A computational investigation of cation ordering phenomena in the binary spinel system MgAl2O4-FeAl2O4

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 611-624

  Palin, E J ^a   Harrison, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cation ordering; Hercynite; Monte Carlo simulations; Spinel; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; SOLID SOLUTIONS;

CATION ORDERING; CATION SPECIES; COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS; HERCYNITE; INTERATOMIC POTENTIAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; SPINEL; SPINEL SOLID SOLUTIONS; SPINEL SYSTEM; SUB-LATTICES; THERMODYNAMICS;

POSITIVE IONS;

CATION; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; HERCYNITE; LATTICE DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; SPINEL;

EID: 49749086939     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2007.071.6.611     Document Type: Article

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