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Effect of high pressure on the crystal structure and electronic properties of magnetite below 25 GPa

  • K. Glazyrin EMAIL logo , C. McCammon , L. Dubrovinsky , M. Merlini , K. Schollenbruch , A. Woodland and M. Hanfland
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American Mineralogist
From the journal American Mineralogist Volume 97 Issue 1

Abstract

We report results from high-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer absorption experiments on magnetite. Based on high-quality diffraction data, we have obtained accurate information on the crystal structure of magnetite below 25 GPa, which enables an unambiguous interpretation of the Mössbauer data using constrained area ratios and a full transmission integral fit that avoids area distortion due to thickness effects. Based on our analysis, all aspects of the electronic and magnetic properties of magnetite reported previously below 25 GPa at ambient temperature can be explained solely by the enhanced delocalization of 3d electrons of iron atoms. For instance, we present evidence that the compression-induced metallization changes the sign of the charge carrier spin polarization at 15 GPa.

Keywords : Magnetite; high pressure; Mössbauer spectroscopy; single-crystal X-ray diffraction
Received: 2011-4-15
Accepted: 2011-8-14
Published Online: 2015-4-2
Published in Print: 2012-1-1

© 2015 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston

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https://doi.org/10.2138/am.2011.3862
Keywords for this article
Magnetite; high pressure; Mössbauer spectroscopy; single-crystal X-ray diffraction

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  2. Mejillonesite, a new acid sodium, magnesium phosphate mineral, from Mejillones, Antofagasta, Chile
  3. Silician magnetite from the Dales Gorge Member of the Brockman Iron Formation, Hamersley Group, Western Australia
  4. The mechanism of thermal decomposition of dolomite: New insights from 2D-XRD and TEM analyses
  5. A revised diamond-graphite transition curve
  6. Insights into the crystal and aggregate structure of Fe3+ oxide/silica co-precipitates
  7. Compositional dependence of alkali diffusivity in silicate melts: Mixed alkali effect and pseudo-alkali effect
  8. Kinetics of evaporation of forsterite in vacuum
  9. X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) study of the speciation of uranium and thorium in Al-rich CaSiO3 perovskite
  10. Rehydration of dehydrated-dehydroxylated smectite in a low water vapor environment
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  12. OH group behavior and pressure-induced amorphization of antigorite examined under high pressure and temperature using synchrotron infrared spectroscopy
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  25. Critical evaluation of the revised akdalaite model for ferrihydrite—Discussion
  26. Critical evaluation of the revised akdalaite model for ferrihydrite—Reply
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