X-ray scattering reveals ion clustering of dilute chromium species in molten chloride medium
Santanu Roy, S. Sharma, Waruni V. Karunaratne, Fei Wu, Ruchi Gakhar, Dmitry S. Maltsev, Phillip Halstenberg, Milinda Abeykoon, Simerjeet K. Gill, Yuanpeng Zhang, Shannon M. Mahurin, Sheng Dai, Vyacheslav S. Bryantsev, Claudio J. Margulis, Alexander S. Ivanov
Abstract
exhibiting the slowest short-time dynamics. These findings challenge several assumptions regarding specific ionic interactions and transport in molten salts, where aggregation of dilute species is not statistically expected, particularly at high temperature.
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ChlorideChromiumIonCluster analysisScatteringInorganic chemistrySmall-angle X-ray scatteringChemistryMaterials scienceAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Chemical engineeringMetallurgyChromatographyOrganic chemistryPhysicsOpticsComputer scienceEngineeringMachine learningX-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyMetal Extraction and BioleachingMetallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics