Studies of layered uranium(VI) compounds. I. High proton conductivity in polycrystalline hydrogen uranyl phosphate tetrahydrate
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· J. Solid State Chem.; (United States)
Hydrogen uranyl phosphate tetrahydrate HUO/sub 2/PO/sub 4/.4H/sub 2/O has a high proton conductivity. The ac conductivity was 0.4 ohm/sup -1/ m/sup -1/ at 290/sup 0/K measured parallel to the faces of sintered disks of the compound. The activation energy was found to be 31 +- 3 kJ mole/sup -1/. The values of conductivity were between 3 and 10 times lower when measured perpendicular to the disk faces due to preferred orientation of the plate-like crystals. Both the powder and sintered disks are stable in air and insoluble in phosphoric acid solution of pH 2.5. Experiments are described which enable possible grain boundary contributions to the conductivity to be determined in such hydrates. The extrinsic grain boundary contribution to the conductivity was found to be small from experiments in which the pH in a solution cell was varied. The abnormally high bulk H/sup +/ conductivity thus inferred is attributed primarily to the high concentration of H/sup +/, which exists as H/sub 3/O/sup +/ in the interlamellar hydrogen-bounded network. A Grotthus-type mechanism of conduction is proposed which involves intermolecular transfer steps (hopping) and intramolecular transfer steps, in comparable numbers, the former facilitated by the high concentration of H/sub 3/O/sup +/ ions in the structure, and the latter most likely facilitated by the high concentration of H-bond vacancies. 8 figures, 1 table.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Leeds, England
- OSTI ID:
- 5853932
- Journal Information:
- J. Solid State Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Solid State Chem.; (United States) Vol. 28:3; ISSN JSSCB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
400702* -- Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry-- Properties of Radioactive Materials
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ACTIVATION ENERGY
BARYONS
CATIONS
CHARGED PARTICLES
CRYSTALS
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY
FERMIONS
HADRONS
HYDRATES
HYDROGEN IONS
HYDROGEN IONS 1 PLUS
IONS
NUCLEONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHATES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLYCRYSTALS
PROTONS
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM PHOSPHATES
URANYL COMPOUNDS
400702* -- Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry-- Properties of Radioactive Materials
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ACTIVATION ENERGY
BARYONS
CATIONS
CHARGED PARTICLES
CRYSTALS
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY
FERMIONS
HADRONS
HYDRATES
HYDROGEN IONS
HYDROGEN IONS 1 PLUS
IONS
NUCLEONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHATES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLYCRYSTALS
PROTONS
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM PHOSPHATES
URANYL COMPOUNDS