The role of the 5f valence orbitals of early actinides in chemical bonding

T. Vitova; I. Pidchenko; D. Fellhauer; P. S. Bagus; Y. Joly; T. Pruessmann; S. Bahl; E. Gonzalez-Robles; J. Rothe; M. Altmaier; M. A. Denecke; H. Geckeis

doi:10.1038/ncomms16053

Nature Communications (Jul 2017)

The role of the 5f valence orbitals of early actinides in chemical bonding

T. Vitova,
I. Pidchenko,
D. Fellhauer,
P. S. Bagus,
Y. Joly,
T. Pruessmann,
S. Bahl,
E. Gonzalez-Robles,
J. Rothe,
M. Altmaier,
M. A. Denecke,
H. Geckeis

Affiliations

T. Vitova: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)
I. Pidchenko: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)
D. Fellhauer: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)
P. S. Bagus: Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas
Y. Joly: University Grenoble Alpes, Inst NEEL
T. Pruessmann: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)
S. Bahl: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)
E. Gonzalez-Robles: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)
J. Rothe: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)
M. Altmaier: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)
M. A. Denecke: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)
H. Geckeis: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16053
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

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Understanding the chemistry of heavy radioactive elements is crucial to harnessing them for fuel and medicine. Here, the authors combine advanced X-ray spectroscopy and modelling to the study the chemical bonding of the 5fvalence orbitals of uranium, neptunium and plutonium.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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