Quantification of Fe 2+ /Fe 3+ by Electron Microprobe Analysis – New Developments
Quantification of Fe 2+ /Fe 3+ by Electron Microprobe Analysis – New Developments
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通过电子显微探针分析定量 Fe 2+ /Fe 3+ – 新进展
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2003
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H. Höfer
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H. Höfer
The measurement of the soft FeLα and FeLβ X-ray emission spectra by electron microprobe (flank method) allows the determination of the iron oxidation state in minerals if our new method for self-absorption correction is applied. It can be shown that the FeLβ/FeLα ratios obtained with the flank method correlate with Mossbauer quadrupole splitting and crystallographic data. This can be explained by the successive distortion of the iron coordination polyhedra with cation substitution. Thus, the electron microprobe data unexpectedly reveal details of the electrostatic field at the crystallographic site. Although the resolution with respect to hyperfine parameters is lower compared to other methods, the Fe2+/Fe3+ determination by electron microprobe bears several advantages: (i) the small sample amount needed, (ii) the small sampling volume ⩽ 1 µm3, (iii) the simultaneous in situ Fe3+/Fe3+ determination and quantitative chemical analysis, (iv) the easy routine sample preparation, (v) the ready availability of an electron microprobe in comparison to a synchrotron.