XAFS study of molten ZrCl in LiCl-KCl eutectic

Okamoto, Yoshihiro; Motohashi, Haruhiko*

Zeitschrift fr Naturforschung, A, 579(5), p.277 - 280, 2002/05

The local structure of molten ZrCl in LiCl-KCl eutectic was investigated by using an X-ray absorption fine structure(XAFS) of the Zr K-absorption edge. The nearest Zr-Cl distance and coordination number from the curve fitting analysis were 2.51 and 5.80.6, respectively. These suggest that a 6-fold coordination (ZrCl) is predominant in the mixture melt.