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SOME PHASE RELATIONS OF THE BaO-UO$sub 2$-O$sub 2$ SYSTEM

Journal Article · · Nukleonika (Poland)
OSTI ID:4097486

To establish the phase relations of the BaO - UO/sub 2/ system, mixtures of BaCO/sub 3/ and UO/sub 2/ in different proportions were heated at 1200 deg C in hydrogen and then examined by x-ray powder methods. Up to 50 mole% BaO there exists a heterogeneous phase region composed of UO/sub 2/ of the fluorite structure and of BaUO/sub 3/ representing the pseudocubic perovskite structure without alteration of their lattice constants, which indicates the lack of solid solutions. Between 50 and 75 mole% Qa0, the samples are homogenous and the elementary cell of BaUO/sub 3/ changes from pseudocubic to cubic, finally exposing new superstructure lines. This points to a continuous transition from the simple perovskite cell to the face-centered of the (NH/sub 4/)/sub 3/FeF/sub 6/ type. Samples containing more than 75 mole% BaO decompose during the heating offering free BaO content. BaUO/sub 3/ oxidizes itself at room temperature with gradual decreasing lattice constant from 4.401 kX at BaUO/sub 3.o/ to 4.383 kX at BaUO/sub 3.3//sub 6/. Fr om the density measurements of the oxidized samples, the formation of an interstitial solution of the oxygen in the BaUO/sub 3/ lattice is expected. At higher oxygen content BaUO/sub 4/ appears. (auth)

Research Organization:
Technical Univ., Wroclaw, Poland
NSA Number:
NSA-15-009481
OSTI ID:
4097486
Journal Information:
Nukleonika (Poland), Journal Name: Nukleonika (Poland) Vol. Vol: 5; ISSN NUKLA
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English