Oxidation and electronic-specific heat of YB2

Authors
Song, YT Zhang, SY Wu, X
Citation
Yt. Song et al., Oxidation and electronic-specific heat of YB2, J ALLOY COM, 322(1-2), 2001, pp. L14-L16
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
ISSN journal
09258388 → ACNP
Volume
322
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
L14 - L16
Database
ISI
SICI code
0925-8388(20010628)322:1-2<L14:OAEHOY>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
lThe stability of YB2 in air was studied by high temperature X-ray powder d iffraction at 293-1273 K. It is shown that the oxidation process begins at 673 K, but is still slow from 673 to 1073 K. Above 1073 K the compound YB2 has almost completely been oxidized. The electronic-specific heat of YB, ha s been measured between 5.8 and 50 K. The electronic-specific heat coeffici ent is 2.65 mJ K-2 mol(-1) which is close to the theoretical value previous ly reported. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.