Abstract
The effect of annealing on structural and thermochemical properties of a thorite-xenotime solid solution Th1-xErx(SiO4)1-x(PO4)x was assessed. The samples synthesized at low temperatures and stored at room temperature for 2 years retained their tetragonal structures. This structure was also maintained after heating to 1100 °C. During annealing, the structure lost water and exsolved some thorianite phases. The thermodynamic parameters did not change much after annealing, suggesting that xenotime was not a low-temperature metastable phase but rather a stable structure able to withstand elevated temperatures regardless of the thorium content. The solid solution exhibited subregular behavior with the Margules function W(x) = (73.1 ± 20.1) - (125.7 ± 49.8)·x.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 12020-12028 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 16 |
| Early online date | 30 Jul 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Aug 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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