In recent years there has been a large number of articles wrongly attributing, an XPS O1s
signal at about 531–532 eV to oxygen vacancies. These studies are based on ex situ …

Actinide-based compounds exhibit unique physics due to the presence of 5f electrons, and
serve in many cases as important technological materials. Targeted thin film synthesis of …

Heteroatom do**, involving the introduction of atoms with distinct electronegativity into
carbon materials, has emerged as an effective approach to optimize their charge …

Removal and recovery of uranium from uranium-mine wastewater is beneficial to
environmental protection and resource preservation. Reduction of soluble hexavalent U (U …

The chemistry of actinide molecules and materials has shown remarkable conceptual
advancements in the past decade illustrating their unique reactivity profiles, when compared …

Thin films based on silicon and transition-metal elements dominate the semi-conducting
industry and are ubiquitous in all modern devices. Films have also been produced in the …

Designing highly active and robust catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction is key to
improving the overall efficiency of the water splitting reaction. It has been previously …

Fundamental understanding of the electronic, chemical, and structural properties of uranium
oxides requires the synthesis of high-crystalline-quality epitaxial films of different …

Previous studies have indicated that acid-washed pyrite is inert toward aqueous U (VI)
under most pH conditions at ambient temperature, even though insoluble UO 2 is the …

The pulsed laser ablation (PLA) in alcohol and water media was employed to prepare Pt
and CeO2 PLA‐nanoparticles of different sizes and degrees of defectiveness. Interactions of …