High Temperature Reactions in the MoO3-Ag2O System

High-temperature reactions were investigated in the MoO₃-Ag₂O system by means of X-ray, DTA and scanning microscopy methods, and a model was proposed according to which first an Ag₂Mo₄O₁₃ phase was formed at the MoO₃ and Ag₂O (or metallic Ag) interface. Subsequently, at the Ag₂Mo₄O₁₃-Ag₂O contact area a layer of Ag₂Mo₂O₇ appeared. If the amount of silver oxide is sufficiently high, a layer of Ag₂MoO₄ is formed between the Ag₂O and Ag₂Mo₂O₇ phases. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.