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Thermodynamic evaluation and potentiometric study of Cd1−x Mn x Te and Cd1−x Zn x Te dissolution in acid and alkaline solutions

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We have performed thermodynamic calculations and have constructed Pourbaix diagrams representing redox processes in the MnTe-H2O, ZnTe-H2O, Cd1−x Mn x Te-H2O, and Cd1−x Zn x Te-H2O systems. Analysis of the Pourbaix diagrams and potentiometric data attests to different etching behaviors of Cd1−x Mn x Te and Cd1−x Zn x Te solid solutions in alkaline and acid solutions.

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    S. G. Dremlyuzhenko, A. G. Voloshchuk, Z. I. Zakharuk & I. N. Yurijchuk

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Original Russian Text © S.G. Dremlyuzhenko, A.G. Voloshchuk, Z.I. Zakharuk, I.N. Yurijchuk, 2008, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2008, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 26–34.

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Dremlyuzhenko, S.G., Voloshchuk, A.G., Zakharuk, Z.I. et al. Thermodynamic evaluation and potentiometric study of Cd1−x Mn x Te and Cd1−x Zn x Te dissolution in acid and alkaline solutions. Inorg Mater 44, 21–29 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168508010044

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