Actinide elements produce a plethora of interesting physical behaviors due to the 5 f states.
This review compiles and analyzes progress in the understanding of the electronic and …

A critical review of the thermodynamic properties of the lanthanide and actinide elements is
presented. The available literature data for the solid, liquid, and gaseous state have been …

Phonon dispersion curves were obtained from inelastic x-ray and neutron scattering
measurements on α-uranium single crystals at temperatures from 298 to 573 K. Both …

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 …

The structural behavior of α-uranium at room temperature has been studied up to 100 GPa
in diamond anvil cells using angle-dispersive x-ray diffraction at a synchrotron source. The …

U-Mo alloys with Mo concentration in the range of 0–15at.% Mo were prepared using a splat-
cooling technique. Phase analysis using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron …

Thin films based on silicon and transition-metal elements dominate the semi-conducting
industry and are ubiquitous in all modern devices. Films have also been produced in the …

We present results for the electronic structure of α-uranium using a recently developed
quasiparticle self-consistent GW (QSGW) method. This is the first time that the f-orbital …

Actinide materials demonstrate a wide variety of interesting physical properties in both bulk
and nanoscale form. To better understand these materials, a broad array of microscopy …

U–Mo alloys were prepared by splat cooling technique and characterized by X-ray
diffraction. The alloys with 11–12 at.% Mo show a stable γ°-phase, while those with 13–17 …