Rgj. Ball, COMPUTER-SIMULATION STUDIES OF ALKALI AND ALKALINE-EARTH METAL INTERCALATION INTO URANIUM-OXIDES, Philosophical magazine. A. Physics of condensed matter. Defects and mechanical properties, 68(4), 1993, pp. 677-694
Solid state computer simulation techniques have been used to study the
insertion of alkali and alkaline-earth metals into two uranium oxides
, alpha-U3O8 and delta-UO3. These oxides provide examples of a layer-t
ype structure and a framework structure, respectively. Several aspects
of the intercalation process have been investigated: the sites occupi
ed by the intercalated ion, the thermodynamics of intercalation, and t
he migration mechanisms for diffusion of the intercalated ion through
the host matrix. In addition, a summary is given of results of modelli
ng the end-point phases of the insertion process, MU3O8 and MUO3.