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High-energy milling of WO[sub 3] oxides: Amorphization and reaction with Cs[sub 2]CO[sub 3]

Journal Article · · Journal of Solid State Chemistry; (United States)
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  1. Universite de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens (France)

Three WO[sub 3] oxides with ReO[sub 3]-, pyrochlore-, and hexagonal-type structures have been studied in nonreactive and reactive grinding conditions by high-energy ball milling. In nonreactive grinding conditions, pyrochlore- and hexagonal-type WO[sub 3] oxides amorphize by collapse of the oxide structure. Monoclinic WO[sub 3] cannot be amorphized in these experimental conditions: The effect of high-energy ball milling is to decrease the crystallite size to a limit value. In reactive grinding conditions WO[sub 3] + Cs[sub 2]CO[sub 3] mixtures lead to the formation of a lacunar cubic pyrochlore-type cesium tungstate. The reaction kinetics are strongly influenced by the WO[sub 3] oxide structure and its behavior in nonreactive grinding. The mechanochemical reactivity is higher for monoclinic WO[sub 3] and seems to depend on the presence of intercrystallite boundaries rather than on the amorphous oxide phase.

OSTI ID:
6770044
Journal Information:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry; (United States) Vol. 111:1; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCBI
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English