Direct measurement of the thermal expansion of the Si-O bond by neutron total scattering

Matthew G. Tucker, Martin T. Dove, David A. Keen

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Abstract

The coefficient of thermal expansion of the Si-O bond has been obtained from neutron total scattering measurements of five different phases of silica, with value (2.2 ± 0.4) × 10-6 K-1. This value is smaller than values obtained by conventional x-ray diffraction measurements corrected for rigid-body thermal motion. Three of the datasets used in this study, tridymite and two zeolite structures, are completely new.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)L425-L430
JournalJournal of Physics Condensed Matter
Volume12
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 3 2000
Externally publishedYes

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