Acoustic phonons in chrysotile asbestos probed by high-resolution inelastic x-ray scattering

E. Mamontov, S. B. Vakhrushev, Yu A. Kumzerov, A. Alatas, H. Sinn

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Abstract

Acoustic phonons in an individual, oriented fiber of chrysotile asbestos (chemical formula Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) were observed at room temperature in the inelastic x-ray measurement with a very high (meV) resolution. The x-ray scattering vector was aligned along [1 0 0] direction of the reciprocal lattice, nearly parallel to the long axis of the fiber. The latter coincides with [1 0 0] direction of the direct lattice and the axes of the nano-channels. The data were analyzed using a damped harmonic oscillator model. Analysis of the phonon dispersion in the first Brillouin zone yielded the longitudinal sound velocity of (9200 ± 600) m/s.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)589-592
Number of pages4
JournalSolid State Communications
Volume149
Issue number15-16
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2009

Funding

Use of the Advanced Photon Source was supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357.

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Science
Basic Energy SciencesDE-AC02-06CH11357

    Keywords

    • A. Nanostructures
    • C. X-ray scattering
    • D. Phonons

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