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A Solid-State NMR Study of Coordination Transformation in Amorphous Aluminum Oxide: Implication for Crystallization of Magma Ocean

고상 NMR을 이용한 비정질 알루미나의 상전이 연구: 마그마 바다 구성 용융체의 결정화 과정의 의의

  • Ryu, Saebom (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Sung Keun (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University)
  • 류새봄 (서울대학교 지구환경과학부) ;
  • 이성근 (서울대학교 지구환경과학부)
  • Received : 2012.12.14
  • Accepted : 2012.12.27
  • Published : 2012.12.31
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Abstract

In order to have better insights into the chemical differentiation of Earth from its magma ocean phase to the current stratified structure, detailed information of crystallization kinetics of silicate melts consisting of the magma ocean is essential. The structural transitions in oxide glasses and melts upon crystallization provide improved prospects for a systematic and quantitative understanding of the crystallization processes. Here, we report the $^{27}Al$ 3QMAS NMR spectra for sol-gel synthesized $Al_2O_3$ glass with varying temperature and annealing time. The NMR spectra for the amorphous $Al_2O_3$ show well-resolved Al coordination environments, characterized with mostly $^{[4,5]}Al$ and a minor fraction of $^{[6]}Al$. The fraction of $^{[5]}Al$ in the alumina phase decreases with increasing annealing time at constant temperature. The NMR results of $Al_2O_3$ phases also imply that multiple processes (e.g., crystallization and/or changes in structural disorder within glasses) could involve upon its phase transition. The current results and method can be useful to understand crystallization kinetics of diverse natural and multi-component silicate glasses and melts. The potential result may yield atomic-level understanding of Earth's chemical evolution and differentiation from the magma ocean.

지구가 마그마 바다 상태에서 현재의 층상화된 내부 구조로 분화되는 진화과정의 체계적인 이해를 위하여 규산염 용융체와 같은 비정질 산화물의 결정화과정 메커니즘 규명이 필요하다. 이를 위하여 결정화 과정에서 수반하는 용융체의 원자구조 변화를 실험적으로 측정하여 결정화 과정을 정량적으로 정립할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 고상 핵자기 공명 분광분석(NMR)을 이용하여 졸겔법으로 합성한 비정질 알루미나($Al_2O_3$)의 온도-가열 시간 변화에 따른 원자구조 변화로부터, 비정질-결정질 상전이 과정을 원자 단위에서 규명하였다. 비정질 $Al_2O_3$의 $^{27}Al$ 3QMAS NMR 실험 결과 다량의 배위수 4, 5의 알루미늄($^{[4,5]}Al$)과 소량의 배위수 6인 알루미늄($^{[6]}Al$)이 명확히 구분되어 관찰되었고, 973 K와 1,073 K에서 각각 가열시간을 증가시킬수록 배위수 5인 알루미늄($^{[5]}Al$)이 감소하였다. 본 연구에서는 $^{[5]}Al$의 분율을 결정화의 지표로 이용하여 $^{27}Al$ 3QMAS NMR 결과를 정량 분석하였다. 분석을 통해 점진적인 원자구조의 변화로 관찰되는 비정질 산화물의 상전이 과정이 결정화 혹은 비정질 내 구조적 무질서도의 변화와 같은 복합적인 단계로 구성될 수 있음을 확인하였다. 이러한 연구 결과는 다양한 자연계의 다성분계 규산염 용융체 결정화 과정 및 마그마 바다의 분화와 지구의 화학적 진화에 대한 원자 단위의 이해증진에 도움을 줄 것이다.

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