Neutron powder diffraction experiments in the temperature range 300-1770 K were performed at BENSC. Berlin, Germany, on synthetic (Mg0.70Fe0.23) Al1.97O4 The cation partitioning over the crystallographic tetrahedral and octahedral sites was determined as a function of temperature through joint Rietveld refinements and advanced minimization techniques. The thermal expansion coefficients of the lattice parameter and interatomic bond lengths were also obtained from the full-profile structure refinements. The behaviour of the polyhedral bond-lengths, especially the T-O distances, and of the cell constant upon heating, clearly indicate that the interdiffusion of tetrahedral and octahedral Mg/Al cations starts at about 950 K. This result is straightforwardly supported by the direct analysis of the neutron site scattering factors: Fe always retains tetrahedral coordination at all temperatures, and the cation rearrangement is entirely due to Mg and Al diffusion.

Cation partitioning versus temperature in (Mg0.70Fe0.23)Al1.97O4 synthetic spinel by in situ neutron powder diffraction

ARTIOLI, GILBERTO;RUSSO, UMBERTO;
1999

Abstract

Neutron powder diffraction experiments in the temperature range 300-1770 K were performed at BENSC. Berlin, Germany, on synthetic (Mg0.70Fe0.23) Al1.97O4 The cation partitioning over the crystallographic tetrahedral and octahedral sites was determined as a function of temperature through joint Rietveld refinements and advanced minimization techniques. The thermal expansion coefficients of the lattice parameter and interatomic bond lengths were also obtained from the full-profile structure refinements. The behaviour of the polyhedral bond-lengths, especially the T-O distances, and of the cell constant upon heating, clearly indicate that the interdiffusion of tetrahedral and octahedral Mg/Al cations starts at about 950 K. This result is straightforwardly supported by the direct analysis of the neutron site scattering factors: Fe always retains tetrahedral coordination at all temperatures, and the cation rearrangement is entirely due to Mg and Al diffusion.
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