Phase Equilibria in the Tl5Te3-Tl9BiTe6-Tl9TmTe6 Section of the Tl-Bi-Tm-Te Quaternary System

Phase relations in the Tl5Te3-Tl9BiTe6-Tl9TmTe6 section of the Tl-Bi-Tm-Te quaternary system were studied by differential thermal analysis, powder X-ray diffraction technique and microhardness measurements applied to equilibria alloys. Some isopleth sections and isothermal section at 760 K, as well as projections of the liquidus and solidus surfaces, were constructed. The system is characterized by formation of continuous series of solid solutions at the solidus temperatures and below. Solid solutions are crystallized in the tetragonal Tl5Te3 structure type.