Can Ionic Liquids Be Used As Templating Agents For Controlled Design of Uranium-Containing Nanomaterials?

Journal Article · Tue Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Materials Research Bulletin

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2013.04.065· OSTI ID:1096520

Visser, A.; Bridges, N.; Tosten, M.

Nanostructured uranium oxides have been prepared in ionic liquids as templating agents. Using the ionic liquids as reaction media for inorganic nanomaterials takes advantage of the pre-organized structure of the ionic liquids which in turn controls the morphology of the inorganic nanomaterials. Variation of ionic liquid cation structure was investigated to determine the impact on the uranium oxide morphologies. For two ionic liquid cations, increasing the alkyl chain length increases the aspect ratio of the resulting nanostructured oxides. Understanding the resulting metal oxide morphologies could enhance fuel stability and design.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC09-08SR22470
• OSTI ID: 1096520
• Report Number(s): SRNL-STI-2013-00214
• Journal Information: Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 48, Issue 9; ISSN 0025-5408
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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