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The role of the 5f valence orbitals of early actinides in chemical bonding
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2017.
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5c2920a9dd24959b0c2bc1df62f72f9
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16053