The Raman spectra and in-situ X-ray diffraction patterns of synthetic merrillite, Ca9NaMg(PO4)(7), have been measured up to 1173 K at ambient pressure. No phase transformation was observed in this study. The effect of temperature on the Raman spectra shows that all observed active bands continuously shift to lower wavenumber with increasing temperature. The temperature dependences of v(3) anti-symmetric PO stretching modes are larger than those of v(1) symmetric P-O stretching, v(4) and v(2) O-P-O bending modes and the external modes. Lattice parameters and volume were analyzed, and the thermal expansion coefficients were obtained as 4.86(5) x 10(-5) K-1, 1.46(1) x 10(-5) K-1 and 1.94(5) x 10(-5) K-1 for V, a and c, respectively. Thermal expansion of merrillite shows an axial anisotropy with a smaller expansion coefficient along the alpha-axis. The average isobaric mode Gruneisen parameter for the internal PO4 modes of merrillite has been calculated as 0.57. Publication name | VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY Volume: 106 Article Number: 103005 DOI: 10.1016/j.vibspec.2019.103005 Published: JAN 2020 | Author(s) | Jia, Muhua; Zhai, Kuan; Gao, Mei; Wen, Wen; Liu, Yungui; Wu, Xiang; Zhai, Shuangmeng | Corresponding author(s) | GAO Mei gaomei@sinap.ac.cn Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Adv Res Inst, SSRF, Shanghai 201210, Peoples R China ZHAI Shuangmeng zhaishuangmeng@mail.gyig.ac.cn Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geochem, Guiyang 550081, Guizhou, Peoples R China. | View here for the details
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