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Description of  Properties of Fluorite Structure Materials (Materials Science and Technologies)

1624174582 pdf The present work focuses on two fluorite-structured groups of materials: the hydrides of the rare earths (and actinides) and several specificmetal oxides, and is authored by researchers among the most competentand active in the field. By contrast to the classical "historic"alkaline-earth halides, non-stoichiometry appears as a key issue forboth groups treated here. The former group has attracted particularlyclose attention because of its possible candidature as hydrogen storagematerial within the vast prospect of the clean energy economy. In thesecond group, a chapter is devoted to the (antifluorite-type) lithiumoxide, a candidate for (super)ionic batteries (again interesting for the clean energy technology) and as a tritium "breeder" in fusion reactorwalls. Finally, two more chapters are dedicated to the radiation effects on actinide dioxides (like uranium dioxide), and yttria-stabilizedzirconium dioxide which is envisioned as an inert confinement matrix for actinide transmutation in nuclear reactors. Read more