Temperature Dependence of the Raman Frequency of an Internal Mode for SiO2-Moganite Close to the α-β Transition

Abstract

The temperature dependence of the 501 cm−1 frequency of the vibrational mode is analyzed for SiO2-moganite. The experimental data for the heating and cooling cycles of moganite from the literature is used for our analysis. The coexistence of α-β moganite is obtained over a finite temperature interval, and the α-β moganite transition at around 570 K is studied, as observed experimentally.