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    Predicting from first principles the chemical evolution of crystalline compounds due to radioactive decay: The case of the transformation of CsCl to BaCl

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    Jiang, C.
    Stanek, C.
    Marks, Nigel
    Sickafus, K.
    Uberuaga, B.
    Date
    2009
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    In this Brief Report, we use density functional theory to predict the existence of a heretofore unobservedcrystalline compound, BaCl, and additionally predict it to be isostructural with NaCl (rocksalt). Due to the chemistry of Ba, which strongly prefers a 2+ charge state, compounds where Ba nominally exhibits a +1 charge (e.g., BaCl) are unlikely to be synthesized via conventional solid-state approaches. However, in considering the chemical evolution of 137Cs to 137Ba via B- radioactive decay in a model nuclear waste form CsCl, we find that BaCl may be indeed relevant. The mechanical stability of this surprising structure is confirmed through examination of its elastic constants and phonon-dispersion relations. We have also analyzed the chemical bonding of rocksalt BaCl and found it to exhibit a complex mixture of ionic, metallic, and covalent characters. From our results, we demonstrate that the chemical evolution of crystalline structures due to radioactive decay may be a viable synthesis route for unforeseen materials with interesting properties.

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    Jiang, C. and Stanek, C. and Marks, N. and Sickafus, K. and Uberuaga, B. 2009. Predicting from first principles the chemical evolution of crystalline compounds due to radioactive decay: The case of the transformation of CsCl to BaCl. Physical Review B. 79: pp. 132110-1-132110-4.
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    Physical Review B
    ISSN
    1098-0121
    School
    Nanochemistry Research Institute (Research Institute)
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18123
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    • Curtin Research Publications

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