Published March 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

The thermal behaviour of the quadrupole hyperfine interaction in (NH4)2HfF6

  • 1. La Plata Univ. Nacional (Argentina). Dept. de Fisica

Description

A TDPAC investigation has been accomplished on (NH4)2HfF6 between 14 and 620 K. A phase transition was observed below 390 K. The low temperature phase is characterized by two non-equivalent sites for hafnium atoms in a 1:1 ratio. The high temperature phase, on the other hand, is depicted by a unique quadrupole interaction. Above 400 K, the compound decomposes successively to NH4HfF5, NH4Hf2F9 and HfF4. An enthalpy of 76 +- 4 kJ/mol could be determined for the (NH4)2HfF6 → NH4HfF5 + NH4F chemical reaction. The hyperfine interaction and thermal evolution of (NH4)2HfF6 was found to be quite similar to that of (NH4)2ZrF6. (Auth.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Hyperfine Interact.
Journal Volume
30
Journal Issue
1
Series
Hyperfine Interact.
Journal Page Range
9-16
ISSN
0304-3843
CODEN
HYIND