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Surface Chemical Behavior of Uranium Metal in Hydrogen Atmosphere Studied by XPS

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  • Xiaolin Wang

    (China Academy of Engineering Physics, PO Box 919-71, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, P. R. China)

  • Xiaoguo Fu

    (China Academy of Engineering Physics, PO Box 919-71, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, P. R. China)

  • Zhengping Zhao

    (China Academy of Engineering Physics, PO Box 919-71, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621900, P. R. China)

Abstract

The surface chemical behavior of clean uranium metal in a hydrogen atmosphere at 80°C and 120°C has been studied using XPS and thermodynamic calculation. The main product is uranium oxide rather than hydride uranium on the uranium surface after the exposure of uranium to extremely pure hydrogen, and the U4f7/2binding energy of UH3has been found to be 378.6 ± 0.1 eV. An elevated temperature (120°C) is beneficial to the formation of UH3species at the same hydrogen exposures. The depth profile analysis of XPS indicates that the chemical structure of the surface layer was UO2/UH3/U after the exposure of hydrogen reached 1.31 × 10-6L (1 L = 10-6Torr·s). Results of thermodynamic calculations are in good agreement with the above conclusions.

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  • Xiaolin Wang & Xiaoguo Fu & Zhengping Zhao, 2003. "Surface Chemical Behavior of Uranium Metal in Hydrogen Atmosphere Studied by XPS," Surface Review and Letters (SRL), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 10(02n03), pages 325-330.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:srlxxx:v:10:y:2003:i:02n03:n:s0218625x03004834
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218625X03004834
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