BARC/PUB/2015/0469

 
 

Preparation and characterization of new phases in Na-(U0.5Pu0.5)-Mo-O and Na-(ThxU1-x)-Mo-O (x=0.5 and 0.8) systems by X-ray and thermal methods

 
     
 
Author(s)

Dahale, N. D.; Sali, S. K.; Keskar, M. S.; Phatak, R. A.; Kesavaiyer, K.; Kannan, S.
(ChD;FCD)

Source

Radiochimica Acta, 2015. Vol. 103 (1): pp. 39-48

ABSTRACT

Na2(ThxU1−x)(MoO4)3 and Na4(ThxU1−x) (MoO4)4(x=0.5 and 0.8) were synthesized, by reacting (ThxU1−x)(MoO4)2 with Na2MoO4 in appropriate molar ratios at 873K in an evacuated quartz ampoule for 25h. While Na2(U0.5Pu0.5)(MoO4)3 and Na4(U0.5Pu0.5)(MoO4)4 were synthesized, by reacting (U0.5Pu0.5)(MoO4)2 with Na2MoO4 in appropriate molar ratios at 873K in argon atmosphere for 45h. The crystal structure of these compounds were derived from powder XRD data in atetragonal system (space group: I41/a) by Rietveld profile method. Thermogravimetric curves of Na2(ThxU1−x)(MoO4)3 and Na4(ThxU1−x)(MoO4)4 did not show any weight changes up to 973 K in helium atmosphere. High temperature X-ray diffraction (HTXRD) studies of Na2(ThxU1−x)(MoO4)3 and Na4(ThxU1−x)(MoO4)4 in vacuum showed positive thermal expansion in the temperature range of 298 to 873K.

 
 
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