Investigation on the feasibility of the interaction between NiO and Mo oxide for self-healing intelligence on the nuclear fuel cladding

Figures & data

Figure 1. XRD patterns for the NiO and Ni(OH)₂ before and after immersion at 360 °C for 28 h.

Figure 2. XRD patterns for NiO-MoO₃ powders (a) and Ni(OH)₂-MoO₃ powders before and after immersion at 100, 200, 300, 360 °C for 3 h.

Figure 3. XRD patterns for the composite powders of NiO and MoO₃ before and after immersion at 360 °C for 0.5, 3, 6, 9, 12 h.

Figure 4. TG and DTA curves of the NiO-MoO₃ powders of immersed at 200 °C (a) and 300 °C (b) for 3 h.

Figure 5. XRD patterns for NiO-MoO₃ powders immersed at 200 °C and 360 °C for 3 h (in autoclave), and then annealed at 450 °C and 600 °C for 1 h (in furnace).