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High-pressure phase behavior of SrCO3: an experimental and computational Raman scattering study

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The high-pressure phase behavior of strontianite (SrCO3) was both experimentally and theoretically investigated by Raman spectroscopy up to 78 GPa in a diamond anvil cell and density functional theory-based calculations. Our study shows a phase transition between 23.7 and 26.8 GPa during compression from space group Pmcn to post-aragonite SrCO3, which is accompanied by significant changes in the vibrational spectrum. The excellent agreement between the observed and computed Raman frequencies and intensities implies that the high-pressure polymorph has space group Pmmn and contributes to resolving an existing disagreement concerning the correct space group symmetry of this high-pressure polymorph. It is shown that the transition pressure from the aragonite to a post-aragonite phase increases linearly with decreasing cation radius for (Ca, Sr, Ba, Pb) carbonates.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Christian Schmidt for his assistance with Raman spectroscopy and all other colleagues from GFZ Potsdam who provided insights and fruitful discussions that greatly assisted the research. We also thank our reviewers for their thoughtful comments and suggestions. This study is embedded in the DFG-funded research unit FOR2125 CarboPaT (Structures, properties and reactions of carbonates at high pressures and temperatures).

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  1. GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Section 4.3, Telegrafenberg, 14473, Potsdam, Germany

    Nicole Biedermann, Sergio Speziale, Hans Josef Reichmann & Monika Koch-Müller

  2. Institute for Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Björn Winkler

  3. Institute for Mineralogy, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany

    Gerhard Heide

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Biedermann, N., Speziale, S., Winkler, B. et al. High-pressure phase behavior of SrCO3: an experimental and computational Raman scattering study. Phys Chem Minerals 44, 335–343 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00269-016-0861-2

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