dc.contributor.author | BAKER, ROBERT | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-03-27T10:35:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-03-27T10:35:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | en |
dc.date.submitted | 2014 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Aurora Walshe, Tim Prüßmann, Tonya Vitova and Robert J. Baker, An EXAFS and HR-XANES Study of the Uranyl Peroxides [UO2(η2-O2)(H2O)2].nH2O (n = 0,2) and Uranyl (Oxy)hydroxide [(UO2)4O(OH)6].6H2O, Dalton Transactions, 43, 11, 2014, 4400-7 | en |
dc.identifier.other | Y | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2262/68359 | |
dc.description | PUBLISHED | en |
dc.description.abstract | The solid-sate structures of the two uranyl peroxides studtite, [UO
2
(
?
2
-O
2
)(H
2
O)
2
]?2H
2
O, and metastudtite
[UO
2
(
?
2
-O
2
)(H
2
O)
2
] have been determined by U
?
L
3
edge extended X-ray absorption
fi
ne structure
(EXAFS) spectroscopy and show that upon removal of the interstitial water in studtite there are structural
changes with a small shortening of the U
?
O
peroxo
and small lengthening of the U
?
O
yl
bonds. High-
energy resolution X-Ray absorption near edge structure (HR-XANES) spectroscopy has been used to
probe the di
ff
erences in the local electronic structure and, supported by
ab initio FEFF9.5.1
calculations,
dehydration causes a shift to higher energies of the occupied O p-DOS and U d- and f-DOS of meta-
studtite. The HR-XANES spectrum of schoepite, [(UO
2
)
4
O(OH)
6
]?6H
2
O,hasbeenmeasuredastheWhiteLine
intensity can give information on the mixing of metal and ligand atomic orbitals. There is an indication for
higher degree of ionicity for the U
?
OH bond in schoepite compared to the U
?
O
2
bond in studtite | en |
dc.format.extent | 4400-7 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Dalton Transactions | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 43 | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 11 | en |
dc.rights | Y | en |
dc.subject | Chemistry | en |
dc.title | An EXAFS and HR-XANES Study of the Uranyl Peroxides [UO2(η2-O2)(H2O)2].nH2O (n = 0,2) and Uranyl (Oxy)hydroxide [(UO2)4O(OH)6].6H2O | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dc.type.supercollection | scholarly_publications | en |
dc.type.supercollection | refereed_publications | en |
dc.identifier.peoplefinderurl | http://people.tcd.ie/bakerrj | en |
dc.identifier.rssinternalid | 88243 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3DT52437J | en |
dc.rights.ecaccessrights | OpenAccess | |
dc.contributor.sponsor | Irish Research Council for Science and Engineering Technology (IRCSET) | en |