Articles | Volume 36, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-36-55-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-36-55-2024
Research article
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08 Jan 2024
Research article |  | 08 Jan 2024

Atomic-scale environment of niobium in ore minerals as revealed by XANES and EXAFS at the Nb K-edge

Quentin Bollaert, Mathieu Chassé, Guillaume Morin, Benoît Baptiste, Alexandra Courtin, Laurence Galoisy, Gautier Landrot, Cécile Quantin, and Georges Calas

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X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) was successfully used to investigate the atomic-scale environment of niobium (Nb) in ore minerals and Nb-doped compounds of technological importance. The demonstrated sensitivity of this technique to Nb minerals could help decipher Nb speciation in mining contexts such as hydrothermal and lateritic deposits and rationalize the origin of the enhanced physico-chemical properties of Nb-doped materials.