Abstract
The structural stability and guest occupation behavior of argon-loaded hydroquinone (Ar-HQ) clathrates after γ-irradiation were investigated through a suite of diffraction, spectroscopic, and thermogravimetric methods. Ar-HQ, synthesized via the gas-phase reaction method at 12 MPa for 10 days showed complete structural transformation from pure α-form into β-form HQ clathrates. Upon γ-irradiation up to 50 kGy, we found that the crystal structure of Ar-HQ clathrates remained intact with only a marginal change in the Ar storage capacity. These results provide useful guidelines to evaluate the potential of host-guest clathrate compounds as nanostructured container-media of radioisotope gases.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 108982 |
| Journal | Radiation Physics and Chemistry |
| Volume | 174 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2020 Sept |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by the KAERI Major Project, Development of Radioisotope Production and Application Technology [Grant number: 525330-19]. Synchrotron XRD measurements were performed at the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory supported by MSIT and Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH). Solid-state 13C CP/MAS NMR data were acquired at the western Seoul Center of KBSI. Micro-XRF measurements were performed at Yonsei University.
Funding Information:
This study was supported by the KAERI Major Project, Development of Radioisotope Production and Application Technology [Grant number: 525330-19 ]. Synchrotron XRD measurements were performed at the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory supported by MSIT and Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) . Solid-state 13 C CP/MAS NMR data were acquired at the western Seoul Center of KBSI. Micro-XRF measurements were performed at Yonsei University.
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Radiation