Single-crystal x-ray diffraction of brucite to 14 GPa

Thomas S. Duffy, Jinfu Shu, Ho kwang Mao, Russell J. Hemley

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Abstract

Single-crystal brucite, Mg(OH)2, was studied to 14 GPa in a quasi-hydrostatic pressure medium using a diamond anvil cell and energy-dispersive synchrotron x-ray diffraction. The parameters of a third-order Birch-Murnaghan equation of state fit to the data are: KOT=42(2) GPa, and (∂KOT/∂P)T= 5.7(5). The bulk modulus is significantly lower than that obtained in recent shock compression and powder x-ray diffraction experiments under non-hydrostatic conditions. No evidence was found for a transition involving the Mg -O sub-structure over the pressure range of these experiments. This implies that the structural change previously identified at high pressure by Raman spectroscopy probably involves rearrangement of hydrogen atoms, leaving the Mg - O substructure largely unaffected.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)277-281
Number of pages5
JournalPhysics and Chemistry of Minerals
Volume22
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1995
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

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