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Characterization of Intercalated Smectites Using XRD Profile Analysis in the Low-Angle Region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2024

Daniel Janeba ,
Pavla Čapková ,
Zdeněk Weiss  and
Henk Schenk
Daniel Janeba
Affiliation:
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University Prague, Ke Karlovu 5, 121 16 Prague, Czech Republic
Pavla Čapková
Affiliation:
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University Prague, Ke Karlovu 5, 121 16 Prague, Czech Republic
Zdeněk Weiss
Affiliation:
Central Analytical Laboratory, Technical University of Mining and Metallurgy, 708 33 Ostrava, Czech Republic
Henk Schenk
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Abstract

X-ray diffraction (XRD) characterization of natural and intercalated smectites is usually limited to the apparent d-value estimated from the peak maxima in the raw data. This can lead to the misinterpretation of the measured data. In the case of XRD, the interference function is modulated by instrumental factors (Lorentz-polarization factor, diffraction geometry) and physical factors (structure factor, surface roughness effect). These effects lead to diffraction profile distortions, depending on the diffraction angle and peak full width at half maximum (FWHM). As a result, the diffraction profiles for structures with large line broadening (FWHM > 1°) exhibit a significant peak shift (Δd ∼ 1.5 Å), especially at low angles (2θ ≤ 10°). The present work deals with the detailed analysis of all these effects, their corrections and their consequences for the interpretation of diffraction patterns (including possible errors in determining lattice parameters or the structure model). The investigated materials were montmorillonites (MMT) intercalated with hydroxy-Al polymers. Diffraction profile analysis revealed the corrected d-values and showed that the intercalated sample is not a mixed-layered structure. As a result a structural model of the interlayer is presented.

Keywords

MontmorilloniteProfile AnalysisSmectiteXRD
Type
Research Article
Information
Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 46 , Issue 1 , February 1998 , pp. 63 - 68
Copyright
Copyright © 1998, The Clay Minerals Society

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