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Title: The nature of chemical bonding in actinide and lanthanide ferrocyanides determined by X-ray absorption spectroscopy and density functional theory

Journal Article · · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cp05820a· OSTI ID:1436132
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  1. CEA, Bagnols-sur-Ceze (France)
  2. Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden (Germany)
  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  4. CEA, Bagnols-sur-Ceze (France); Univ. of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice (France)

Multi-edge soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy is used to probe orbital mixing in actinide and lanthanide Prussian blue analogs.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
SC-22.1 USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1436132
Journal Information:
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP, Vol. 18, Issue 4; Related Information: © the Owner Societies 2016.; ISSN 1463-9076
Publisher:
Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 16 works
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