Abstract
The chemical diffusion coefficient and point defect concentration in metal-deficit sulfides (Co 9− y S 8, Ni 1− y S and Mn 1− y S) has been studied as a function of temperature and sulfur activity using reequilibration and two-stage kinetic methods. Measurements have been carried out in a novel microthermogravimetric apparatus, enabling the mass changes of the sulfidized samples to be determined as a function of time with the accuracy of the order of 10 −6 g. The diffusivity and defect concentration in investigated sulfides have been studied at high temperatures (873–1273 K) in pure sulfur vapours (10 −1–10 4 Pa) and H 2–H 2S gas mixture with p(S 2) ranging from 10 −5 up to 1 Pa. The results described in the present paper show clearly that the microthermogravimetry may successfully be utilized in studying the defect and transport properties of nonstoichiometric metal sulfides.
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