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Soft X-ray Spectroscopic Characterization of Montmorillonite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Jan-Erik Rubensson ,
Franz Hennies ,
Lars O Werme  and
Ola Karnland
Jan-Erik Rubensson
Affiliation:
[email protected], Uppsala University, Department of Physics and Materials Science, Uppsala, Sweden
Franz Hennies
Affiliation:
[email protected], Lund University, MAXlab, Lund, Sweden
Lars O Werme
Affiliation:
[email protected], Uppsala University, Department of Physics and Materials Science, Uppsala, Sweden
Ola Karnland
Affiliation:
[email protected], Clay Technology AB, Lund, Sweden
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Abstract

Soft X-ray spectroscopy was applied to study a calcium bentonite from the Kutch area in India. We recorded the X-ray absorption spectra from the L-edge of calcium, silicon, and aluminum, and from K-edge of oxygen. The Ca absorption spectrum shows a quasi-atomic behavior, while the Si spectrum closely simulates the absorption spectrum of a pure silicon oxide. The O K spectrum shows a pre-peak, which is absent in the spectra of both the pure, bulk aluminum and silicon oxides. The Al L spectrum is complex and shows almost no resemblance to the absorption spectrum of aluminum oxides. The chemical state of the Al atoms (in octahedral coordination) must, thus, be quite different from what is common in the oxides. The obtained data show that soft X-ray spectroscopy is a promising technique for studying clay minerals. It is capable of supplying unique information that is complementary to information accessible using other techniques; especially, it can be used to determine the local electronic structure at various atomic sites in the complex samples.

Keywords

absorptionelectronic structurex-ray fluorescence
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1124: Symposium Q – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXXII , 2008 , 1124-Q05-03
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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