Abstract
Ambient pressure Mössbauer spectra of Mg0.957Fe0.1SiO3 perovskite synthesized at pressure‐temperature conditions of ∼50 GPa and 1700 K show that the iron is entirely high‐spin Fe2+ and appears to be primarily located in the octahedral site within the crystal structure. We observe broad Mössbauer lines, suggesting a distribution of electric‐field gradients caused by disorder associated with the Fe ions. Also, the perovskite exhibits magnetic ordering at temperatures < 5 K, implying that there is a magnetic contribution to the absolute (“third‐law”) entropy of this phase.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2135-2138 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Geophysical Research Letters |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 3 Nov 1992 |