作者:Ashit K. Pattanaik、R. Kandan、K. Nagarajan、P.R. Vasudeva Rao
DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.09.144
日期:2013.2
Gibbs energies of formation of the intermetallic compounds, USn3, U3Sn7, USn2, and USn were determined by using high temperature molten salt galvanic cells: U(s)//UCl3 in LiCl-KCl (eutectic)//U-Sn alloy, where pure uranium was used as one of the electrodes and a two phase alloy of uranium and tin as the other. The two phase alloys used in cells I, II, III and IV as the electrodes were < USn3 > + Sn}, < U3Sn7 + USn3 >, < USn2 + U3Sn7 > and < USn + USn2 >, respectively. The Gibbs energies of formation (Delta(f)G(0)) of USn3, U3Sn7, USn2 and USn with respect to alpha-U and liquid Sn, in the temperature range 682-905 K, were determined to be given byDelta(f)G(0)(USn3)(kJ mol(-1)) = -172.8 + 0.061T (K),Delta(f)G(0)(U3Sn7)(kJ mol(-1)) = -527.8 + 0.200T (K),Delta(f)G(0)(USn2)(kJ mol(-1)) = -174.9 + 0.073T (K),Delta(f)G(0)(USn)(kJ mol(-1)) = 176.9 + 0.064T (K)The Gibbs energy of formation for U3Sn7, USn2 and USn have been obtained for the first time. (C) 2012 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.