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Tungsten fluorides: syntheses and electrochemical characterization in the FLINAK molten salt eutectic
S E Eklund1, J Q Chambers, G Mamantov
1Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA.
Abstract:
The following tungsten fluorides have been synthesized by simple addition reactions or by reduction with tungsten metal at elevated temperature: KWF7, K2WF8, MWF6 (M = K, Na, Rb, Cs), K2WF7, M3WF8 (M = K, Na, Rb), and K3WF6. The compounds were characterized by their Raman spectra and by cyclic voltammetry in the molten FLINAK eutectic melt (46.5, 11.5, and 42.0 mol % of LiF, NaF, and KF, respectively) at 475-800 degrees C. X-ray crystal structures are reported for two new compounds K2WF7 and K3WF6. The crystals of K2WF7 were orthorhombic, space group Pnma (No. 62) with a = 9.800(2) A, b = 5.7360(11) A, c = 11.723(2) A, and Z = 4. Crystals of K3WF6 were cubic, space group Fm3 (No. 225) with a = b = c = 8.9160(10) A, Z = 4. Electrodeposition of tungsten metal on Pt from FLINAK, prepared by the addition of WF6 gas and metallic tungsten to the melt, is suggested to result from reduction of an equilibrium mixture of WF8(3-) and WF6(3-).
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