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

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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Main 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
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16053
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spelling doaj-c5c2920a9dd24959b0c2bc1df62f72f92021-05-11T07:34:25ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232017-07-01811910.1038/ncomms16053The role of the 5f valence orbitals of early actinides in chemical bondingT. Vitova0I. Pidchenko1D. Fellhauer2P. S. Bagus3Y. Joly4T. Pruessmann5S. Bahl6E. Gonzalez-Robles7J. Rothe8M. Altmaier9M. A. Denecke10H. Geckeis11Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)Department of Chemistry, University of North TexasUniversity Grenoble Alpes, Inst NEELKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)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.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16053
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author 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
spellingShingle 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
The role of the 5f valence orbitals of early actinides in chemical bonding
Nature Communications
author_facet 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
author_sort T. Vitova
title The role of the 5f valence orbitals of early actinides in chemical bonding
title_short The role of the 5f valence orbitals of early actinides in chemical bonding
title_full The role of the 5f valence orbitals of early actinides in chemical bonding
title_fullStr The role of the 5f valence orbitals of early actinides in chemical bonding
title_full_unstemmed The role of the 5f valence orbitals of early actinides in chemical bonding
title_sort role of the 5f valence orbitals of early actinides in chemical bonding
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series Nature Communications
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publishDate 2017-07-01
description 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.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16053
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