Articles | Volume 32, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-311-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-311-2020
Research article
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04 Jun 2020
Research article |  | 04 Jun 2020

Structure and theoretical infrared spectra of OH defects in quartz

Michael C. Jollands, Marc Blanchard, and Etienne Balan

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Quartz is a very common form of almost pure silica. It can contain a small concentration of hydrogen-bearing defects whose nature is still debated. Here, we use a theoretical approach to unravel the atomic-scale geometry of these defects. Our findings help explain some important quartz properties.