F–K system

10 accepted literature values from 1 paper(s) (experimental 4, model 4, DFT 2); 0 calculated phase diagram(s). 1 further extracted value(s) not accepted by the reader-agreement checks are only in the JSON/CSV.

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Accepted values by evidence class
Evidence classValues
experimental4
model4
DFT2
Accepted values by property group
Property groupValues
invariant reaction6
formation2
crystal structure2

Convex hulls: Materials Project DFT hull · OQMD DFT hull

Invariant reactions (literature)

Invariant reactions reported in the literature for the F–K system (6)
T (K)Reaction / phasesCompositions (mole fraction)ClassSourceLocationQuote
1964Gas (P = 3 bar) = liquidGas (P = 3 bar): F 0.489; liquid: F 0.489model[1] Zhang 2006Table 5, p. 9, row 1
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1131Gas (P = 3 bar) = liquid + KFGas (P = 3 bar): F 0.9998; liquid: F 0.5; KF: F 0.5model[1] Zhang 2006Table 5, p. 9, row 2
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1122Liquid 1 = liquid 2 + KFLiquid 1: F 0.489; liquid 2: F 0.315; KF: F 0.5; L1: F 0.489; L2: F 0.315experimental[1] Zhang 2006
cites Johnson 1958
Table 5, p. 9, row 5
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1122Liquid 1 = liquid 2 + KFKF: F 0.5, K 0.5experimental[1] Zhang 2006
cites Bredig 1955 doi
Table 5, p. 9, row 4
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1120Liquid 1 = liquid 2 + KFLiquid 1: F 0.49; liquid 2: F 0.322; KF: F 0.5; L1: F 0.49; L2: F 0.322model[1] Zhang 2006Table 5, p. 9, row 3
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337Liquid = bcc + KFLiquid: F 2.500e-5; bcc: F 2.500e-5; KF: F 0.5model[1] Zhang 2006Table 5, p. 9, row 6
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Formation enthalpies

Literature values in kJ/mol-atom where the per-atom basis is known. DFT columns: the lowest-energy entry at the same composition (Materials Project 2026.04.13, OQMD v1.8; different energy references, never averaged), from dft_parity.json.

Enthalpies of formation, F–K system (2)
PhaseCompoundValueT (K)ClassMP DFT (kJ/mol-atom)OQMD DFT (kJ/mol-atom)SourceLocationQuote
KFKF-284.305 kJ/mol-atom298.15experimental-283.123 (mp-aaaaaarv)-281.083 (oqmd-1442813)[1] Zhang 2006
cites Chase 1998
Table 2, p. 3, row 27
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KF-264.865 kJ/mol-atom0DFT[1] Zhang 2006Table 2, p. 3, row 26
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Other properties

Crystal structure (2)

Crystal structure, F–K system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Lattice a
printed: Lattice constant a
5.333 ÅKF
alloy: K 0.5
experimental[1] Zhang 2006
cites Broch 1929 doi
Table 2, p. 3, row 8
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Lattice a
printed: Lattice constant a
5.178 Å0KF
alloy: K 0.5
DFT[1] Zhang 2006Table 2, p. 3, row 26
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Sources

Reporting papers the values were read from (a value cited from another work names that work in its row).

  1. Shengjun Zhang, Carl Brubaker, Chao Jiang, Mei Yang, Yu Zhong, Qingyou Han et al., A combined first-principles calculation and thermodynamic modeling of the F–K–Na system, Materials Science and Engineering: A 418, 161-171 (2006). doi:10.1016/j.msea.2005.11.037