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Title: Hidden magnetic order in plutonium dioxide nuclear fuel

Abstract

The magnetic structure of PuO2 has been investigated by computational methods. A hereto unknown longitudinal 3k AFM ground-state that retains $$Fm\bar{3}m$$ crystal symmetry has been identified.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [3];  [4]; ORCiD logo [5]; ORCiD logo [6]
  1. Univ. College London, London (United Kingdom); Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Plc, Aldermaston (United Kingdom)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  3. Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Plc, Aldermaston (United Kingdom)
  4. Univ. College London, London (United Kingdom)
  5. Univ. College London, London (United Kingdom); Diamond Light Source Ltd., Didcot (United Kingdom)
  6. Univ. College London, London (United Kingdom); Cardiff Univ., Cardiff (United Kingdom)
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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1465057
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 20; Journal Issue: 32; Journal ID: ISSN 1463-9076
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS

Citation Formats

Pegg, James T., Shields, Ashley E., Storr, Mark T., Wills, Andrew S., Scanlon, David O., and de Leeuw, Nora H. Hidden magnetic order in plutonium dioxide nuclear fuel. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1039/C8CP03583K.
Pegg, James T., Shields, Ashley E., Storr, Mark T., Wills, Andrew S., Scanlon, David O., & de Leeuw, Nora H. Hidden magnetic order in plutonium dioxide nuclear fuel. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CP03583K
Pegg, James T., Shields, Ashley E., Storr, Mark T., Wills, Andrew S., Scanlon, David O., and de Leeuw, Nora H. Thu . "Hidden magnetic order in plutonium dioxide nuclear fuel". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CP03583K. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1465057.
@article{osti_1465057,
title = {Hidden magnetic order in plutonium dioxide nuclear fuel},
author = {Pegg, James T. and Shields, Ashley E. and Storr, Mark T. and Wills, Andrew S. and Scanlon, David O. and de Leeuw, Nora H.},
abstractNote = {The magnetic structure of PuO2 has been investigated by computational methods. A hereto unknown longitudinal 3k AFM ground-state that retains $Fm\bar{3}m$ crystal symmetry has been identified.},
doi = {10.1039/C8CP03583K},
journal = {Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP},
number = 32,
volume = 20,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jul 26 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Thu Jul 26 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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