Elastic properties of the incommensurate phase of akermanite,Ca2MgSi2O7 |
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Authors: | Zhuang Li Sai-Kit Chan Subrata Ghose |
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Institution: | 1. Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Ave., 60439, Argonne, IL, USA 2. Mineral Physics Group, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Washington, AJ-20, 98195, Seattle, WA, USA
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Abstract: | The crystal structure of akermanite, Ca2Mg-Si2O7, consists of mixed tetrahedral sheets formed by MgO4] tetrahedra and Si2O7] groups interleaved along the c axis with Ca2+ ions in eight-fold coordination. Above 358 K, the structure is tetragonal
, and below it is incommensurate with modulations parallel to 110] and
. The elastic stiffness moduli, C
ij of the incommensurate phase at room temperature were measured from wave velocities in the 20–75 MHz carrier frequency range by the ultrasonic phase comparison method using optically clear synthetic single crystal plates (3×3×2 mm) oriented parallel to (100), (001), (110) and (101) planes. The C
ij values (GPa) are: C
11 159.40, C
33 149.43, C
44 30.26, C
66 58.10, C
12 76.58 and C
13 57.80. In (010) and (001) planes, the compressional modulus, V
2(L) from the longitudinal wave, L is considerably larger than the shear moduli, V
2(T1, T
2) both from the in-plane and perpendicular-to-plane shear waves, T
1 and T
2. The relatively small values of the shear moduli indicate the ease of tetrahedral rotations in response to in-plane and perpendicular-to-plane shears and may provide preconditions for structural changes involving shear-type atomic movements. |
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