Quantitative Studies on the Structure of Molten Binary Potassium Molybdates by in Situ Raman Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemistry ab Initio Calculations.

The quantitative distribution of different species ( Q and H ) in binary potassium molybdate melts has been investigated by in situ high temperature Raman spectroscopy in conjunction with quantum chemistry (QC) ab initio calculations. The symmetric stretching vibrational wavenumbers of molybdenum nonbridging oxygen bonds in high wavenumber range and their respectively corresponding Raman scattering cross sections were determined and analyzed. Deconvolution of the stretching bands of molybdenum nonbridging oxygen bonds of molten Raman spectra by using the Voigt function was carried out.