Heating induced structural and chemical behavior of KD{sub 2}PO{sub 4} in the 25 °C–215 °C temperature range
We have used powder x-ray diffraction (XRD) to investigate the structural and chemical modifications undergone by KD{sub 2}PO{sub 4} (DKDP) upon heating from room temperature to 215 °C. Full-profile (Le Bail) analysis of our temperature-resolved data shows no evidence of polymorphic structural transitions or deuterium–hydrogen isotope exchange occurring below T{sub s} = 185 °C. The lattice parameters of DKDP vary smoothly upon heating to T{sub s} and are 0.2% to 0.6% greater than those of its isostructural hydrogenated counterpart KH{sub 2}PO{sub 4} (KDP). In addition, XRD isotherms collected at T{sub s} demonstrate the structural and chemical stability of the title compound at this temperature over a 10.5 h time period. Upon further heating, however, the tetragonal DKDP phase becomes unstable, as evidenced by its transition to a monoclinic DKDP modification and eventual chemical decomposition via dehydration. - Highlights: • Structural and chemical behavior of KD{sub 2}PO{sub 4} is investigated upon heating to 215 °C • No polymorphic transitions or deuterium-hydrogen isotope exchange below T{sub s} = 185 °C • KD{sub 2}PO{sub 4} is structurally and chemically stable at T{sub s} over a 10.5 h time period • KD{sub 2}PO{sub 4} chemically decomposes via dehydration upon heating above T{sub d} = 195 °C.
- OSTI ID:
- 22285079
- Journal Information:
- Materials Characterization, Vol. 83; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1044-5803
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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