Tracing electron density changes in langbeinite under pressure.

ABSTRACT: Pressure is well known to dramatically alter physical properties and chemical behaviour of materials, much of which is due to the changes in chemical bonding that accompany compression. Though it is relatively easy to comprehend this correlation in the discontinuous compression regime, where phase transformations take place, understanding of the more subtle continuous compression effects is a far greater challenge, requiring insight into the finest details of electron density redistribution. In this study, a detailed examination of quantitative electron density redistribution in the mineral langbeinite was conducted at high pressure. Langbeinite is a potassium magnesium sulfate mineral with the chemical formula [K₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃], and crystallizes in

SUBMITTER: Gajda R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8733888 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature