First observation of [Pu<sub>6</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub>O<sub>4</sub>]<sup>12+</sup> cluster during the hydrolytic formation of PuO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles using H/D kinetic isotope effect
Manon Cot-Auriol, Matthieu Virot, Thomas Dumas, Olivier Diat, Denis Menut, Philippe Moisy, Sergey I. Nikitenko
Abstract
New insights are provided about the formation mechanism of PuO 2 nanoparticles (NPs) by investigating an unprecedented kinetic isotope effect observed during their hydrolytic synthesis in H 2 O or D 2 O media.
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