Publications

[13] Zhang, Z., Driscoll, P. E., Inefficient loss of moderately volatile elements from exposed planetesimal magma oceans. Under review.

[12] Zhang, Z., Wang, J., 2024. Quantification of classical and non-classical crystallization pathways in calcite precipitation. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 636, 118712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.118712

[11] Zhang, Z., 2024. Trace elements in IVA iron meteorites explained by limited solid-liquid equilibration during inward solidification. Icarus. 408, 115860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115860

[10] Zhang, Z., 2023. Ice sublimation in planetesimals formed at the outward migrating snowline. Astrophys. J. Lett. 956(1) L25. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acfdaa

[9] Zhang, Z., Bercovici, D., 2023. Generation of a measurable magnetic field in a metal asteroid with a rubble-pile inner core. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 120 (32), e2221696120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2221696120

[8] Gong, Z., Evans, D. A. D., Zhang, Z., Yan, C., 2023. Mid-Proterozoic geomagnetic field was more consistent with a dipole than a quadrupole. Geology. 51 (6), 571–575. https://doi.org/10.1130/G50941.1

[7] Zhang, Z., Bercovici, D., Elkins-Tanton, L. T., 2023. Melt migration in rubble-pile planetesimals: Implications for the formation of primitive achondrites. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 605, 118019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118019

[6] Zhang, Z., Bercovici, D., Elkins-Tanton, L. T., 2022. Cold compaction and macro-porosity removal in rubble-pile asteroids: 2. Applications. J. Geophys. Res., Planets 127, e2022JE007343. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JE007343

[5] Zhang, Z., Bercovici, D., Elkins-Tanton, L. T., 2022. Cold compaction and macro-porosity removal in rubble-pile asteroids: 1. Theory. J. Geophys. Res., Planets 127, e2022JE007342. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JE007342

[4] Zhang, Z., Bercovici, D., Jordan, J.S., 2021. A two-phase model for the evolution of planetary embryos with implications for the formation of Mars. J. Geophys. Res., Planets 126, e2020JE006754. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JE006754

[3] Zhang, Z., Karato, S.-I., 2021. The effect of pressure on grain-growth kinetics in olivine aggregates with some geophysical applications. J. Geophys. Res., Solid Earth 126, e2020JB020886. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB020886

[2] Zhang, Z., Wu, B., Wang, T., Hui, H., 2020. Settling of immiscible droplets: A theoretical model for the missing link between microscopic and outcrop observations. J. Geophys. Res., Solid Earth 125, e2019JB018829. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JB018829

[1] Xu, Y., Tang, W., Hui, H., Rudnick, R. L., Shang, S., Zhang, Z., 2019. Reconciling the discrepancy between the dehydration rates in mantle olivine and pyroxene during xenolith emplacement. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. 267, 179–195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2019.09.023


Zhongtian Zhang, Carnegie EPL