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Behavior of H₂O molecules in the channels of natrolite and scolecite: A Raman and IR spectroscopic investigation of hydrous microporous silicates

¹ Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Science, Lavrentiev prosp. 3, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
² Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Kiel, Abteilung Mineralogie, Olshausenstr. 40, D-24098 Kiel, Germany

Correspondence: ^* E-mail: chg{at}min.uni-kiel.de

Single-crystal polarized Raman spectra (80 to 4000 cm^–1 at 4 T 700 K) and powder IR spectra (1500 to 4000 cm^–1 at 50 < T < 300 K) were measured for two microporous zeolites natrolite, Na₁₆[Al₁₆Si₂₄O₈₀]·16H₂O, and scolecite, Ca₈[Al₁₆Si₂₄O₈₀]·24H₂O to determine the behavior of H₂O molecules in the channels. Both IR and Raman spectra show intense O-H stretching and H₂O bending modes derived from the hydrogen-bonded H₂O molecule(s) in the channels. Using published crystal structural data for natrolite and scolecite, and a consideration of Raman mode intensities that are sensitive to the H₂O orientation in the framework channels, the internal stretching and bending modes could be assigned. The Raman spectra also show lower energy lattice modes and, in addition, second-order scattering in the wavenumber range where O-H stretching vibrations occur. The stretching vibrations of H₂O molecules of natrolite and scolecite are located between 3200 and 3700 cm^–1 and bending vibrations occur around 1650 cm^–1. In the case of natrolite, two intense O-H stretching modes can be observed and also several weaker combination modes. The latter was used to derive a low energy external H₂O translational vibration, T(H₂O), which is also observed directly in single-crystal Raman spectra. In addition, two H₂O librational modes are located at about 440 and 500 cm^–1. For scolecite, six O-H stretching modes are observed in the Raman spectra recorded at 4 K, but only five are found at room temperature in the IR or Raman. The single-crystal Raman spectra also show several second-order combination modes consisting of external and internal H₂O vibrations. They permit the wavenumber of several T(H₂O) modes at low wavenumbers to be determined. These combination bands are analyzed based on their temperature behavior between 0 and 300 K. It is shown that the wavenumber of the H₂O bending modes decreases with an increase of the H-O-H angle of the H₂O molecule in natrolite and scolecite. The dehydration behavior of H₂O in natrolite and scolecite was investigated by Raman measurements of the intensities of the O-H stretching modes at temperatures from 300 K to 570 K and 720 K, respectively. IR and Raman spectra, obtained over a large temperature range, permit one to obtain a better understanding of inner surface H₂O-molecule behavior in microporous silicates and energetics and the behavior of hydrogen bonding.

Key Words: Raman spectroscopy • IR spectroscopy • natrolite • scolecite • microporous materials • Hydrogen bonding • zeolites • H₂O molecules

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