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Title: Stability of fluorite-type La2Ce2O7 under extreme conditions

Journal Article · · Journal of Alloys and Compounds
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. The Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States); Yanshan Univ., Hebei (China)
  2. The Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
  3. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  4. Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)

Here, the structural stability of fluorite-type La2Ce2O7 was studied at pressure up to ~40 GPa and under hydrothermal conditions (~1 GPa, 350 °C), respectively, using synchrotron x-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman scattering measurements. XRD measurements indicated that fluorite-type La2Ce2O7 is not stable at pressures greater than 22.6 GPa and slowly transforms to a high-pressure phase. The high-pressure phase is not stable and changes back to the fluorite-type structure when pressure is released. The La2Ce2O7 fluorite is also not stable under hydrothermal conditions and begins to react with water at 200~250 °C. Both Raman and XRD results suggest that lanthanum hydroxide La(OH)3 and La3+-doped CeO2 fluorite are the dominant products after hydrothermal treatment.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States); Carnegie Inst. of Washington, Washington, DC (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0002006; NA0001977; NA0001974; FG02-99ER45775; AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1338343
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1359232
Journal Information:
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 674, Issue C; ISSN 0925-8388
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 27 works
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