Structural and thermodynamic study of dicesium molybdate Cs2Mo2O7: Implications for fast neutron reactors

The crystal structure and thermodynamic properties of Cs2Mo2O7, that can form during irradiation in the space between nuclear fuel and cladding in fast neutron reactors, have been investigated by neutron diffraction, high temperature X-ray diffraction, high temperature Raman spectroscopy, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, and low temperature thermal-relaxation calorimetry.180