Synthesis of boehmite-type GaOOH: A new polymorph of Ga oxyhydroxide and geochemical implications
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Meng Liu
Abstract
Gallium (Ga) and aluminum (Al) belong to group IIIA elements in the periodic table. They show a coupled geochemical behavior in most natural systems and are considered as “geochemical partners.” However, compared with the principal oxyhydroxides of Al in nature, gibbsite [Al(OH)3], boehmite (γ-AlOOH), and diaspore (α-AlOOH), only the analogs söhngeite [Ga(OH)3] and tsumgallite (α-GaOOH) were reported. In this work, boehmite-type GaOOH (γ-GaOOH), a new polymorph of GaOOH, was synthesized for the first time using boehmite (γ-AlOOH) as a template. The synthesized γ-GaOOH was characterized by a series of techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM), and selected area electron diffraction (SAED). Furthermore, a model based on the boehmite structure was successfully applied to define the γ-GaOOH structure by the Rietveld method. Results from sample characterization and structural refinement support the successful synthesis of boehmite-type GaOOH, and thus it is referred to as γ-GaOOH. The synthesis of γ-GaOOH in the laboratory is valuable to understanding the Ga geochemistry and its enrichment process in Ga-rich boehmite in coal and bauxite.
Funding statement: This study was partially supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDB 41000000), the Key Research Program of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, CAS (No. IGGCAS-201901), Natural Science Foundation of China (41772030), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
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