The diffusion of Ce was measured by using tracer and serial sectioning techniques. It was found that the diffusivity (table 43) obeyed an Arrhenius relationship which could be described by:

D (cm2/s) = 0.0011 exp[-0.62(eV)/kT]

It was suggested that the Ce atoms entered the lattice as 3+ ions at substitutional sites, and diffused as an associated complex with cation vacancies.

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Table 43

Diffusion of Ce in AgCl