High-resolution 17O NMR spectroscopy of wadsleyite (β-Mg2SiO4)

Sharon E. Ashbrook, Andrew J. Berry, William O. Hibberson, Stefan Steuernagel, Stephen Wimperis*

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    Abstract

    The sensitivity of high-resolution 17O (I = 5/2) NMR spectroscopy of solids has advanced significantly in recent years. Here, we show that excellent results are now obtainable from milligram quantities of 17O-enriched materials, thereby allowing the technique to be applied to silicate phases synthesized under very high pressures in a multiple-anvil apparatus. We report the first 17O NMR study of β-Mg2SiO4 (9.6 mg of 35% 17O-enriched material, synthesized at p = 16 GPa and T = 1873 K), a dense phase believed to have a significant role in the Earth's mantle. Using STMAS at magnetic fields of B0 = 9.4 and 11.7 T and MQMAS at B0 = 18.8 T, we have resolved and assigned all four crystallographically distinct O sites and determined their chemical shift and quadrupolar parameters.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)11824-11825
    Number of pages2
    JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
    Volume125
    Issue number39
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2003

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