Piezomagnetism and magnetoelastic memory in uranium dioxide [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2017 The nuclear fuel uranium dioxide is of intrinsic interest due to its industrial applications but it also exhibits intriguing electronic and magnetic properties.
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DFT + U Study of Uranium Dioxide and Plutonium Dioxide with Occupation Matrix Control. [PDF]
J Phys Chem C Nanomater Interfaces, 2022 DFT + U with occupation matrix control (OMC) is applied to study computationally bulk UO2 and PuO2, the latter for the first time. Using the PBESol functional in conjunction with OMC locates AFM and NM ground states for UO2 and PuO2, respectively, in ...
Chen JL, Kaltsoyannis N.
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Induced Ferromagnetism in Epitaxial Uranium Dioxide Thin Films [PDF]
Advanced Science, 2022 Actinide materials have various applications that range from nuclear energy to quantum computing. Most current efforts have focused on bulk actinide materials.
Yogesh Sharma +15 more
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Dissolution of uranium dioxide in nitric acid media: what do we know?
EPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies, 2017 This article draws a state of knowledge of the dissolution of uranium dioxide in nitric acid media. The chemistry of the reaction is first investigated, and two reactions appear as most suitable to describe the mechanism, leading to the formation of ...
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Exploring cluster formation in uranium oxidation using high resolution X-ray spectroscopy at elevated temperatures [PDF]
Communications MaterialsUranium dioxide (UO2) is a complex material with significant relevance to nuclear energy, materials science, and fundamental research. Understanding its high-temperature behavior is crucial for developing new uranium-based materials and improving nuclear
Elena F. Bazarkina +5 more
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ADSORPTION OF URANIUM SIMULATION WASTE USING BENTONITE:TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Urania, 2019 ADSORPTION OF URANIUM SIMULATION WASTE USING BENTONITE TANIUM DIOXIDE. Bentonite is a clay material of high surface area that have galleries within its structure. Bentonite that is modified with TiO2 will have high adsorption capability.
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Marine Anoxia and Ocean Acidification During the End‐Permian Extinction
Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 325-340., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
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Investigation of the influence of the fuel element design parameter on the VVER-1000 reactor axial power peaking factor [PDF]
Nuclear Energy and Technology, 2023 The paper presents the results of a numerical study into the efficiency of the fuel element operation in the pressurized water reactor (VVER) core filled with uranium dioxide (UO2) pellets. The investigation results were obtained from a three-dimensional
Vladimir A. Gorbunov +4 more
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Structure and properties of amorphous uranium dioxide
Acta Materialia, 2021 Amorphous uranium dioxide (UO2) has been modelled on the atomic scale using a combination of quantum mechanical (density functional theory) and classical forcefield methods (molecular dynamics and reverse Monte-Carlo).
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Quantum-mechanical study of the electronic properties of UxPuyOz compounds formed during the recovery of spent nuclear fuel [PDF]
Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 2023 A promising way to recover spent nuclear fuel (SNF) is the method of extracting transuranium compounds from molten salt, which makes it possible to obtain a partial separation between transuranium compounds and lanthanides.
Galashev Alexander Y. +2 more
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