To form or not to form: PuO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles at acidic pH
Evgeny Gerber, Anna Yu. Romanchuk, Stephan Weiß, Anastasiia S. Kuzenkova, Myrtille O. J. Y. Hunault, Stephen Bauters, А. В. Егоров, Sergei M. Butorin, Stepan N. Kalmykov, Kristina O. Kvashnina
Abstract
The combination of advanced spectroscopic and microscopic methods used in this work enables molecular and atomic levels understanding of the Pu( iv ) nanoparticles formation under acidic conditions (pH 1–4).
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High-resolution transmission electron microscopyCrystallinityDissolutionNanoparticleExtended X-ray absorption fine structureChemistryXANESColloidOxidation stateTransmission electron microscopyRedoxChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceAbsorption spectroscopyNanotechnologySpectroscopyCrystallographyPhysical chemistryMetalPhysicsOrganic chemistryEngineeringQuantum mechanicsRadioactive element chemistry and processingNuclear Materials and PropertiesNuclear materials and radiation effects