The synthesis, crystal chemistry and structures of Y-doped brannerite (U1-xYxTi2O6) and thorutite (Th 1-xYxTi2O6-δ) phases

Journal of Solid State Chemistry

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 329-333

  James, M ^a   Carter, M L ^a   Watson, J N ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Doped uranium brannerite; Nuclear waste immobilization; Powder neutron diffraction; Rietveld refinement

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); OXIDATION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; YTTERBIUM;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY;

URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

OXIDE; THORIUM DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE; URANIUM DERIVATIVE; YTTRIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; NEUTRON; OXIDATION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0042159985     PISSN: 00224596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4596(03)00230-5     Document Type: Article

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