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Title: High-Temperature Thermodynamics of Cerium Silicates, A-Ce2Si2O7, and Ce4.67(SiO4)3O

Journal Article · · ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
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  1. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States). Alexandra Navrotsky Inst. for Experimental Thermodynamics
  2. Univ. Montpellier, Marcoule (France). Inst. for the Separation Chemistry in Marcoule (ICSM), CNRS, CEA, ENSCM, DES, ISEC, and DMRC
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)
  4. Univ. Montpellier, Marcoule (France). Inst. for the Separation Chemistry in Marcoule (ICSM), CNRS, CEA, and ENSCM
  5. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States). Alexandra Navrotsky Inst. for Experimental Thermodynamics and Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
  6. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)

Lanthanide disilicates and oxyapatites have potential roles in high temperature applications as thermal (TBC) and environmental barrier coatings (EBC), or possible alteration phases in geological nuclear waste repositories. However, those Ce3+-bearing silicates have only been limitedly studied. In this work, we performed detailed structural and thermodynamic investigations on A-Ce2Si2O7 (tetragonal, P41) and Ce4.67(SiO4)3O (hexagonal, P63/m). The high temperature structural behaviors and coefficients of thermal expansion were determined by in situ high temperature synchrotron X-ray diffraction (HT-XRD) implemented with Rietveld analysis and thermogravimetric analysis coupled with differential scanning calorimetry (TGA-DSC). A-Ce2Si2O7 was found to be stable in N2 and air up to ~1483 K with anisotropic thermal expansion along the a and c axes (αa= 12.3 × 10-6K-1 and αc = 12.4 × 10-6 K-1). Ce4.67(SiO4)3O had a slow partial oxidation between 533 K and 873 K to a new nonstoichiometric phase Ce3+1.67-xCe4+xCe3+3(SiO4)3O1+0.5x, followed by a thermal decomposition to CeO2 and SiO2 at ~1000 K in air. By using high temperature oxide melt solution calorimetry at 973 K with lead borate as the solvent, the standard enthalpy of formation was determined for A-Ce2Si2O7 (-3825.1 ± 6.0 kJ/mol) and Ce4.67(SiO4)3O (-7391.3 ± 9.5 kJ/mol). Finally, these thermodynamic parameters were compared with those of CeO2, CeSiO4, and other silicate oxyapatites for examining their chemical stability in high temperature environments relevant for aeronautical applications, mineral formation, and nuclear fuel cycle.

Research Organization:
Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); USDOE Office of Science (SC); Washington State University
Grant/Contract Number:
NE0008582; NE0008689; SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1686245
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1762749
Report Number(s):
BNL-220795-2021-JAAM; DE-NE0008689; TRN: US2204118
Journal Information:
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, Vol. 4, Issue 11; ISSN 2472-3452
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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