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Defect Chemistry and Basic Properties of Non-Stoichiometric PuO2

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The basic properties of PuO2−x were reviewed, and the equilibrium defects in PuO2−x were evaluated from the experimental data of the oxygen potential and electrical conductivity as well as the Ab-initio calculation results. Consistency among various properties was confirmed, and the mechanistic models for thermal property representations were derived.

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Defect and Diffusion Forum (Volume 375)

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Masato Kato*, Hiroki Nakamura, Masashi Watanabe, Taku Matsumoto, Masahiko Machida

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Brouwer Diagram, Defect Equilibria, PuO2, Thermal Property

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