“…For example, thermal conductivity was determined to 1073 K (47), and sound velocity (53), electrical conductivity (60), and iron partitioning (37) were obtained only below~2700 K. In addition, most measurements at lower mantle P-T conditions were performed in a laser-heated diamond-anvil cell (DAC), with an intrinsically large temperature gradient and different sample geometries, which might be major sources of inconsistency for results reported by different groups. Advanced experiments with different heating techniques-such as multianvil apparatus with sintered-diamond cubes (26), resistance-heated DAC, or shockwaves-will help improve understanding of the nature of the bottom of the mantle that controls the dynamics and evolution of both mantle and core. Rheological properties of Mgperovskite will also be examined at deep lower mantle P-T conditions in the near future, with advanced experimental techniques using, for example, the rotational Drickamer apparatus (27), the Kawai-type deformation-DIA apparatus (78), and rotation DAC (79).…”