JOURNAL ARTICLE

Flux Method Growth and Structural Analysis of Two Tetravalent Uranium Orthophosphate Single Crystals, Cs2UIV(PO4)2 and Isostructural Cs2(UIV0.75CeIV0.25)(PO4)2

Yu WangXiaochen ZhangLanxin LiTao BoLei Zhang

Year: 2024 Journal:   Inorganic Chemistry Vol: 63 (38)Pages: 17340-17345   Publisher: American Chemical Society

Abstract

Two novel uranium(IV) orthophosphate framework compounds were obtained by the high-temperature flux method in CsCl-CsF eutectic salt. Cs2UIV(PO4)2 (1) and isostructural Cs2(UIV0.75CeIV0.25)(PO4)2 (2) are tetragonal structures bridged by (U/Ce)IV-O octacoordinated dodecahedra and PO4 tetrahedra, with Cs+ cations filling in the channels. The crystal structures exhibit good structural and thermal stability with a potential capacity to immobilize tetravalent radionuclides.

Keywords:
Isostructural Chemistry Uranium Eutectic system Flux (metallurgy) Flux method Crystallography Salt (chemistry) Inorganic chemistry Nuclear chemistry Analytical Chemistry (journal) Physical chemistry Crystal structure Single crystal Metallurgy Chromatography

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