiefer, and P. Fumagalli, Phase stability and shear softening in CaSiO3 perovskite at high pressure, Physical Review B, 75, 024108, 2007. PDF
69. Modak, P., A. K. Verma, R. S. Rao, B. K. Godwal, L. Stixrude, and R. Jeanloz, Stability of hcp phase and temperature variation of axial ratio of iron near Earth-core conditions, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 19, 016208, 2007. PDF
68. Panero, W. R., S. Akber-Knutson, and L. Stixrude, Al2O3 incorporation in MgSiO3 perovskite and ilmenite, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 252, 152-161, 2006. PDF
67. Bhattarai, D., Karki, B. B., and L. Stixrude, Space-time multiresolution atomistic visualization of MgO and MgSiO3 liquid data, Visual Geosciences, 11, 1-11, doi: 10.1007/s10069-006-0003-y, 2006. PDF
66. Karki, B. B., Bhattarai, D., and L. Stixrude, A first principles computational framework for liquid mineral systems, CMC-Computers, Materials, & Continua, 3, 107-118, 2006.
65. Karki, B. B., Bhattarai, D., and L. Stixrude, First principles calculations of the structural, dynamic, and electronic properties of liquid MgO, Physical Review B, 73, 174208, 2006. PDF
64. Mookherjee, M. and L. Stixrude, High pressure proton disorder in brucite, American Mineralogist, 91, 127-134, 2006. PDF
63. Stixrude, L. and B. Karki, Structure and freezing of MgSiO3 liquid in Earth's lower mantle, Science, 310, 297-299, 2005. PDF
62. Stixrude, L. and C. Lithgow-Bertelloni, Thermodynamics of mantle minerals: 1. Physical properties, Geophysical Journal International, 162, 610-632, 2005, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02642.x. PDF
61. De Carmejane, O., M. D. Morris, M. K. Davis, L. Stixrude, M. Tecklenburg, R. M. Rajachar, and D. H. Kohn, Bone chemical structure response to mechanical stress studied by high pressure Raman spectroscopy, Calcified Tissue International, 76, 207-213, 2005. PDF
60. Stixrude, L. and C. Lithgow-Bertelloni, Mineralogy and elasticity of the oceanic upper mantle: Origin of the low velocity zone, Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, B03204, 2005, doi: 10.1029/2004JB002965. PDF
59. Panero, W. R., L. Stixrude, and R. C. Ewing, First principles calculations of defect formation energies in the Y2(Ti,Sn,Zr)2O7 pyrochlore system, Physical Review B, 70, 054110:1-11, 2004. PDF
58. Wentzcovitch, R. M., L. Stixrude, B. B. Karki, and B. Kiefer, Akimotoite to perovskite phase transition in MgSiO3, Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L10611, 2004. PDF
57. Panero, W. R. and L. Stixrude, Hydrogen incorporation in stishovite at high pressure and symmetric hydrogen bonding in δ-AlOOH, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 221, 421-431, 2004. PDF
56. Steinle-Neumann, G., R. E. Cohen, and L. Stixrude, Magnetism in iron as a function of pressure, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 16, S1109-S1119, 2004. PDF
55. Steinle-Neumann, G., L. Stixrude, R. E. Cohen, Magnetism in dense hexagonal iron, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 101, 33-36, 2004. PDF
54. R. E. Cohen, S. Gramsch, G. Steinle-Neumann, and L. Stixrude, Importance of magnetism in phase stability, equation of state, and elasticity, Proceedings of the International School of Physics Enrico Fermi, Volume CXLVII, High-Pressure Phenomena, eds. R. J. Hemley et al., pp. 215-238, IOS Press, Washington, DC, 2003. PDF
53. Steinle-Neumann, G., L. Stixrude, and R. E. Cohen, Physical properties of iron in the inner core, in Core Structure, Dynamics and Rotation, edited by V. Dehant, K. Creager, S. Zatman, S.-I. Karato, pp. 137-161, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2002. PDF
52. Stixrude, L., and D. R. Peacor, First principles study of illite-smectite and implications for clay mineral systems, Nature, 420, 165-168, 2002. PDF
51. Stixrude, L., Talc under tension and compression: spinodal instability and structure at high pressure, Journal of Geophysical Research, 107, art. no. 001684, 2002. PDF
50. Kiefer, B., L. Stixrude, and R. M. Wentzcovitch, Elasticity of (Mg,Fe)SiO3-perovskite at high pressures, Geophysical Research Letters, 29, art. no. 014683, 2002. PDF
49. Kiefer, B., L. Stixrude, J. Hafner, and G. Kresse, Structure and elasticity of wadsleyite at high pressures, American Mineralogist, 86, 1387-1395, 2001. PDF
48. Karki, B. B., L. Stixrude, and R. M. Wentzcovitch, Elastic properties of major materials of earth's mantle from first principles, Reviews of Geophysics, 39, 507-534, 2001. PDF
47. Steinle-Neumann, G., L. Stixrude, R. E. Cohen, and O. Gülseren, Elasticity of iron at the temperature of the Earth's inner core, Nature, 413, 57-60, 2001. PDF
46. Stixrude, L., First principles theory of mantle and core phases, Reviews in Mineralogy, 42, 319-344, 2001. PDF
45. Fumagalli, P., L. Stixrude, S. Poli, and D. Snyder, The 10 Angstrom phase - A high pressure expandable sheet silicate stable during subduction of hydrated lithosphere, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 186, 125-141, 2001. PDF
44. Stixrude, L., Elasticity of oxides and ionics, in Handbook of Elastic Properties of Solids, Liquids, and Gases, edited by Levy, Bass, and Stern, vol. 2, pp. 31-56, Academic Press, London, 2001. PDF
43. Steinle-Neumann, G., L. Stixrude, and R. E. Cohen, Absence of lattice strain anomalies at the electronic topological transition in zinc at high pressure, Physical Review B, 63, 054103:1-6, 2001. PDF
42. Stixrude, L., Density functional theory in mineral physics, in Physics Meets Mineralogy: Condensed Matter Physics in the Geosciences, edited by H. Aoki, Y. Syono, and R. J. Hemley, pp. 21-43, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2000. PDF
41. Stixrude, L., Elasticity of mantle phases at high pressure and temperature, in Mineral Physics and Tomography from the Atomic to the Global Scale, edited by S. Karato, R. C. Liebermann, T. G. Masters, and L. Stixrude, pp. 201-213, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2000. PDF
40. Stixrude, L., Theoretical investigations of the structure of amorphous SiO2 at elevated pressure, in Structure and Imperfections in Amorphous and Crystalline Silicon Dioxide, edited by R. A. B. Devine, J.-P. Duraud, and E. Dooryhée, pp. 69-103, Wiley, New York, 2000. PDF
39. Steinle-Neumann, G., L. Stixrude, and R. E. Cohen, First principles elastic constants for the hcp transition metals Fe, Co, and Re at high pressure, Physical Review B, 60 791-799, 1999. Erratum ibid., 69, 291103(E), 2004. PDF
38. Karki, B. B. and L. Stixrude, Seismic velocities of major silicate and oxide minerals of the lower mantle, Journal of Geophysical Research, 104, 13025-13033, 1999. PDF
37. da Silva, C. R. S., B. B. Karki, L. Stixrude, R. M. Wentzcovitch, Ab initio study of the elastic behavior of MgSiO3 ilmenite at high pressure, Geophysical Research Letters, 26, 943-946, 1999. PDF
36. Kiefer, B., L. Stixrude, and R. M. Wentzcovitch, Normal and inverse ringwoodite at high pressures, American Mineralogist, 84, 288-293, 1999. PDF
35. Stixrude, L. and J. M. Brown, The earth's core, Reviews in Mineralogy, 37, 261-283, 1998.
34. Stixrude, L., R. E. Cohen, and R. J. Hemley, Theory of minerals at high pressure, Reviews in Mineralogy, 37, 639-671, 1998. PDF
33. Stixrude, L., Elastic constants and anisotropy of MgSiO3 perovskite, periclase and SiO2 at high pressure, in The Core-Mantle Boundary Region, edited by M. Gurnis, M. Wysession, E. Knittle and B. Buffett, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, pp. 83-96, 1998. PDF
32. Stixrude, L., E. Wasserman, and R. E. Cohen, First-principles investigation of solid iron at high pressure and implications for the earth's inner core, in High Pressure Research in Mineral Physics, edited by M. Manghnani and Y. Syono, TERRAPUB, Tokyo and American Geophysical Union, Washington, pp. 159-171, 1998. PDF
31. Karki, B. B., L. Stixrude, and J. Crain, Ab initio elasticity of three high-pressure polymorphs of silica, Geophysical Research Letters, 24, 3269-3272, 1997. PDF
30. Kiefer, B., L. Stixrude, and R. M. Wentzcovitch, Calculated elastic constants and anisotropy of Mg2SiO4 spinel at high pressure, Geophysical Research Letters, 24, 2841-2844, 1997. PDF
29. Stixrude, L., E. Wasserman, and R. E. Cohen, Composition and temperature of earth's inner core, Journal of Geophysical Research, 102, 24729-24739, 1997. PDF
28. Stixrude, L., Structure and sharpness of phase transitions and mantle discontinuities, Journal of Geophysical Research, 102, 14835-14852, 1997. PDF
27. Da Silva, C., L. Stixrude, and R. Wentzcovitch, Elastic constants and anisotropy of forsterite at high pressure, Geophysical Research Letters, 24, 1963-1966, 1997. PDF
26. Karki, B. B., L. Stixrude, S. J. Clark, M. C. Warren, G. J. Ackland, and J. Crain, Elastic properties of orthorhombic MgSiO3 perovskite at lower mantle pressures, American Mineralogist, 82, 635-638, 1997. PDF
25. Karki, B. B., L. Stixrude, S. J. Clark, M. C. Warren, G. J. Ackland, and J. Crain, Structure and elasticity of MgO at high pressure, American Mineralogist, 82, 51-60, 1997. PDF
24. Wentzcovitch, R. and L. Stixrude, Crystal chemistry of forsterite: a first principles study, American Mineralogist, 82, 663-671, 1997. PDF
23. Cohen, R. E., L. Stixrude, and E. Wasserman Tight-binding computations of elastic anisotropy of Fe, Xe, and Si under compression, Physical Review B, 56, 8575-8589, 1997. PDF
22. Karki, B. B., M. C. Warren, L. Stixrude, S. J. Clark, G. J. Ackland, and J. Crain, Ab initio studies of high-pressure structural transformations in silica, Physical Review B, 55, 3465-3471, 1997; Erratum ibid., 55, 3465, 1997. PDF
21. Stixrude, L., R. E. Cohen, R. Yu, H. Krakauer, Prediction of phase transition in CaSiO3 perovskite and implications for lower mantle structure, American Mineralogist, 81, 1293-1296, 1996. PDF
20. Wasserman, E, L. Stixrude and R. E. Cohen, Thermal properties of iron at high pressures and temperatures, Physical Review B, 53, 8296-8309, 1996. PDF
19. Stixrude, L., Mineral physics of the mantle, Reviews of Geophysics, Supplement, 425-428, 1995.
18. Stixrude, L. and R. E. Cohen, Constraints on the crystalline structure of the inner core: mechanical instability of bcc iron at high pressure, Geophysical Research Letters, 22, 125-128, 1995. PDF
17. Stixrude, L. and R. E. Cohen, High-pressure elasticity of iron and anisotropy of earth's inner core, Science, 267, 1972-1975, 1995. PDF
16. Clement, B. and L. Stixrude, Inner core anisotropy, anomalies in the time-averaged paleomagnetic field, and polarity transition paths, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 130, 75-85, 1995. PDF
15. Stixrude, L., R. E. Cohen, and D. J. Singh, Iron at high pressure: linearized augmented plane wave calculations in the generalized gradient approximation, Physical Review B, 50, 6442-6445, 1994. PDF
14. Stixrude, L. and R. E. Cohen, Stability of orthorhombic MgSiO3 perovskite in the earth's lower mantle, Nature, 364, 613-616, 1993. PDF
13. Stixrude, L. and M. S. T. Bukowinski, Thermodynamic analysis of the system MgO-FeO- SiO2 at high pressure and the structure of the lowermost mantle, in Evolution of the Earth and Planets, Geophysical Monograph 74, edited by E. Takahashi, R. Jeanloz, and D. Rubie, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics and American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C., pp. 131-141, 1993. PDF
12. Ita, J. J. and L. Stixrude, Density and elasticity of model upper mantle compositions and their implications for whole mantle structure, in Evolution of the Earth and Planets, Geophysical Monograph 74, edited by E. Takahashi, R. Jeanloz and D. Rubie, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics and American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C., pp. 111-130, 1993.
11. Stixrude, L., R. J. Hemley, Y. Fei, and H. K. Mao, Thermoelasticity of silicate perovskite and magnesiowüstite and stratification of the earth's mantle, Science, 257, 1099-1101, 1992. PDF
10. Ita, J. J. and L. Stixrude, Petrology, elasticity and composition of the transition zone. Journal of Geophysical Research, 97, 6849-6866, 1992. PDF
9. Stixrude, L. and M. S. T. Bukowinski, Stability of (Mg,Fe)SiO3 perovskite and the structure of the lowermost mantle. Geophysical Research Letters, 19, 1057-1060, 1992. PDF
8. Hemley, R. J., L. Stixrude, Y. Fei, and H. K. Mao, Constraints on lower mantle composition from P-V-T measurements of (Fe,Mg)SiO3 perovskite and (Fe,Mg)O, in High Pressure Research in Mineral Physics: Applications to Earth and Planetary Science, edited by Y. Syono and M. H. Manghnani, TERRAPUB, Tokyo, and American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C., pp. 183-190, 1992.
7. Stixrude, L. and M. S. T. Bukowinski, Atomic structure of SiO2 glass and its response to pressure. Physical Review B, 44, 2523-2534, 1991. PDF
6. Stixrude, L., A. Oshagan and M. S. T. Bukowinski, Coordination changes and the vibrational spectrum of SiO2 glass at high pressure. American Mineralogist, 76, 1761- 1764, 1991. PDF
5. Stixrude, L. and M. S. T. Bukowinski, A novel topological compression mechanism in a covalent liquid. Science, 250, 541-543, 1990. PDF
4. Stixrude, L. and M. S. T. Bukowinski, Fundamental thermodynamic relations and silicate melting with implications for the constitution of D''. Journal of Geophysical Research, 95, 19311-19326, 1990. PDF
3. Stixrude, L. and M. S. T. Bukowinski, Rings, topology and the density of tectosilicates. American Mineralogist, 75, 1159-1169, 1990. PDF
2. Stixrude, L. and M. S. T. Bukowinski, Compression of tetrahedrally bonded SiO2 liquid and silicate liquid-crystal density inversion, Geophysical Research Letters, 16, 1403-1406, 1989. PDF
1. Stixrude, L. and M. S. T. Bukowinski, Simple covalent potential models of tetrahedral SiO2: Applications to α-quartz and coesite at pressure. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 16, 199-206, 1988. PDF

Edited Books
Karato, S., A. M. Forte, R. C. Liebermann, G. Masters, and L. Stixrude, Earth's Deep Interior: Mineral Physics and Tomography from the Atomic to the Global Scale, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC 2000.

Conference Proceedings
Cohen, R. E., L. Stixrude, and E. Wasserman, Elasticity, thermal properties, and molecular dynamics using non-empirical tight-binding, in Tight-Binding Approach to Computational Materials Science, edited by P. E. A. Turchi, A. Gonis, and L Colombo, Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA, pp. 501-506, 1998.
Stixrude, L., R. Wentzcovitch, C. da Silva, and B. Kiefer, Ab initio investigation of the high pressure elasticity of Mg2SiO4 forsterite and ringwoodite, in High-Pressure Materials Research, edited by R. M. Wentzcovitch, R. J. Hemley, W. J. Nellis, and P. Yu, Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA, pp. 15-25, 1998.