Title: Structural properties of ultra-small thorium and uranium dioxide nanoparticles embedded in a covalent organic framework

Journal Article · · Chemical Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c9sc06117g · OSTI ID:1616333
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  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Berkeley; USA
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Berkeley; USA; University of California; Berkeley
  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Berkeley; USA; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos
  4. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Berkeley; USA; University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia

ThO2 and UO2 nanoparticles synthesized using a COF-5 template exhibit unpassivated surfaces and provide insight into nanoscale properties of actinides.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001; AC02-05CH11231; AC02-76SF00515; AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1616333
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-19-30509; LLNL-JRNL-795572
Journal Information:
Chemical Science, Journal Name: Chemical Science Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 11; ISSN 2041-6520
Publisher:
Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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