Insights into the local structure evolution and thermophysical properties of NaCl–KCl–MgCl<sub>2</sub>–LaCl<sub>3</sub> melt driven by machine learning

Zhao, Jia; Feng, Taixi; Lu, Guimin; Yu, Jianguo

doi:10.1039/d3ta03434h

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“…Zhao et al studied the structure of molten NaCl–KCl–MgCl 2 –LaCl 3 mixtures using machine learning molecular dynamics (MD) and found that what they referred to as “La 3+ clusters” were disrupted with increasing MgCl 2 concentration. 54 Whereas this is likely, we make the case that MgCl 2 is very different from NaCl and not a spacer salt.…”

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Heterogeneous Structure, Mechanisms of Counterion Exchange, and the Spacer Salt Effect in Complex Molten Salt Mixtures Including LaCl₃

Emerson,

Ivanov,

Gallington

et al. 2024

J. Phys. Chem. B

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Complex molten chloride salt mixtures of uranium, magnesium, and sodium are top candidates for promising nuclear energy technologies to produce electricity based on molten salt reactors. From a local structural perspective, LaCl3 is similar to UCl3 and hence a good proxy to study these complex salt mixtures. As fission products, lanthanide salts and their mixtures are also very important in their own right. This article describes from an experimental and theory perspective how very different the structural roles of MgCl2 and NaCl are in mixtures with LaCl3. We find that, whereas MgCl2 becomes an integral part of multivalent ionic networks, NaCl separates them. In a recent article (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 21751–21762) we have called the disruptive behavior of NaCl “the spacer salt effect”. Because of the heterogeneous nature of these salt mixtures, there are multiple structural motifs in the melt, each with its particular free energetics. Our work identifies and quantifies these; it also elucidates the mechanisms through which Cl– ions exchange between Mg2+-rich and La3+-rich environments.

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Heterogeneous Structure, Mechanisms of Counterion Exchange, and the Spacer Salt Effect in Complex Molten Salt Mixtures Including LaCl₃

Emerson,

Ivanov,

Gallington

et al. 2024

J. Phys. Chem. B

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Understanding the local structure and thermophysical behavior of Mg-La liquid alloys via machine learning potential

Zhao,

Feng,

2024

Int J Miner Metall Mater

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Deep potential molecular dynamic and electrochemical experiments to reveal the structure and behavior of Mn(II) in magnesium electrolysis

Feng,

Liu,

2024

Braz. J. Chem. Eng.

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Insights into the local structure evolution and thermophysical properties of NaCl–KCl–MgCl₂–LaCl₃ melt driven by machine learning

Abstract: The local structure evolution and thermophysical properties of the NaCl–KCl–MgCl2–LaCl3 melt were thoroughly understood, which facilitates the advancement and innovation of molten salt electrolytic production for Mg–La alloys.

Cited by 6 publications

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Heterogeneous Structure, Mechanisms of Counterion Exchange, and the Spacer Salt Effect in Complex Molten Salt Mixtures Including LaCl₃

Heterogeneous Structure, Mechanisms of Counterion Exchange, and the Spacer Salt Effect in Complex Molten Salt Mixtures Including LaCl₃

Understanding the local structure and thermophysical behavior of Mg-La liquid alloys via machine learning potential

Deep potential molecular dynamic and electrochemical experiments to reveal the structure and behavior of Mn(II) in magnesium electrolysis

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Insights into the local structure evolution and thermophysical properties of NaCl–KCl–MgCl2–LaCl3 melt driven by machine learning

Abstract: The local structure evolution and thermophysical properties of the NaCl–KCl–MgCl2–LaCl3 melt were thoroughly understood, which facilitates the advancement and innovation of molten salt electrolytic production for Mg–La alloys.

Cited by 6 publications

References 66 publications

Heterogeneous Structure, Mechanisms of Counterion Exchange, and the Spacer Salt Effect in Complex Molten Salt Mixtures Including LaCl3

Heterogeneous Structure, Mechanisms of Counterion Exchange, and the Spacer Salt Effect in Complex Molten Salt Mixtures Including LaCl3

Understanding the local structure and thermophysical behavior of Mg-La liquid alloys via machine learning potential

Deep potential molecular dynamic and electrochemical experiments to reveal the structure and behavior of Mn(II) in magnesium electrolysis

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Insights into the local structure evolution and thermophysical properties of NaCl–KCl–MgCl₂–LaCl₃ melt driven by machine learning

Heterogeneous Structure, Mechanisms of Counterion Exchange, and the Spacer Salt Effect in Complex Molten Salt Mixtures Including LaCl₃

Heterogeneous Structure, Mechanisms of Counterion Exchange, and the Spacer Salt Effect in Complex Molten Salt Mixtures Including LaCl₃