Articles | Volume 33, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-647-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-647-2021
Research article
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27 Oct 2021
Research article |  | 27 Oct 2021

First-principles modeling of the infrared spectrum of Fe- and Al-bearing lizardite

Etienne Balan, Emmanuel Fritsch, Guillaume Radtke, Lorenzo Paulatto, Farid Juillot, Fabien Baron, and Sabine Petit

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Interpretation of vibrational spectra of serpentines is complexified by the common occurrence of divalent and trivalent cationic impurities at tetrahedral and octahedral sites. We theoretically investigate the effect of Fe and Al on the vibrational properties of lizardite, focusing on the OH stretching modes. The results allow us to disentangle the specific effects related to the valence and coordination states of the impurities, supporting a detailed interpretation of the experimental spectra.