Table 3 Hyperfine parameters derived from room temperature SMS spectra of ε-Fe2O3. Uncertainties in the hyperfine parameters are indicated in brackets. Component column refers to the color in which each site is displayed in Fig. 5

From: Stability and nature of the volume collapse of ε-Fe2O3 under extreme conditions

Pressure (GPa)

Fe site

Component

CSa

QSb

Area

FWHMc

BHFd

   

mm∙s−1

mm∙s−1

%

mm∙s−1

T

1 bar

Fe(window)

Doublet (gray)e

0.15

0.41

5.4

0.27

 

Fe3+(1,2)

Sextet (blue)

0.37(3)

−0.05(5)

43.0(21)

0.46(7)

39.1(2)

 

Fe3+ (3)

Sextet (red)

0.39(2)

−0.22(2)

24.5(21)

0.40(4)

44.5(9)

 

Fe3+ (4)

Sextet (green)

0.21(3)

−0.19(7)

27.1(27)

0.56(9)

25.9(3)

27.5 GPa

Fe(window)

Doublet (gray)e

0.15

0.41

6.1

0.27

  

Doublet (orange)

0.35(2)

1.33(4)

32.5(3)

0.71(6)

 

Fe3+(1,2)

Sextet (blue)

0.32(3)

0.39(5)

36(2)

0.64(6)

49.9(1)

 

Fe3+ (3)

Sextet (red)

0.18(14)

0.1(3)

18.1(13)

1.4(3)

42.6(9)

 

Fe3+ (4)

Sextet (green)

0.48(17)

−0.3(3)

7.1(24)

0.7(4)

18.6(10)

36.5 GPa

Fe(window)

Doublet (gray)e

0.15

0.41

6.9

0.27

  

Doublet (orange)

0.31(2)

1.30(3)

43(3)

0.64(5)

 

Fe3+(1,2)

Sextet (blue)

0.30(2)

0.54(5)

30(2)

0.44(5)

49.7(1)

 

Fe3+ (3)

Sextet (red)

0.21(12)

0.5(2)

15.0(12)

1.0(3)

44.8(8)

 

Fe3+ (4)

Sextet (dark green)

0.13(6)

−0.24(13)

6(2)

0.26(19)

17.1(5)

  1. aCS: center shift relative to α-Fe
  2. bQS: quadrupole splitting
  3. cFWHM: full width at half maximum including the source linewidth
  4. dBHF: magnetic hyperfine field
  5. eDoublet contribution: iron in confocal Be-lenses, ID1869