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The Effect of A-Site Cation on the Formation of Brannerite (ATi2O6, A = U, Th, Ce) Ceramic Phases in a Glass-Ceramic Composite System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2019

Malin C. Dixon Wilkins Open the ORCID record for Malin C. Dixon Wilkins [Opens in a new window] ,
Martin C. Stennett Open the ORCID record for Martin C. Stennett [Opens in a new window]  and
Neil C. Hyatt
Malin C. Dixon Wilkins*
Affiliation:
Immobilisation Science Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Martin C. Stennett
Affiliation:
Immobilisation Science Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Neil C. Hyatt
Affiliation:
Immobilisation Science Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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*(Email: mdixonwilkins1@sheffield.ac.uk)
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Abstract

A range of stoichiometric and mixed A-site cation brannerite glass-ceramics have been synthesised and characterised. The formation of UTi2O6 in glass is reliant on ensuring all uranium remains tetravalent by processing in an inert atmosphere. ThTi2O6 forms in glass under both inert and oxidising atmospheres due to the lack of other easily available oxidation states. CeTi2O6 could not be made to form within this glass system. The formation of A0.5B0.5Ti2O6 phases depends strongly on the oxidation states of the A and B cations available in the process atmosphere, with the most successful compositions having an average final oxidation state of (A,B)4+. Mixed cation brannerite compositions that formed in argon include U0.75Th0.25Ti2O6 and U0.71Ce0.29Ti2O6. Those forming in air include U0.23Th0.77Ti2O6, Th0.37Ce0.63Ti2O6, and U0.41Ce0.59Ti2O6.

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actinidewaste managementU
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MRS Advances , Volume 5 , Issue 1-2: Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XLIII , 2020 , pp. 73 - 81
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2019

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