Hydrate Networks under Mechanical Stress - A Case Study for Co3(PO4)2·8H2O

Yann Garcia, Bao Lian Su, Sven Bach, Eduard Visnow, Martin Panthöfer, Tatiana Gorelik, Ana Guilherme Buzanich, Aleksander Gurlo, Ute Kolb, Franziska Emmerling, Cora Lind, Wolfgang Tremel

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Abstract

The nature of the bound water in solids with hydrogen-bonded networks depends not only on temperature and pressure but also on the nature of the constituents. The collapse and reorientation of these network structures determines the stability of hydrated solids and transitions to other crystalline or amorphous phases. Here, we study the mechanochemically induced loss of bound water in Co3(PO4)2·8H2O and compare this process to the behavior under hydrostatic pressure. The associated phase transition and its kinetics were monitored by X-ray powder diffraction with synchrotron radiation and quantitative IR spectroscopy. High shearing forces are responsible for the degradation of the hydrogen-bonded network and the concomitant crystalline-amorphous transformation. UV/Vis spectroscopy, extended X-ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS), and X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES) provided information about the short-range order in the amorphous solid, and thermal analysis revealed its composition and showed that the moderate charge densities of the Co2+ and PO43- ions, which make the hydration enthalpy comparable to the binding energy of the counteranions, and the formation of hydrogen-bonded networks favor multistage crystallization processes associated with the release and uptake of coordinated water. The changes of the Co2+ coordination induce a color change from pink to blue; therefore, Co3(PO4)2·8H2O can be used as an overheat temperature indicator.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2072-2081
Number of pages10
JournalEuropean Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume2016
Issue number13-14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Amorphous materials
  • Cobalt
  • Hydrates
  • Mechanochemistry
  • Phosphates

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