Zn K-edge XAFS Spectra of Clays
Description
We provide two Zn K-edge XAFS spectra of kaolinite (KGa-1b; 8 ppm Zn) and montmorillonite (SAz-1; 60 ppm Zn) from the Source Clays Repository. The first column of the data is photon energy (eV) and the second column is fluorescence μ(E).
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The clays were obtained from the Source Clays Repository without further processing. Powdered samples were pressed into 13 mm pellets using a hydraulic pellet press. No dilution was performed due to low Zn concentrations in the two minerals. The XAFS spectra were collected on the 8-ID beamline at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II). A Si(111) monochromator was used, and data was collected in total fluorescence mode using a PIPS detector at room temperature. 40 and 20 scans were acquired and averaged for kaolinite and montmorillonite, respectively. Zn foil spectra were simultaneously collected, and X-ray energy was calibrated by setting the first inflection point of the Zn foil spectra to 9659.0 eV.