Identification of Mackinawite and Constraints on Its Electronic Configuration Using Mössbauer Spectroscopy

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Schröder, Christian ; Wan, Moli ; Butler, Ian B. ; Tait, Alastair ; Peiffer, Stefan ; McCammon, Catherine:
Identification of Mackinawite and Constraints on Its Electronic Configuration Using Mössbauer Spectroscopy.
In: Minerals. Vol. 10 (2020) Issue 12 . - No. 1090.
ISSN 2075-163X
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.3390/min10121090

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Abstract

The Fe(II) monosulfide mineral mackinawite (FeS) is an important phase in low-temperature iron and sulfur cycles, yet it is challenging to characterize since it often occurs in X-ray amorphous or nanoparticulate forms and is extremely sensitive to oxidation. Moreover, the electronic configuration of iron in mackinawite is still under debate. Mössbauer spectroscopy has the potential to distinguish mackinawite from other FeS phases and provide clarity on the electronic configuration, but conflicting results have been reported. We therefore conducted a Mössbauer study at 5 K of five samples of mackinawite synthesized through different pathways. Samples show two different Mössbauer patterns: a singlet that remains unsplit at all temperatures studied, and a sextet with a hyperfine magnetic field of 27(1) T at 5 K, or both. Our results suggest that the singlet corresponds to stoichiometric mackinawite (FeS), while the sextet corresponds to mackinawite with excess S (FeS1+x). Both phases show center shifts near 0.5 mm/s at 5 K. Coupled with observations from the literature, our data support non-zero magnetic moments on iron atoms in both phases, with strong itinerant spin fluctuations in stoichiometric FeS. Our results provide a clear approach for the identification of mackinawite in both laboratory and natural environments.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Keywords:	mackinawite; iron sulfide; lepidocrocite; polysulfide; Mössbauer spectroscopy; electronic configuration; magnetic hyperfine field; quadrupole splitting; Debye model
DDC Subjects:	500 Science > 500 Natural sciences 500 Science > 550 Earth sciences, geology
Institutions of the University:	Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Chair Hydrology Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Chair Hydrology > Chair Hydrology - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Peiffer Faculties
Language:	English
Originates at UBT:	Yes
URN:	urn:nbn:de:bvb:703-epub-6429-9
Date Deposited:	27 Jun 2022 07:33
Last Modified:	27 Jun 2022 07:33
URI:	https://epub.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/6429

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