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Inelastic magnetic neutron scattering has been used to determine the energy of the 4 A 2→4 T 2 transition in CoAl2O4 spinel and the δ1 transition in Co2[Al4Si5]O18 cordierite. The observed crystal field splitting in Co-spinel is 485 meV (3900 cm−1), which corresponds to a crystal field stabilization energy of 56.2 kJmol−1. The transition energy of the δ1 transition in Co-cordierite has been determined to be 21 meV (170 cm−1). The present data demonstrate that magnetic neutron scattering can be used to measure crystal field transitions at energies of interest in the study of 3d-containing silicates. It may be used to measure transition energies when the use of optical spectroscopy is inappropriate.
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Received: 30 January 1997 / Accepted: 5 July 1997
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Winkler, B., Harris, M., Eccleston, R. et al. Crystal field transitions in Co2[Al4Si5]O18 cordierite and CoAl2O4 spinel determined by neutron spectroscopy. Phys Chem Min 25, 79–82 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002690050089
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002690050089