Abstract
Self-propagating High-temperature Synthesis (SHS) was applied for the first time to prepare Chevrel phases, M xMo 6T 8 (M=metal, T=S, Se). Combined electron microscopy and X-ray powder diffraction were used to clarify the chemical reactions in the CuMoS system. It was shown that the replacement of the frontal combustion by thermal explosion increased the Cu 2Mo 6S 8 yield from 86 to 96%, while the synthesis remained ultra-fast: 1020 min in a hot furnace (1000 °C), as compared to at least 17 h of heating for the conventional solid state technique. The synthesized material conformed to the requirements of cathode precursors for Mg batteries, and its electrochemically activity was similar to that of the conventional product.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 50-58 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
Volume | 188 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2012 |
Keywords
- Chevrel phases
- Cluster compounds
- Combustion
- Phase diagram
- Self-propagating high-temperature synthesis
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry