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Vaporization of Uranium Monophosphide

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IN the search for new oxygen-free refractory materials, we have found that the subphosphide of thorium, ThP0.7, has a high thermodynamic stability1 which is comparable with that of uranium monosulphide2. We have included the uranium monophosphide, UP, and its mixtures with uranium dioxide in our investigations3. Since recent reports4,5 indicate the potential usefulness of uranium monophosphide for high-temperature reactor application, we present here our preliminary results concerning the thermodynamics of vaporization of uranium monophosphide.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

    K. A. GINGERICH & P. K. LEE

  2. U.S. National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C.

    J. EFIMENKO

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GINGERICH, K., LEE, P. & EFIMENKO, J. Vaporization of Uranium Monophosphide. Nature 200, 774–776 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200774a0

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