Powder neutron diffraction [ISIS Facility (U.K.), POLARIS diffractometer] was used to investigate the effect of elevated pressure on cation partitioning in synthetic Mg0.94Al2.04O4 spinel. The distributions of Mg, AI, and vacancies were studied as a function of pressure, by refinement of the Tand M-site scattering lengths, and determination of the cation partitioning through numerical minimization methods. The partially disordered Mg/Al distribution, which results from the synthesis process, show an increase in ordering between 6 and 18 kbar, where Mg and AI order to the T- and Msites, respectively. Pressure effectively tends to stabilize MgAl-spinels with a "normal structure," and this behavior is supported by numerical simulations based on classical electrostatic calculations.
Cation partitioning versus pressure in Mg0.94Al2.04O4 synthetic spinel, by in situ powder neutron diffraction / A. Pavese, G. Artioli, S. Hull. - In: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST. - ISSN 0003-004X. - 84:5-6(1999 Jun), pp. 905-912.
Titolo: | Cation partitioning versus pressure in Mg0.94Al2.04O4 synthetic spinel, by in situ powder neutron diffraction | |
Autori: | PAVESE, ALESSANDRO (Primo) | |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore GEO/06 - Mineralogia | |
Data di pubblicazione: | giu-1999 | |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |