Thermal and crystallization behaviour of ThO2-CeO2 system

被引:12
作者
Bukaemskiy, A. A. [1 ]
Barrier, D. [1 ]
Modolo, G. [1 ]
机构
[1] KFA Julich GmbH, Forschungszentrum, Inst Energy Res Safety Res & Reactor Technol, D-52425 Julich, Germany
关键词
Nuclear reactor materials; Precipitation; Crystal structure; Thermal analysis; X-ray diffraction; ThO2; CeO2; INERT MATRIX; THORIA; FUEL;
D O I
10.1016/j.jallcom.2009.06.090
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The effect of the addition of ceria on the thermal behaviour and crystallization of thoria powders prepared by a "soft" co-precipitation method was investigated in detail using TG-DSC and XRD. It was shown that the synthesized powders consist of a mixture of pure thoria and cera and (ThCe)O-2 solid solution with ceria content different from the initial. All powders were crystallized after drying. and a solid solution with homogeneous composition of (ThCe)O-2 was formed during heating from 700 to 1100 degrees C. At temperatures above 1100 degrees C. all investigated powders form homogeneous (ThCe)O-2 solid solutions with face-centred cubic. fluorite-type structures, without any apparent segregation of ceria or thoria. The (ThCe)O-2 lattice parameter was found to be a function of the ceria content according to Vegard's law. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:783 / 788
页数:6
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