J A LÓPEZ1*, C DÍAZ MORENO1
, J MURILLO2
AND L ECHEGOYEN2
1 Department of Physics, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, U.S.A.
2 Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, U.S.A.
*Email: jorgelopez@utep.edu
Abstract In this article we report an investigation of the oxidation state of uranium dioxide using X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, and by comparing to results obtained in previous studies. We find that uranium dioxide in powder appears to share its six valence electrons with the oxygen atoms to form crystalline UO3 .
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15415/jnp.2017.51022
LINK:http://dspace.chitkara.edu.in/jspui/bitstream/1/882/1/51022_JNP_L%C3%B3pez.pdf
1 Department of Physics, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, U.S.A.
2 Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, U.S.A.
*Email: jorgelopez@utep.edu
Abstract In this article we report an investigation of the oxidation state of uranium dioxide using X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, and by comparing to results obtained in previous studies. We find that uranium dioxide in powder appears to share its six valence electrons with the oxygen atoms to form crystalline UO3 .
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15415/jnp.2017.51022
LINK:http://dspace.chitkara.edu.in/jspui/bitstream/1/882/1/51022_JNP_L%C3%B3pez.pdf
