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Multiconfigurational nature of 5f orbitals in uranium and plutonium intermetallics.

ABSTRACT: Uranium and plutonium's 5f electrons are tenuously poised between strongly bonding with ligand spd-states and residing close to the nucleus. The unusual properties of these elements and their compounds (e.g., the six different allotropes of elemental plutonium) are widely believed to depend on the related attributes of f-orbital occupancy and delocalization for which a quantitative measure is lacking. By employing resonant X-ray emission spectroscopy (RXES) and X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy and making comparisons to specific heat measurements, we demonstrate the presence of multiconfigurational f-orbital states in the actinide elements U and Pu and in a wide range of uranium and plutonium intermetallic compounds. These results provide a robust experimental basis for a new framework toward understanding the strongly-correlated behavior of actinide materials.

SUBMITTER: Booth CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3387120 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Multiconfigurational nature of 5f orbitals in uranium and plutonium intermetallics.

Booth C H CH   Jiang Yu Y   Wang D L DL   Mitchell J N JN   Tobash P H PH   Bauer E D ED   Wall M A MA   Allen P G PG   Sokaras D D   Nordlund D D   Weng T-C TC   Torrez M A MA   Sarrao J L JL  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20120615 26

Uranium and plutonium's 5f electrons are tenuously poised between strongly bonding with ligand spd-states and residing close to the nucleus. The unusual properties of these elements and their compounds (e.g., the six different allotropes of elemental plutonium) are widely believed to depend on the related attributes of f-orbital occupancy and delocalization for which a quantitative measure is lacking. By employing resonant X-ray emission spectroscopy (RXES) and X-ray absorption near-edge structu  ...[more]

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