Proton migration in portlandite inferred from activation energy of self-diffusion and potential energy curve of OH bond |
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| Authors: | Naoki Noguchi Keiji Shinoda |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geosciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sugimoto 3-3-138, Sumiyoshi-ku Osaka, 558-8585, Japan |
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| Abstract: | A fundamental mechanism on the atomic level for self-diffusion in the proton layer of portlandite, Ca(OH)2, was investigated by conducting hydrogen–deuterium (H–D) exchange diffusion experiments and by deriving potential energy
curves of OH vibrations from optical absorption measurements. Synthetic single crystals of portlandite were used in H–D experiments
between 250 and 450°C at 150 MPa. Arrhenius parameters for proton diffusion perpendicular to the c-axis gave a frequency factor of 1.0 × 10−10 m2/s and activation energy of 0.61 eV (58.5 kJ/mol). The activation energy corresponds to the height of the potential barrier
between two oxygen atoms across an interlayer. The potential barrier height was also theoretically estimated using the OH
potential energy curve (OH-PEC) determined by optical absorption measurements. Experimental and theoretical results suggest
that the potential barrier height cannot be simply determined by overlapping two OH-PECs. The potential barrier derived theoretically
was 3.11 eV. This is too high for the activation energy of the proton diffusion. It implies that the interaction between a
diffusing proton and the vacancy of a proton site, and the shortening of interlayer oxygen distance by thermal vibration reduce
the potential barrier. |
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