Beiträge zum thermischen Verhalten von Oxoniobaten der Übergangsmetalle. IV. Zum Chemischen Transport von CoNb2O6 mit Cl2, NH4 und HgCl2. Experimente und Modellrechnungen

Contributions on the Thermal Behaviour of Oxoniobates of the Transition Metals. IV The Chemical Vapour Transport of CoNb₂O₆ with Cl₂, NH₄Cl, or HgCl₂. Experiments and Calculations Well shaped crystals of CoNb₂O₆ were obtained by CVT using Cl₂ (added as PtCl₂), NH₄Cl or HgCl₂ as transport agents (1020°C → 960°C). As a result of thermodynamic calculations the evaporation and deposition of CoNb₂O₆ in the presence of Cl₂ can be expressed by the heterogenous endothermic equilibrium (1). The endothermic reaction (2) is responsible for the CVT of CoNb₂O₆ if NH₄Cl is used as transport agent: The unfavourable site of the equilibrium (3) causes the small transport effect using HgCl₂ as transport agent. Assuming Δ_BH°₂₉₈(CoNb₂O_6,s) = ?524.7 kcal/mol a satisfying agreement between thermodynamical calculation and experimental results can be reached.