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SUBMITTER: Vitova T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5504295 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20170706
One of the long standing debates in actinide chemistry is the level of localization and participation of the actinide 5f valence orbitals in covalent bonds across the actinide series. Here we illuminate the role of the 5f valence orbitals of uranium, neptunium and plutonium in chemical bonding using advanced spectroscopies: actinide M<sub>4,5</sub> HR-XANES and 3d4f RIXS. Results reveal that the 5f orbitals are active in the chemical bonding for uranium and neptunium, shown by significant variat ...[more]