Formation Enthalpy of Bli Intermediate Phase

Abstract

Abstract The formation enthalpy of the BLi (B48Li52) intermetallic phase was measured with the use of the water reaction and the direct reaction calorimetric method. The phase was prepared of weighed amounts of B and Li in a glove-box filled with high purity argon. The BLi phase was confirmed with using the X-ray diffraction investigations. The experiments were carried out with the use of a water reaction calorimeter (water reaction calorimetric technique) at 25°C (298 K) in air, as well as a direct reaction calorimeter at 752°C in high purity argon. The formation enthalpy value obtained for the BLi phase in the case of the water reaction calorimetric method equaled -30.3±2.2 kJ/mole of atoms and in the case of the direct synthesis technique - 29.4±2.0 kJ/mole of atoms.