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

Authors :
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
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2017.

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

Subjects :
Science

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