Umbellate distortions of the uranyl coordination environment result in a stable and porous polycatenated framework that can effectively remove cesium from aqueous …

Y Wang, Z Liu, Y Li, Z Bai, W Liu, Y Wang… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Searching for new chemically durable and radiation-resistant absorbent materials for
actinides and their fission products generated in the nuclear fuel cycle remain highly …

Flux crystal growth: a versatile technique to reveal the crystal chemistry of complex uranium oxides

CA Juillerat, VV Klepov, G Morrison, KA Pace… - Dalton …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
This frontier article focuses on the use of flux crystal growth for the preparation of new
actinide containing materials, reviews the history of flux crystal growth of uranium containing …

The layered uranyl silicate mineral uranophane-β: Crystal structure, mechanical properties, Raman spectrum and comparison with the α-polymorph

F Colmenero, J Plášil, J Sejkora - Dalton Transactions, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The crystal structure, elastic properties and the Raman spectrum of the layered calcium
uranyl silicate pentahydrate mineral uranophane-β, Ca (UO2) 2Si2O6 (OH) 2· 5H2O, are …

[UO2Cl2(phen)2], a Simple Uranium(VI) Compound with a Significantly Bent Uranyl Unit (phen=1,10‐phenanthroline)

S Schöne, T Radoske, J März, T Stumpf… - … A European Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A simple synthesis based on UO2Cl2⋅ n H2O and 1, 10‐phenanthroline (phen) resulted in
the formation of a new uranyl (VI) complex [UO2Cl2 (phen) 2](1), revealing a unique …

Observation of an Unusual Uranyl Cation–Cation Interaction in the Strongly Fluorescent Layered Uranyl Phosphates Rb6[(UO2)7O4(PO4)4] and Cs6[(UO2)7O4(PO4) …

CA Juillerat, EE Moore, T Besmann… - Inorganic …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Single crystals of two new uranyl phosphates, A6 [(UO2) 7O4 (PO4) 4](A= Cs, Rb), featuring
cation–cation interactions (CCIs) rarely observed in uranium (VI) compounds were …

Application of a mild hydrothermal method to the synthesis of mixed transition-metal (II)/uranium (IV) fluorides

J Felder, J Yeon, M Smith, HC zur Loye - Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Single crystals of five transition metal uranium fluorides were obtained via the use of a mild
hydrothermal route. Uranyl acetate was used as both the uranium source and the reducing …

Structural and thermophysical properties of Sr7U (PO4) 6 and Ba7U (PO4) 6

BG Vats, R Phatak, K Krishnan, M Keskar… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Compounds Sr 7 U (PO 4) 6 (1) and Ba 7 U (PO 4) 6 (2) were prepared by the solid
state reaction route, by mixing appropriate molar proportions of alkaline earth metal …

Achieving and Stabilizing Uranyl Bending via Physical Pressure

EM Langer, P Kegler, PM Kowalski, S Wang… - Inorganic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Applying physical pressure in the uranyl–sulfate system has resulted in the formation of the
first purely inorganic uranyl oxo-salt phase with a considerable uranyl bend: Na4 …

Crystal growth and structure characterization of three layered uranyl phosphates and their relation to the phosphuranylite family

CA Juillerat, HC zur Loye - Crystal Growth & Design, 2018 - ACS Publications
Three new materials related to the phosphuranylite family were synthesized by using alkali
chloride fluxes at 875° C: CsNa3 [(UO2) 3O2 (PO4) 2](1), Cs2Na4 [(UO2) 5O5 (PO4) 2](2) …