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Structural Investigation of Fe-Ni-S and Fe-Ni-Si Melts by High-temperature Fluorescence XAFS Measurements

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2644560· OSTI ID:21054657
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  1. School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 (United States)
  2. Consortium for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (United States)

Iron-nickel (Fe-Ni) alloy is regarded as the most abundant constituent of Earth's core, with an amount of 5.5 wt% Ni in the core based on geochemical and cosmochemical models. The structural role of nickel in liquid Fe-Ni alloys with light elements such as S or Si is poorly understood, largely because of the experimental difficulties of high-temperature melts. Recently, we have succeeded in acquiring Ni K-edge fluorescence x-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectra of Fe-Ni-S and Fe-Ni-Si melts and alloys. Different structural environment of Ni atoms in Fe-Ni-S and Fe-Ni-Si melts is observed, supporting the effect of light elements in Fe-Ni melts.

OSTI ID:
21054657
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 882; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English