BARC/PUB/2002/0276

 
 

Phase studies in the Rb–Sr–U–O system: characterisation of new phases

 
     
 
Author(s)

Keskar, M.; Agarwal, R.; Singh, M. K. D.
(FCD)

Source

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2002. Vol. 305: pp. 90-96

ABSTRACT

The subsolidus phase relations in the Rb–Sr–U–O system were determined at 900°C. Two new quaternary phases Rb2Sr2U4O15 and Rb8Sr2U6O24in the Rb–Sr–U–O system were synthesized by heatin gthe respective oxides at 900°C in air. A pseudo-ternary phase diagram of Rb2O–SrO–UO3 was drawn usin gthe new quaternary compounds, and various phase fields were established by X-ray powder diffraction analysis. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) data of Rb2Sr2U4O15 were indexed by a monoclinic system with cell parameters,a=0.7875(4) nm,b=1.3199(4) nm,c=0.6667(5) nm and β=104.93(8)°, whereas XRD data of Rb8Sr2U6O24 were indexed by a cubic cell with a=0.8743(1) nm. The structure of Rb8Sr2U6O24 was derived from the powder data and structural parameters were refined by the Rietveld profile method.

 
 
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