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Study on Synthesis of Pyrochlore in Gd-Ti-O and Gd-Zr-O Systems

Gd-Ti-O계 및 Gd-Zr-O 계에서의 파이로클로어 합성연구

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  • S.V. Yudintsev
  • 채수천 (한국지질자원연구원 자원활용소재연구부) ;
  • 배인국 (한국지질자원연구원 자원활용소재연구부) ;
  • 장영남 (한국지질자원연구원 자원활용소재연구부) ;
  • Published : 2004.06.01
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Abstract

Pyrochlores were known as promising materials for the immobilization of radioactive actinide. Accordingly, we synthesized pyrochlores with Gd$_2$Ti$_2$$O_7$ and Gd$_2$Zr$_2$$O_7$compositions by sintering method, and studied its properties and phase relations in Gd-Ti-O and Gd-Zr-O system. The mixed powders were pressed into pellets under 200-400 kgf/cm$^2$ at room temperature. and then sintered at 1000-1$600^{\circ}C$ for 0.5-40 hours. The synthesized samples were analyzed and were identified with XRD and SEM/EDS analyses. The optimal synthetic conditions of pyrochlores with Gd$_2$Ti$_2$$O_7$composition were at 140$0^{\circ}C$/0.5hrs, 130$0^{\circ}C$/3hrs and 120$0^{\circ}C$/20hrs. Its chemical composition was $Gd_{2.0-2.1}$$Ti_{1.9-2.0}$$O_7$ and similar to the stoichiometric composition without any relationship in temperature and atmosphere. The optimal synthetic conditions of pyrochlores with $Gd_{2}$$Zr_{2}$$O_7$composition were at 155$0^{\circ}C$/40hrs and 1$600^{\circ}C$/30hrs. The compositions of pyrochlore synthesized from these optimal conditions were irregular with $Gd_{1.5-2.4}$$Zr_{1.7-2.4}$$O_7$. Such heterogeneity indicates that the reaction rate of pyrochlore with Gd$_2$Zr$_2$$O_7$composition is very low, and then its equilibrium state could not be attained even for 40 hours which was the longest sintering time in this research.

Gd-Ti-O 및 Gd-Zr-O계에서의 파이로클로어 (Gd$_2$Ti$_2$$O_7$및 Gd$_2$Zr$_2$$O_7$)는 장주기 방사성 폐기물인 악티나이드 원소들을 고정화시킬 수 있는 물질로써 잘 알려져 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 소결법에 의해 이들을 합성하여, 상평형 관계 및 특성을 연구하였다. 혼합된 시료는 상온에서 200-400kgf/$cm^2$의 압력으로 성형한 후, 1000-1$600^{\circ}C$ 범위에서 소결온도 및 분위기를 변화시키면서 소결하였다. 합성된 시료는 XRD 및 SEM/EDS를 사용하여 상분석 및 화학조성을 분석하였다. 실험결과, Gd$_2$Ti$_2$$O_7$의 최적 합성조건은 140$0^{\circ}C$/0.5 hrs, 130$0^{\circ}C$/3 hrs 및 120$0^{\circ}C$/20 hrs였고, 이때의 화학조성은 $Gd_{2.0-2.1}$$Ti_{1.9-2.0}$$O_7$으로 소결온도 및 분위기와 무관하게 화학양론적 조성에 근접하였다. $Gd_{2}$$Zr_{2}$$O_7$의 최적 합성조건은 155$0^{\circ}C$/40 hrs 및 1$600^{\circ}C$/30 hrs였으나 화학조성은 $Gd_{1.5-2.4}$$Zr_{1.7-2.4}$$O_7$로 매우 불균질 하였다. 이 같은 불균질성은 본 연구의 최장 소결시간이었던 40시간에서 조차 평형을 이루지 못할 정도로 Gd$_2$Zr$_2$$O_7$의 생성속도가 매우 낮음을 지시하고 있다.

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