Thermodynamic study of manganese tellurides by the electromotive force method

The thermodynamic properties of manganese tellurides were determined using an electromotive force (EMF) method with a liquid electrolyte in a temperature range from 300 to 450 K. EMF measurements were performed using equilibrium samples taken from the two-phase regions, namely MnTe2 + Te and MnTe + MnTe2, of the Mn–Te system. The phase compositions of all samples were controlled with the X-ray diffraction (XRD) method. The partial molar functions of manganese in alloys, as well as the standard thermodynamic functions of the formation and standard entropies of MnTe and MnTe2, were calculated. A comparative analysis of obtained results with literature data is performed

Iron Oxidation State Analysis in ESR Slag

It is shown that the value of the equilibrium oxygen partial pressure,Po2as a value available for measurements is possible to be taken as a measure of slag redox potential of, taking into account its electronic system performance. Application of the electromotive force method (EMF) allowed establishing the character of a change in the average oxidation state of iron νFedepending onPo2, the temperature and slag composition. The study of Mössbauer absorption spectra of quenched slag samples confirmed the possibility of simultaneous presence of iron in the flux in oxidation states from 0 to +3.

Thermodynamic study of phase equilibrium of superionic alloys of Ag3SBr1−xClx system in the concentration range 0.0–0.4 and temperature range 370–395 K

Thermodynamic assessment of the phase stability of the solid solutions of superionic alloys of the Ag3SBr1−xClx (I) system in the concentration range 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4 and temperature range 370-395 K was performed. Partial functions of silver in the alloys of solid solution were used as the thermodynamic parameters. The values of partial thermodynamic functions were obtained with the use of the electromotive force method. Potential-forming processes were performed in electrochemical cells. Linear dependence of the electromotive force of cells on temperature was used to calculate the partial thermodynamic functions of silver in the alloys. The serpentine-like shape of the thermodynamic functions in the concentration range 0-4 is an evidence of the metastable state of solid solution. The equilibrium phase state of the alloys is predicted to feature the formation of the intermediate phase Ag3SBr0.76Cl0.24, and the solubility gap of the solid solution ranges of Ag3SBr0.76Cl0.24 and Ag3SBr.