A thermodynamic model of thermal end elastic properties of curium

Abstract

A self-consistent thermodynamic model of curium is developed. In the framework of this model the temperature dependencies of heat capacity, coefficient of thermal expansion, bulk modulus and Debye temperature of Cm are calculated. It is shown that the phonon anharmonicity of Cm is weaker than in the case of Np and δ-Pu, but stronger than in lanthanides. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.