Heavily doped M1−xUxF2+2x fluorites studied by quasielastic neutron scattering(M=Ba) and specific heat measurements (M=Pb)

Niels Hessel Andersen, Kurt Nørgaard Clausen, Jørgen Kjems

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    Abstract

    The thermal generation of defects in pure and doped Pb1−xUxF2+2x (x=0, 0.05and0.10) has been studied by specific heat measurements between 475 k and 875 k. A simple phenomenological mean field thermodynamic model has been developed and used to interpret the data. At low temperatures the result of doping is an increase of the thermally generated defect concentration; at high temperatures the effect is reversed. The microscopic defect structure of Ba0.9U0.1F2.2 has been studied by diffuse quasielastic neutron scattering experiments at room temperature. The experimental observations are in good agreement with a model calculation based on a defect structure of 212-clusters.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalSolid State Ionics
    Volume9-10
    Issue number1
    Pages (from-to)543-548
    ISSN0167-2738
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1983

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