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Moreau LM, Herve A, Straub MD, Russo DR, Abergel RJ, Alayoglu S, Arnold J, Braun A, Deblonde GJP, Liu Y, Lohrey TD, Olive DT, Qiao Y, Rees JA, Shuh DK, Teat SJ, Booth CH, Minasian SG. Structural properties of ultra-small thorium and uranium dioxide nanoparticles embedded in a covalent organic framework. Chem Sci 2020; 11:4648-4668. [PMID: 34122920 PMCID: PMC8159168 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc06117g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
Abstract
We report the structural properties of ultra-small ThO2 and UO2 nanoparticles (NPs), which were synthesized without strong binding surface ligands by employing a covalent organic framework (COF-5) as an inert template. The resultant NPs were used to observe how structural properties are affected by decreasing grain size within bulk actinide oxides, which has implications for understanding the behavior of nuclear fuel materials. Through a comprehensive characterization strategy, we gain insight regarding how structure at the NP surface differs from the interior. Characterization using electron microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering indicates that growth of the ThO2 and UO2 NPs was confined by the pores of the COF template, resulting in sub-3 nm particles. X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy results indicate that the NPs are best described as ThO2 and UO2 materials with unpassivated surfaces. The surface layers of these particles compensate for high surface energy by exhibiting a broader distribution of Th-O and U-O bond distances despite retaining average bond lengths that are characteristic of bulk ThO2 and UO2. The combined synthesis and physical characterization efforts provide a detailed picture of actinide oxide structure at the nanoscale, which remains highly underexplored compared to transition metal counterparts.
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- Liane M Moreau
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos NM 87545 USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
- University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104 USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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Tecmer P, Schindler F, Leszczyk A, Boguslawski K. Mixed uranyl and neptunyl cation–cation interaction-driven clusters: structures, energetic stability, and nuclear quadrupole interactions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:10845-10852. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp01068e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We present a quantum-chemical study of mixed CCI clusters, their structures, energetic stability, and nuclear quadrupole interactions.
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- Paweł Tecmer
- Institute of Physics
- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Informatics
- Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Grudziadzka 5
- 87-100 Torun
- Poland
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- Faculty of Physics
- University of Vienna
- Boltzmanngasse 5
- 1090 Vienna
- Austria
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- Institute of Physics
- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Informatics
- Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Grudziadzka 5
- 87-100 Torun
- Poland
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- Institute of Physics
- Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Informatics
- Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Grudziadzka 5
- 87-100 Torun
- Poland
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Leduc J, Frank M, Jürgensen L, Graf D, Raauf A, Mathur S. Chemistry of Actinide Centers in Heterogeneous Catalytic Transformations of Small Molecules. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b04924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jennifer Leduc
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Greinstr. 6, D-50939 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Greinstr. 6, D-50939 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Greinstr. 6, D-50939 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Greinstr. 6, D-50939 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Greinstr. 6, D-50939 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Greinstr. 6, D-50939 Cologne, Germany
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Yan Q, Mao Y, Zhou X, Liang J, Peng S, Ye M. Control of the compositions and morphologies of uranium oxide nanocrystals in the solution phase: multi-monomer growth and self-catalysis. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2019; 1:1314-1318. [PMID: 36132610 PMCID: PMC9419236 DOI: 10.1039/c8na00392k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The presence of mixed products and impurities, which always confuse researchers, are common during synthesizing nanomaterials. Even though many studies have been conducted with an objective to control the synthesis of nanomaterials, very few studies have investigated a mechanism to control the composition of nanomaterials. Various products include UO3·H2O, U3O8, UO2, and U4O9 were produced by simply adjusting the pH with ammonia. The morphology of UO2 and U3O8 are tunable. In this study, we suggest two mechanisms that can be used to control the nanomaterial composition. Various experiments have been conducted to understand the mechanism that controls the composition of nanomaterials. We indicate that a multi-monomer growth model can be used to control the uranium oxide composition. We have developed a new oxidation-reduction system using acetone, and this system is capable of controlling both the morphology and composition of uranium oxide micro/nanomaterials. Further, the presence of the self-catalysis mechanism can be used to regulate processes that control the monomer transformation. Thus, the results of this study can be applied to help in the construction of mixed-valence metal oxides.
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- Qiang Yan
- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics Mianyang 621900 China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics Mianyang 621900 China
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics Mianyang 621900 China
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics Mianyang 621900 China
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics Mianyang 621900 China
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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Zhang S, Wang F. Excitation Energies of UO22+, NUO+, and NUN Based on Equation-of-Motion Coupled-Cluster Theory with Spin–Orbit Coupling. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:3966-3975. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b02985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Shuo Zhang
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics,
Key Laboratory of High Energy Density Physics and Technology, Ministry
of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics,
Key Laboratory of High Energy Density Physics and Technology, Ministry
of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Shameem Hasan
- University of Missouri-Columbia, Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute and Particulate Systems Research Center, Columbia, Missouri, 65211
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- University of Missouri-Columbia, Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute and Particulate Systems Research Center, Columbia, Missouri, 65211
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One-step synthesis of hollow UO 2 nanospheres via radiolytic reduction of ammonium uranyl tricarbonate. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2016.06.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Radiolytic syntheses of hollow UO2 nanospheres in Triton X-100-based lyotropic liquid crystals. RADIOCHIM ACTA 2016. [DOI: 10.1515/ract-2016-2626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hollow nanospheres (ϕ: 60–80 nm, wall thickness: 10–20 nm), consisted of UO2 nanoparticles (ϕ: 3–5 nm), were successfully prepared in a Triton X-100-water (50:50, w/w) hexagonal lyotropic liquid crystal (LLC) by γ-irradiation, where water soluble ammonium uranyl tricarbonate was added as precursor. The product was stable at least up to 300°C. Furthermore, whether the nanospheres were hollow or not, and the wall thickness of the hollow nanospheres could be easily controlled via adjusting dose rate. While in the Triton X-100 based micellar systems, only solid nanospheres were obtained. At last, a possible combination mechanism containing adsorption, aggregation and fracturing processes was proposed.
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Catalytic potentials of homodioxo-bimetallic dihydrazone complexes of uranium and molybdenum in a homogeneous oxidation of alkenes. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-015-1477-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Wang L, Zhao R, Wang CZ, Yuan LY, Gu ZJ, Xiao CL, Wang SA, Wang XW, Zhao YL, Chai ZF, Shi WQ. Template-Free Synthesis and Mechanistic Study of Porous Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Uranium-Containing and Uranium Oxide Microspheres. Chemistry 2014; 20:12655-62. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201403724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Revised: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Hudry D, Apostolidis C, Walter O, Janssen A, Manara D, Griveau JC, Colineau E, Vitova T, Prüssmann T, Wang D, Kübel C, Meyer D. Ultra-small plutonium oxide nanocrystals: an innovative material in plutonium science. Chemistry 2014; 20:10431-8. [PMID: 25042621 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201402008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Apart from its technological importance, plutonium (Pu) is also one of the most intriguing elements because of its non-conventional physical properties and fascinating chemistry. Those fundamental aspects are particularly interesting when dealing with the challenging study of plutonium-based nanomaterials. Here we show that ultra-small (3.2±0.9 nm) and highly crystalline plutonium oxide (PuO2 ) nanocrystals (NCs) can be synthesized by the thermal decomposition of plutonyl nitrate ([PuO2 (NO3 )2 ]⋅3 H2 O) in a highly coordinating organic medium. This is the first example reporting on the preparation of significant quantities (several tens of milligrams) of PuO2 NCs, in a controllable and reproducible manner. The structure and magnetic properties of PuO2 NCs have been characterized by a wide variety of techniques (powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS), X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES), TEM, IR, Raman, UV/Vis spectroscopies, and superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometry). The current PuO2 NCs constitute an innovative material for the study of challenging problems as diverse as the transport behavior of plutonium in the environment or size and shape effects on the physics of transuranium elements.
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- Damien Hudry
- Institute for Transuranium Elements, European Commission-Joint Research Center, P.O. Box 2340, 76125 Karlsruhe (Germany).
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Wang L, Zhao R, Gu ZJ, Zhao YL, Chai ZF, Shi WQ. Growth of Uranyl Hydroxide Nanowires and Nanotubes by the Electrodeposition Method and Their Transformation to One-Dimensional U3O8Nanostructures. Eur J Inorg Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201301634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Tecmer P, Boguslawski K, Legeza Ö, Reiher M. Unravelling the quantum-entanglement effect of noble gas coordination on the spin ground state of CUO. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:719-27. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp53975j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tecmer P, Govind N, Kowalski K, de Jong WA, Visscher L. Reliable modeling of the electronic spectra of realistic uranium complexes. J Chem Phys 2013; 139:034301. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4812360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Hudry D, Apostolidis C, Walter O, Gouder T, Courtois E, Kübel C, Meyer D. Controlled Synthesis of Thorium and Uranium Oxide Nanocrystals. Chemistry 2013; 19:5297-305. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201203888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Walther C, Denecke MA. Actinide Colloids and Particles of Environmental Concern. Chem Rev 2013; 113:995-1015. [DOI: 10.1021/cr300343c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Clemens Walther
- Institute for Radioecology and
Radiation Protection, Leibniz University Hannover, Herrenhäuser Strasse 2, D-30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste
Disposal, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 3640, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Hudry D, Apostolidis C, Walter O, Gouder T, Janssen A, Courtois E, Kübel C, Meyer D. Synthesis of transuranium-based nanocrystals via the thermal decomposition of actinyl nitrates. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra41577e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Tecmer P, van Lingen H, Gomes ASP, Visscher L. The electronic spectrum of CUONg4 (Ng = Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe): New insights in the interaction of the CUO molecule with noble gas matrices. J Chem Phys 2012; 137:084308. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4742765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Tecmer P, Bast R, Ruud K, Visscher L. Charge-Transfer Excitations in Uranyl Tetrachloride ([UO2Cl4]2–): How Reliable are Electronic Spectra from Relativistic Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory? J Phys Chem A 2012; 116:7397-404. [DOI: 10.1021/jp3011266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Paweł Tecmer
- Amsterdam Center for Multiscale
Modeling, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Theoretical and Computational
Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
- Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique
Quantique, CNRS/Université de Toulouse 3 (Paul Sabatier), 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- Centre for Theoretical and Computational
Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- Amsterdam Center for Multiscale
Modeling, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Pradhan M, Sarkar S, Sinha AK, Basu M, Pal T. Morphology controlled uranium oxide hydroxide hydrate for catalysis, luminescence and SERS studies. CrystEngComm 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c0ce00666a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wang Q, Li GD, Xu S, Li JX, Chen JS. Synthesis of uranium oxide nanoparticles and their catalytic performance for benzyl alcohol conversion to benzaldehyde. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1039/b716990f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this paper, we have developed an organic-phase synthesis method for producing size-controlled, nearly monodispersed, colloidal uranium-dioxide nanocrystals. These UO2 nanocrystals are potentially important to applications such as nuclear fuel materials, catalysts, and thermopower materials. In addition, we have systematically mapped out the functions of the solvents (oleic acid, oleylamine, and 1-octadecene) in the synthesis, and we found that N-(cis-9-octadecenyl)oleamide-a product of the condensation of oleic acid and oleylamine-can substantially affect the formation of UO2 nanocrystals. Importantly, these results provide fundamental insight into the mechanisms of UO2 nanocrystal synthesis. Moreover, because a mixture of oleic acid and oleylamine has been widely used in synthesizing a variety of high-quality metal or metal-oxide nanocrystals, the results herein should also be important for understanding the detailed mechanisms of these syntheses.
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- Huimeng Wu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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Uranyl-based heterogeneous catalyst for the selective oxidation of benzylic alcohols to form corresponding carbonyl compounds. CATAL COMMUN 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2005.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Zhu H, Pan Z, Chen B, Lee B, Mahurin SM, Overbury SH, Dai S. Synthesis of Ordered Mixed Titania and Silica Mesostructured Monoliths for Gold Catalysts. J Phys Chem B 2004. [DOI: 10.1021/jp047525o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Haoguo Zhu
- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6201
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6201
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6201
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6201
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6201
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6201
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6201
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