Thermal decomposition of HfCl{sub 4} as a function of its hydration state
- Laboratoire de Science et Genie des Materiaux et de Metallurgie, UMR CNRS INPL 7584, Ecole des Mines, F-54042 Nancy Cedex (France)
- Laboratoire de Science et Genie des Materiaux et de Metallurgie, UMR CNRS INPL 7584, Ecole des Mines, F-54042 Nancy Cedex (France) and Institut de Physique et Chimie des Materiaux, GMI, UMR CNRS-ULP 7504, Ecole de Chimie, Polymeres et Materiaux, 23, rue du Loess, BP 43, F-67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2 (France)
- Groupe Matiere Condensee et Materiaux, UMR CNRS-Universite de Rennes-I 6626, Campus de Beaulieu, Batiment 11A, F-35042 Rennes Cedex (France)
- Laboratoire Environnement et Mineralurgie, UMR CNRS-INPL 7569, Ecole Nationale Superieure de Geologie de Nancy, F-54501 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex (France)
The thermogravimetric behavior of HfCl{sub 4} powders with different hydration states has been compared. Strongly hydrated powders consist of HfOCl{sub 2}.nH{sub 2}O with n>4. Partially hydrated powders consist of particles with a HfCl{sub 4} core and a hydrated outerlayer of HfOCl{sub 2}.nH{sub 2}O with n in the range of 0-8. Hydrated powders decomposed at temperature lower than 200 deg. C whereas the decomposition of partially hydrated powders was completed at a temperature of around 450 deg. C. The observed differences in decomposition temperature is related to the structure of HfOCl{sub 2}.nH{sub 2}O, which is different if n is higher or smaller than 4 and leads to intermediate compounds, which decompose at different temperatures.
- OSTI ID:
- 20905319
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 179, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2006.02.027; PII: S0022-4596(06)00122-8; Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-4596
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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