Spectroscopic Standard for Tetrahedrally Coordinated Ferric Iron:
gamma LiAlO2:Fe3+ 


Glenn A. Waychunas
Center for Materials Reseaerch
Stanford University
Stanford, CA  94305, USA

George R. Rossman
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA  91125, USA




Abstract.

γ LiAlO2 doped with Fe3+ in the tetrahedral site has been examined by extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) analysis, and Mössbauer and optical spectroscopy. The isomer shift (IS) is -0.026 mm/s (Fe-Pd); the quadrupole splitting (QS) is 0.62 mm/s. Anisotropic optical absorption is prominent at~.391, 452, and 463 nm. The K-edge absorption spectrum shows a prominent absorption near 7.113 ev typical of tetrahedrally coordinated Fe3+.

optical spectrum
Optical spectrum of lithium aluminate with tetrahedral ferric iron


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