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Non‐aqueous Synthesis of Isotropic and Anisotropic Actinide Oxide Nanocrystals
Author(s) -
Hudry Damien,
Apostolidis Christos,
Walter Olaf,
Gouder Thomas,
Courtois Eglantine,
Kübel Christian,
Meyer Daniel
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201200513
Subject(s) - actinide , nanorod , thorium , nanodot , nanocrystal , oxide , nanotechnology , materials science , anisotropy , aqueous solution , uranium , isotropy , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , physics , metallurgy , optics
Nano is everywhere but actinides are the forgotten elements of the nanoworld! Isotropic faceted uranium oxide nanodots and anisotropic thorium oxide nanorods were synthesized. These nano‐objects are very well crystallized and monodisperse. The characteristics of the actinide oxide nanocrystals can be controlled by tuning the reactivity of the starting actinide precursors. Such results pave the way for the synthesis of transuranium‐based nano‐objects.