Some polymorphs of manganese dioxide are characterized by tunnels of variable dimension in their structure. Tunnels having diameter of 2.8Å in α-MnO
2, such as cryptomelane and hollandite, are responsible for many interesting features. α-MnO
2 was synthesized by heating δ-MnO
2. Whereas δ-MnO
2 containing Na
+ or K
+ was easily converted to α-MnO
2 on heating (450°C for 4 days in air), that with Li
+ responded negatively. This is explained by the relatively small ionic radius of Li
+ (0.60Å) which is too small to support a tunnel structure, as compared to Na
+ (0.95 Å) and K
+ (1.33 Å). Synthetic α-MnO
2 contains 1.7-2.3 wt% of CO
2 like it's natural counterparts e. g. todorokite from Todoroki mine with CO
2 content of 5.2 wt%. CO
2 and H
2O, adsorbed during synthesis of α-MnO
2 in air, are released at higher temperatures, which was measured by Q-mass spectrometer, α-MnO
2 kept in air for 1 month has a concommitant H
2O and CO
2 peak at 270°C, whereas δ-MnO
2 of the same condition does not have any clear peak of CO
2. α-MnO
2 kept in CO
2 atmosphere for 20 hours has CO
2 peaks at 100°C and 300°C and H
2O peak at 100°C. Release of nonpolar molecules such as O
2 and N
2 is not observed. These features of manganese dioxide phases will help to determine the structure of the mineral.
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