ISSN:
1436-5073
Keywords:
PEELS
;
near-edge structure
;
aluminium
;
cement
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract The local site symmetry of aluminium in Al-substituted calcium silicate hydrate phases, similar to those found in hardened Portland cement pastes, has been determined by experimental measurement and theoretical modelling of the electron energy loss near-edge structure associated with the aluminium K-edge measured using parallel electron energy loss spectroscopy in the transmission electron microscope. Changes in the local aluminium environment were observed between different regions of the microstructure which are explained in terms of aluminium substitution into both tetrahedral silicon and octahedral magnesium sites. This spatially-resolved information is in excellent agreement with27Al and29Si magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance data on bulk samples as well as the predictions based upon compositional trends derived from the results of energy dispersive X-ray and electron energy loss elemental microanalysis. In a wider context we wish to stress the complementarity of both spatially-resolved and bulk spectroscopic techniques, which possess differing degrees of sensitivity, in the analysis of materials science samples.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01244546
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