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Yin JF, Amidani L, Chen J, Li M, Xue B, Lai Y, Kvashnina K, Nyman M, Yin P. Spatiotemporal Studies of Soluble Inorganic Nanostructures with X-rays and Neutrons. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202310953. [PMID: 37749062 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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This Review addresses the use of X-ray and neutron scattering as well as X-ray absorption to describe how inorganic nanostructured materials assemble, evolve, and function in solution. We first provide an overview of techniques and instrumentation (both large user facilities and benchtop). We review recent studies of soluble inorganic nanostructure assembly, covering the disciplines of materials synthesis, processes in nature, nuclear materials, and the widely applicable fundamental processes of hydrophobic interactions and ion pairing. Reviewed studies cover size regimes and length scales ranging from sub-Ångström (coordination chemistry and ion pairing) to several nanometers (molecular clusters, i.e. polyoxometalates, polyoxocations, and metal-organic polyhedra), to the mesoscale (supramolecular assembly processes). Reviewed studies predominantly exploit 1) SAXS/WAXS/SANS (small- and wide-angle X-ray or neutron scattering), 2) PDF (pair-distribution function analysis of X-ray total scattering), and 3) XANES and EXAFS (X-ray absorption near-edge structure and extended X-ray absorption fine structure, respectively). While the scattering techniques provide structural information, X-ray absorption yields the oxidation state in addition to the local coordination. Our goal for this Review is to provide information and inspiration for the inorganic/materials science communities that may benefit from elucidating the role of solution speciation in natural and synthetic processes.
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- Jia-Fu Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF, The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) P.O. Box 510119, 01314, Dresden, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Institute of Advanced Science Facilities, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF, The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) P.O. Box 510119, 01314, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97330, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Amidani L, Vaughan GBM, Plakhova TV, Romanchuk AY, Gerber E, Svetogorov R, Weiss S, Joly Y, Kalmykov SN, Kvashnina KO. The Application of HEXS and HERFD XANES for Accurate Structural Characterisation of Actinide Nanomaterials: The Case of ThO 2. Chemistry 2021; 27:252-263. [PMID: 32956492 PMCID: PMC7839789 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The structural characterisation of actinide nanoparticles (NPs) is of primary importance and hard to achieve, especially for non-homogeneous samples with NPs less than 3 nm. By combining high-energy X-ray scattering (HEXS) and high-energy-resolution fluorescence-detected X-ray absorption near-edge structure (HERFD XANES) analysis, we have characterised for the first time both the short- and medium-range order of ThO2 NPs obtained by chemical precipitation. By using this methodology, a novel insight into the structures of NPs at different stages of their formation has been achieved. The pair distribution function revealed a high concentration of ThO2 small units similar to thorium hexamer clusters mixed with 1 nm ThO2 NPs in the initial steps of formation. Drying the precipitates at around 150 °C promoted the recrystallisation of the smallest units into more thermodynamically stable ThO2 NPs. HERFD XANES analysis at the thorium M4 edge, a direct probe for f states, showed variations that we have correlated with the breakdown of the local symmetry around the thorium atoms, which most likely concerns surface atoms. Together, HEXS and HERFD XANES are a powerful methodology for investigating actinide NPs and their formation mechanism.
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- Lucia Amidani
- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRFThe European SynchrotronCS4022038043Grenoble Cedex 9France
- Institute of Resource EcologyHelmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), PO Box 51011901314DresdenGermany
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- Department of ChemistryLomonosov Moscow State University119991MoscowRussia
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- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRFThe European SynchrotronCS4022038043Grenoble Cedex 9France
- Department of ChemistryLomonosov Moscow State University119991MoscowRussia
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- National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”123182MoscowRussia
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- Institute of Resource EcologyHelmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), PO Box 51011901314DresdenGermany
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- CNRS, Grenoble INPInstitut NéelUniversité Grenoble Alpes38042GrenobleFrance
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- Department of ChemistryLomonosov Moscow State University119991MoscowRussia
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- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRFThe European SynchrotronCS4022038043Grenoble Cedex 9France
- Institute of Resource EcologyHelmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), PO Box 51011901314DresdenGermany
- Department of ChemistryLomonosov Moscow State University119991MoscowRussia
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Zanonato PL, Di Bernardo P, Zhang Z, Gong Y, Tian G, Gibson JK, Rao L. Hydrolysis of thorium(iv) at variable temperatures. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:12763-71. [PMID: 27460458 DOI: 10.1039/c6dt01868h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Hydrolysis of Th(iv) was studied in tetraethylammonium perchlorate (0.10 mol kg(-1)) at variable temperatures (283-358 K) by potentiometry and microcalorimetry. Three hydrolysis reactions, mTh(4+) + nH2O = Thm(OH)n((4m-n)+) + nH(+), in which (n,m) = (2,2), (8,4), and (15,6), were invoked to describe the potentiometric and calorimetric data for solutions with the [hydroxide]/[Th(iv)] ratio ≤ 2. At higher ratios, the formation of (16,5) cannot be excluded. The hydrolysis constants, *β2,2, *β8,4, and *β15,6, increased by 3, 7, and 11 orders of magnitude, respectively, as the temperature was increased from 283 to 358 K. The enhancement is mainly due to the significant increase of the degree of ionization of water as the temperature rises. All three hydrolysis reactions are endothermic at 298 K, with enthalpies of (118 ± 4) kJ mol(-1), (236 ± 7) kJ mol(-1), and (554 ± 4) kJ mol(-1) for ΔH2,2, ΔH8,4, and ΔH15,6 respectively. The hydrolysis constants at infinite dilution have been obtained with the specific ion interaction approach. The applicability of three approaches for estimating the equilibrium constants at different temperatures, including the constant enthalpy approach, the constant heat capacity approach and the DQUANT equation was evaluated with the data from this work.
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- P L Zanonato
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, I-35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, I-35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Glenn T. Seaborg Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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- Glenn T. Seaborg Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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- Glenn T. Seaborg Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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- Glenn T. Seaborg Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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- Glenn T. Seaborg Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Priyadarshini N, Sampath M, Kumar S, Kamachi Mudali U. Light scattering investigation of the hydrolyzed thorium(IV) colloids and polymers. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-015-4274-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Shi WQ, Yuan LY, Wang CZ, Wang L, Mei L, Xiao CL, Zhang L, Li ZJ, Zhao YL, Chai ZF. Exploring actinide materials through synchrotron radiation techniques. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2014; 26:7807-7848. [PMID: 25169914 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201304323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Revised: 04/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Synchrotron radiation (SR) based techniques have been utilized with increasing frequency in the past decade to explore the brilliant and challenging sciences of actinide-based materials. This trend is partially driven by the basic needs for multi-scale actinide speciation and bonding information and also the realistic needs for nuclear energy research. In this review, recent research progresses on actinide related materials by means of various SR techniques were selectively highlighted and summarized, with the emphasis on X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and scattering spectroscopy, which are powerful tools to characterize actinide materials. In addition, advanced SR techniques for exploring future advanced nuclear fuel cycles dealing with actinides are illustrated as well.
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- Wei-Qun Shi
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of High Enegy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Zhao R, Wang L, Chai ZF, Shi WQ. Synthesis of ThO2nanostructures through a hydrothermal approach: influence of hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra07466a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Garino C, Borfecchia E, Gobetto R, van Bokhoven JA, Lamberti C. Determination of the electronic and structural configuration of coordination compounds by synchrotron-radiation techniques. Coord Chem Rev 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Gong Y, Hu HS, Tian G, Rao L, Li J, Gibson JK. A Tetrapositive Metal Ion in the Gas Phase: Thorium(IV) Coordinated by Neutral Tridentate Ligands. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201302212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Knope KE, Soderholm L. Plutonium(IV) Cluster with a Hexanuclear [Pu6(OH)4O4]12+ Core. Inorg Chem 2013; 52:6770-2. [DOI: 10.1021/ic4007185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Karah E. Knope
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue,
Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue,
Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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Gong Y, Hu HS, Tian G, Rao L, Li J, Gibson JK. A Tetrapositive Metal Ion in the Gas Phase: Thorium(IV) Coordinated by Neutral Tridentate Ligands. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:6885-8. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201302212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Rutkowski PX, Michelini MDC, Gibson JK. Proton Transfer in Th(IV) Hydrate Clusters: A Link to Hydrolysis of Th(OH)22+ to Th(OH)3+ in Aqueous Solution. J Phys Chem A 2013; 117:451-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jp309658x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Philip X. Rutkowski
- Chemical Sciences
Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemical Sciences
Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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