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Dysprosium hafnate is a candidate material for as control rods in nuclear reactor because dysprosium (Dy) and hafnium (Hf) have very high absorption cross-sections for neutrons. Dysprosium hafnate (Dy2O3·2HfO2-fluorite phase solid solution) was prepared by solid-state as well as wet chemical routes. The fluorite phase of the compound was characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD). Thermal expansion characteristics were studied using high temperature X-ray diffraction (HTXRD) in the temperature range 298–1973 K. Heat capacity measurements of dysprosium hafnate were carried out using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) in the temperature range 298–800 K. The room temperature lattice parameter and the coefficient of thermal expansion are 0.5194 nm and 7.69 × 10−6 K−1, respectively. The heat capacity value at 298 K is 232 J mol−1 K−1.
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Panneerselvam, G., Venkata Krishnan, R., Nagarajan, K. et al. Thermal expansion and heat capacity of dysprosium hafnate. J Therm Anal Calorim 101, 169–173 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-009-0430-8
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