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To evaluate the factors affecting the structural stability of some crystalline materials that are potential hosts for radioactive wastes, the crystal structures of a series of A P5+1-xV5+xO compounds, where A is lanthanum or a member of the rare-earth series, were determined. The end-member phosphates (APO ) have the monoclinic Monazite structure (P2 /n) for A = La, Ce-Gd, and the tetragonal Zircon structure (I4 /amd) for A = Tb - Lu. The corresponding vanadates have the Monazite structure only for LaVO , and the Zircon structure for A = Ce - Lu. When the end members are isostructural, e.g., LaPO /LaVO , Monazite, YbPO /YbVO , Zircon, complete solid-solution behavior is observed, and a plot of the unit cell volume against x shows that Végard's Law is followed. When the end members are not isostructural, a systematic change in the solubility range in both structures is found as A is varied, and the data have been systematized in terms of a simple, potentially predictive, structure-field map. The pervasive polymorphism of these ABO compounds, involving both reconstructive and displacive transformations and metastable structures produced by different sample preparation methods, indicates that the crystal structural stability of substituted compounds needs to be carefully evaluated as a function of temperature to assess the structural integrity of waste-form materials. 3+

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The nature of bonding and i t s r e l a t i o n s h i p t o s t r u c t u r e i n a c t i n i d e - c o n t a i n i n g m a t e r i a l s i s a subject of continuing i n t e r e s t . From the perspective of nuclear waste i s o l a t i o n , i t i s important t o understand a l l the f a c t o r s a f f e c t i n g the l o n g term s t a b i l i t y of a c t i n i d e ions i n p o t e n t i a l host m a t e r i a l s , be

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they amorphous or c r y s t a l l i n e . The present work forms part of a systematic study to evaluate f a c t o r s a f f e c t i n g s t r u c t u r a l s t a b i l i t y , and therefore i n t e g r i t y , of some c r y s t a l l i n e materials that are e i t h e r p o t e n t i a l hosts, or may y i e l d i n s i g h t i n t o p o s s i b l e hosts, f o r nuclear waste i s o l a t i o n . Data from t h i s work may a l s o be used to a s c e r t a i n s t r u c t u r a l changes that may occur when s u f f i c i e n t a c t i n i d e or f i s s i o n - p r o d u c t l a n t h a nide ions i n the host m a t e r i a l have decayed. The p a r t i c u l a r group of ABO4 compounds was chosen because the f o u r major s t r u c t u r e types that occur, namely; Monazite (monoclinic, P22/n, prototype CeP0 ), Z i r c o n ( t e t r a g o n a l , I^/amd, prototype Z r S i 0 ) , S c h e e l i t e ( t e t r a g o n a l , I 4 j / a , prototype CaW0 ), and Fergusonite (monoclinic, I2/c, prototype YNb0 ), show a number of s t r u c t u r a l s i m i l a r i t i e s . They are c h a r a c t e r i z e d by strong t e t r a h e d r a l bonding of oxygen atoms around the Β atoms, with the tetrahedra w e l l i s o l a t e d from one another, and e i g h t - f o l d ( n i n e - f o l d f o r monazite) c o o r d i n a t i o n around the A atoms. The s t r u c t u r e s w i l l accommodate a range of valences at both A and Β s i t e s as long as o v e r a l l charge balance i s maintained. There i s extensive polymorphism i n compounds having these s t r u c t u r e s , i n v o l v i n g both r e c o n s t r u c t i v e and d i s p l a c i v e transformations. The pathways from one s t r u c t u r e to another include temperature, pressure, p r e p a r a t i o n techniques, and small changes i n atom s i z e (Figure 1). The existence of polymorphism suggests that the free-energy d i f f e r e n c e s among the s t r u c t u r e s are s m a l l , and therefore, i n d i c a t e s an enhanced p o s s i b i l i t y that multicomponent s u b s t i t u t i o n s , of the type necessary i n a nuclear waste host, may promote phase transformations and s t r u c t u r a l changes over the long term. 4

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The concept of a s t r u c t u r e - f i e l d map (1) has proven u s e f u l i n systematizing the occurrence of d i f f e r e n t s t r u c t u r e s among a range of f i x e d - s t o i c h i o m e t r y compounds of the ^ B y O ™ type studied here. A binary phase diagram i s constructed i n which the axes represent the c r y s t a l r a d i i (2) of the A and Β i o n s , r and rjj, f o r the appropriate near-neighbor c o n f i g u r a t i o n . The published 03) s t r u c t u r e - f i e l d map (SFM) f o r the A B 0 compounds does show regular regions of s t a b i l i t y f o r the s t r u c t u r e s studied here, and i t i s evident that the r a r e - e a r t h s e r i e s provides a f i n e g r i d s i z e i n terms of v a r i a t i o n s of r . However, the lack of a p p r o p r i a t e l y - s i z e d B ions produces wide gaps i n the p l o t . In an attempt t o remedy t h i s , we have prepared and c h a r a c t e r i z e d a s e r i e s of s u b s t i t u t e d compounds of the form Α 3 ( Β Ι _ Β ) 0 · If we presume that a compound of t h i s form has a mean B-ion radius ^ r = (1 - x) ^r« + χ r f , then we can produce a more d e t a i l e d and p r e c i s e l y defined SFM. To evaluate the concept of a mean i o n i c radius, we proceed to analyse l i t e r a t u r e data with respect to A s i t e s u b s t i t u t i o n i n A B-> 0 compounds. Schwartz (4) has reported that comA

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pounds prepared i n which A i s replaced by 0.5 T h +0.5 A (A = Ca, Sr, Ba, Cd, Pb) and B i s P, As, or V have e i t h e r the Monazite or Z i r c o n s t r u c t u r e s . I f we take a mean radius f o r t h i s composite A i o n r (the s u p e r s c r i p t 8 denotes the nearneighbor c o n f i g u r a t i o n ) based on the tabulated r a d i i f o r the t e t r a v a l e n t and d i v a l e n t ions i n e i g h t - f o l d c o o r d i n a t i o n ( 2 ) , then Schwartz's r e s u l t s can be added to the SFM. This i s shown i n the l e f t hand s i d e of F i g u r e 2, and the data do indeed f i t the o r i g i n a l systematics, apart from T h qPbQ^VO^ and ^ 0.5^ 0.5^4 ^ i c h e the Z i r c o n s t r u c t u r e * r a t h e r than the a n t i c i p a t e d Monazite s t r u c t u r e . Figure 2 a l s o i n c l u d e s the r e s u l t s of Fonteneau, et a l . (5) on the corresponding niobate compounds ( B ^ = Nb) c o n t a i n i n g e i t h e r T h ^ or which have the Fergusonite s t r u c t u r e , and of Davis et a l . ( 6 ) on ^ 0.5^0.5^4 which has the Monazite s t r u c t u r e . To push the a n a l y s i s one stage f u r t h e r , the u n i t c e l l volumes V of the compounds studied by Schwartz have been c a l c u l a t e d , and are p l o t t e d as V*' vs ° r i n the r i g h t hand side (rhs) of Figure 2. Again, the data of Fonteneau et a l . ( 5 ) , who produced a s i m i l a r , but more r e s t r i c t e d , p l o t , are i n c l u d e d . The s o l i d l i n e s represent the r e s u l t s of l i n e a r l e a s t squares of V / vs 5 +

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Experimental Samples were prepared from s t a r t i n g m a t e r i a l s at l e a s t 99.9% pure i n the form of the normal s e s q u i - and pentoxides except f o r (NH4) HP04. Lanthanum sesquioxide was obtained by f r e s h decomposition of lanthanum oxalate at 1000°C. Conventional s o l i d - s t a t e s i n t e r i n g techniques were used, and care was taken to mix and g r i n d samples under an i n e r t atmosphere (argon) and heat t r e a t them i n pure dry oxygen. Repeated f i r i n g ( i n the temperature range 1100-1400°C, as a p p r o p r i a t e ) , g r i n d i n g and mixing cycles were used u n t i l the x-ray d i f f T a c t o m e t e r scans showed no change and no evidence of the s t a r t i n g m a t e r i a l s . The s e n s i t i v i t y l e v e l of the d i f f T a c t o m e t e r t r a c e s , based on 2

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Results The p h a s e - i d e n t i f i c a t i o n s t u d i e s of the present work are sum­ marized i n Figure 3, which c o n s i s t s of a d e t a i l e d SFM f o r the A ( i- V ) 0 s e r i e s where A i s e i t h e r La or a rare e a r t h . The s a l i e n t f e a t u r e s of t h i s p l o t are as f o l l o w s : When the two end-member compounds are i s o s t r u c t u r a l , e.g., LaPO^/LaVO^ (monazite) or H 0 P O 4 / H 0 V O 4 ( z i r c o n ) , complete s o l i d - s o l u t i o n behavior i s observed. For those Α Ρ ν θ 4 s e r i e s where the end members are not i s o s t r u c t u r a l , the width of the two-phase f i e l d i s a systematic f u n c t i o n of r . At l a r g e r (Ce, Pr) the two-phase f i e l d i s narrow and dominated by a monazite s o l i d solution f i e l d . For intermediate r (Nd, Sm), the two-phase f i e l d i s broad with l i t t l e s o l u b i l i t y i n e i t h e r the monazite or z i r c o n s t r u c t u r e s . At small r (Gd), the two-phase f i e l d i s again narrow with extensive s o l i d s o l u b i l i t y i n the z i r c o n phase. The r e l a t i v e amounts of both phases i n any two-phase sample was estimated on the basis of r e l a t i v e x-ray i n t e n s i t i e s over the whole p a t t e r n . The composition of the phase boun­ daries i n any A P i _ V 0 4 s e r i e s were then determined by the l e v e r r u l e . The s o l i d l i n e representing the boundary of the Z i r c o n and Monazite two-phase f i e l d i n Figure 3 was drawn on t h i s b a s i s . Some r e s u l t s are a l s o i n c l u d e d i n Figure 3 f o r the systems Gd _ Tb P04, l-x x 4 r e s p e c t i v e end members have the Monazite and Z i r c o n s t r u c t u r e s . Based on room temperature x-ray r e s u l t s , there i s , e s s e n t i a l l y , no s o l u b i l i t y of Tb i n the Monazite s t r u c t u r e of GdP04 and no s o l u b i l i t y of Gd i n the Z i r c o n s t r u c t u r e of T D P O 4 . On the other hand, at l e a s t 50% of the La ions i n LaV04 may be replaced by Ce with r e t e n t i o n of the Monazite s t r u c t u r e and at l e a s t 20% of the Ce p

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ions i n CeV0 may be replaced by La ions with r e t e n t i o n of the Z i r c o n s t r u c t u r e . The two-phase f i e l d i s thus very narrow. Some representative l a t t i c e constant data w i l l now be pre­ sented i n g r a p h i c a l form. Figure 4 shows the composition dependence of the f o u r l a t t i c e constants of the monoclinic monazite s t r u c t u r e f o r L a P i _ V 0 4 ( c i r c l e s ) , where complete s o l i d s o l u b i l i t y i s observed, and f o r CePi ν 0 where there i s s u b s t a n t i a l but not complete s o l i d s o l u b i l i t y . In the case of LaPj_ V 0 , a l l the l a t t i c e parameters vary l i n e a r l y with χ f o r 0 < χ < 1 i n d i c a t i n g that Végards Law i s observed. F o r l-x x°4> l a t t i c e parameters again vary l i n e a r l y f o r 0 < χ < 0.7 and are p a r a l l e l to the L a - s e r i e s r e s u l t s . The l a t t i c e constants f o r the χ = 0.8 sample, which c o n s i s t s of a major Monazite and a minor Z i r c o n phase, represent values at the phase boundary, determined i n the manner described e a r l i e r as χ = 0.78 and shown by the v e r t i c a l dashed l i n e s i n Figure 4. T r a n s p o s i t i o n of these l a t t i c e parameters to χ = 0.78 shows that they a l s o f i t on the s t r a i g h t l i n e d e s c r i b i n g the r e s u l t s f o r lower x. E x t r a p o l a t i o n of the r e s u l t s f o r C e P i _ V 0 i n Figure 4 to χ = 1 y i e l d s the f o l l o w i n g l a t t i c e constants f o r h y p o t h e t i c a l (non-equilibrium) CeV0 with the Monazite s t r u c ­ ture: a - 7.00 A, b - 7.24 A, c = 6.69 A , 3 = 105.1°. Yoshimura and Sata (10) reported the existence of a monoclinic form of CeV0 prepared by o x i d a t i o n of CeV03 at temperatures below 400°C. The s t r u c t u r e was metastable and decomposed i r r e v e r s i b l y (and e x o t h e r m i c a l l y ) on heating above 400°C. The reported l a t t i c e parameters: a = 6.98 A , b = 7.22 A , c = 6.76 A, 3 = 105.0°, are i n good agreement with the e x t r a p o l a t e d values l i s t e d above. Figure 5 shows the composition dependence of the l a t t i c e constants f o r H o P ] _ V 0 and G d P i _ V 0 compounds with the t e t r a g o n a l Z i r c o n s t r u c t u r e . Again, the l i n e a r v a r i a t i o n shows that Végard's Law i s obeyed f o r the Ho-based system where there i s complete s o l u b i l i t y i n the Z i r c o n s t r u c t u r e . The l i n e a r v a r i a t i o n i n the Gd-based system p a r a l l e l s that of the Ho system over the s o l u b i l i t y range i n the Z i r c o n s t r u c t u r e . The composition of the phase boundary, determined i n the manner described e a r l i e r , i s at χ = 0.30. E x t r a p o l a t i o n of the data f o r Gd P i - V 0 to χ = 0.0 y i e l d s parameters of a = 6.093 (3) A and c = 6.970 (3) A f o r h y p o t h e t i c a l GdP0 with the Z i r c o n structure. 4

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0-1.0 0-0.78 0-0.44

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0.191(1) 0.193(2) 0.181(4)

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