Surface sites drive Fe enrichment at reactive olivine interfaces

Abstract

Calculations based on density functional theory and statistical mechanics reveal how Fe site preference in olivine is altered at interfaces. Although the M1 site is favored in bulk olivine, surface metal sites provide greater stabilisation for high-spin Fe2+. This enrichment accounts for the enhanced reactivity of olivine interfaces towards dissolution, carbonation and catalysis.

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
25 Apr 2026
Accepted
09 Jun 2026
First published
10 Jun 2026

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2026, Accepted Manuscript

Surface sites drive Fe enrichment at reactive olivine interfaces

M. Geng, K. Qiu, J. Deng and H. Jonsson, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2026, Accepted Manuscript , DOI: 10.1039/D6CP01531J

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements