Untersuchungen zur Kristallisation von Rhodium(III)-Oxoverbindungen unter Beteiligung der Gasphase – Der chemische Transport von Rh2O3 mit Chlor

Investigations on the Crystallization of Rhodium(III) Oxo Compounds – Chemical Vapour Transport of Rh₂O₃ using Chlorine Rh₂O_3,s migrates in chemical transport experiments with chlorine as transport agent from the higher (T₂) to the lower (T₁) temperature of a gradient (Δ_T = 100°) due to endothermal reactions (900°C < T ≤ 1050°C; T = 0,5 · (T₂ + T₁)). Under the conditions of transport experiments RhCl_3,s is observed in most experiments as equilibrium solid besides the sesquioxide. The transport rates for Rh₂O_3,s and the sublimation rates for RhCl_3,s grow with increasing temperature T . The composition of the equilibrium solids, the rates of migration and the sequence of deposition (1. RhCl_3,s, 2. Rh₂O_3,s) is well reproduced by thermodynamic model calculations. As a result of this calculations the transport behaviour of the system Rh₂O_3,s/Cl₂ is determined by the two equilibria The influence of RhCl_2,g and RhCl_4,g on the transport behaviour of Rh₂O_3,s as well as the possible occurence of RhOCl_2,g in the equilibrium gas phase will be discussed. Predictions of the transport behaviour of ternary rhodium(III) oxo compounds will be made.