The phase equilibria in the Ag2S-Ag8GeS 6-Ag8SnS6 system were investigated experimentally by means of differential thermal analysis (DTA);
X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques;
scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electromotive force (EMF) measurements of the concentration chains with Ag 4RbI5 solid electrolyte. The phase diagram of the boundary Ag8GeS6-Ag8SnS6 system;
two isopleth sections as well as liquidus surface projection of the Ag 2S-Ag8GeS6-Ag8SnS6 system was plotted. The continuous solid solution series between low and high temperature modifications of both initial compounds were found along the boundary Ag8GeS6-Ag8SnS6 system. It was found that the Ag2S-Ag8GeS6-Ag 8SnS6 system is quasi-ternary plane of the quaternary system and relates to monovariant eutectic type. The partial molar thermodynamic functions (ΔG;
ΔH;
ΔS¯) of silver were calculated for the LTM-Ag8Ge1-xSnxS6 (for x = 0.2;
0.4;
0.6;
0.8) solid solution based on the results of the EMF measurements. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved;