The effect of lattice disorder on the low-temperature heat capacity of (U1−yThy)O2 and 238Pu-doped UO2

Sorin Octavian Vălu; Emanuele De Bona; Karin Popa; Jean Christophe Griveau; Eric Colineau; Rudy J.M. Konings

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The effect of lattice disorder on the low-temperature heat capacity of (U_1−yTh_y)O₂ and ²³⁸Pu-doped UO₂

Sorin Octavian Vălu^*, Emanuele De Bona, Karin Popa, Jean Christophe Griveau, Eric Colineau, Rudy J.M. Konings

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The low-temperature heat capacity of (U_1−yTh_y)O₂ and ²³⁸Pu-doped UO₂ samples were determined using hybrid adiabatic relaxation calorimetry. Results of the investigated systems revealed the presence of the magnetic transition specific for UO₂ in all three intermediate compositions of the uranium-thorium dioxide (y = 0.05, 0.09 and 0.12) and in the ²³⁸Pu-doped UO₂ around 25 K. The magnetic behaviour of UO₂ exposed to the high alpha dose from the ²³⁸Pu isotope was studied over time and it was found that 1.6% ²³⁸Pu affects the magnetic transition substantially, even after short period of time after annealing. In both systems the antiferromagnetic transition changes intensity, shape and Néel temperature with increasing Th-content and radiation dose, respectively, related to the increasing disorder on the crystal lattice resulting from substitution and defect creation.

Original language	English
Article number	15082
Journal	Scientific Reports
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51476-3
Publication status	Published - 2019

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