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M E, Alam MM, Vijayalakshmi U, Gupta S, Dhayalan A, Kannan S. Synthesis, characterization, mechanical and magnetic characteristics of Gd 3+ /PO 4 3 - substituted zircon for application in hard tissue replacements. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2024; 112:e35324. [PMID: 37638675 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.35324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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The study reports on the use of sol-gel technique to yield zircon type [Zr(1-0.1-x) GdxTi0.1 ] [(SiO4 )1-x (PO4 )x ] solid solution. Titanium has been used as a mineralizer to trigger zircon formation while equimolar concentrations of Gd3+ and PO4 3- were added to determine their accommodation limits in the zircon structure. The crystallization of t-ZrO2 as a dominant phase alongside the crystallization of m-ZrO2 and zircon were detected at 1200°C while their further annealing revealed the formation of zircon as a major phase at 1300°C. Heat treatment at 1400°C revealed the formation of zircon-type solid solution [Zr(1-0.1-x) Gdx Ti0.1 ][(SiO4 )1-x (PO4 )x ] comprising the accommodation of 10 mol.% of Gd3+ /PO4 3- at the zircon lattice. Beyond 10 mol.% of Gd3+ /PO4 3- , the crystallization of GdPO4 as a secondary phase is noticed. Structural analysis revealed the expansion of zircon lattice due to the simultaneous occupancy of Gd3+ /PO4 3- for the corresponding Zr4+ /SiO4 4- sites. The mechanical strength of single-phase zircon solid solution was higher in comparison to that of multiphase materials, namely in the presence of GdPO4 formed as a secondary phase in samples with added equimolar Gd3+ /PO4 3- contents beyond 10 mol.%. Nevertheless, the paramagnetic behavior of the samples demonstrated a steady surge as a function of enhanced Gd3+ content.
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- Ezhilan M
- Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
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- Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences (SAS), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
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- Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
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Heuser JM, Neumeier S, Peters L, Schlenz H, Bosbach D, Deissmann G. Structural characterisation of metastable Tb- and Dy-monazites. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2019.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ji Y, Kowalski PM, Kegler P, Huittinen N, Marks NA, Vinograd VL, Arinicheva Y, Neumeier S, Bosbach D. Rare-Earth Orthophosphates From Atomistic Simulations. Front Chem 2019; 7:197. [PMID: 31001521 PMCID: PMC6456693 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Lanthanide phosphates (LnPO4) are considered as a potential nuclear waste form for immobilization of Pu and minor actinides (Np, Am, and Cm). In that respect, in the recent years we have applied advanced atomistic simulation methods to investigate various properties of these materials on the atomic scale. In particular, we computed several structural, thermochemical, thermodynamic and radiation damage related parameters. From a theoretical point of view, these materials turn out to be excellent systems for testing quantum mechanics-based computational methods for strongly correlated electronic systems. On the other hand, by conducting joint atomistic modeling and experimental research, we have been able to obtain enhanced understanding of the properties of lanthanide phosphates. Here we discuss joint initiatives directed at understanding the thermodynamically driven long-term performance of these materials, including long-term stability of solid solutions with actinides and studies of structural incorporation of f elements into these materials. In particular, we discuss the maximum load of Pu into the lanthanide-phosphate monazites. We also address the importance of our results for applications of lanthanide-phosphates beyond nuclear waste applications, in particular the monazite-xenotime systems in geothermometry. For this we have derived a state-of-the-art model of monazite-xenotime solubilities. Last but not least, we discuss the advantage of usage of atomistic simulations and the modern computational facilities for understanding of behavior of nuclear waste-related materials.
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- Yaqi Ji
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research - IEK-6: Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety, Jülich, Germany.,JARA High-Performance Computing, Aachen, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research - IEK-6: Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety, Jülich, Germany.,JARA High-Performance Computing, Aachen, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research - IEK-6: Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety, Jülich, Germany.,JARA High-Performance Computing, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research - IEK-6: Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety, Jülich, Germany.,JARA High-Performance Computing, Aachen, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research - IEK-6: Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety, Jülich, Germany.,JARA High-Performance Computing, Aachen, Germany.,Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research - IEK-1: Materials Synthesis and Processing, Jülich, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research - IEK-6: Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety, Jülich, Germany.,JARA High-Performance Computing, Aachen, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research - IEK-6: Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety, Jülich, Germany.,JARA High-Performance Computing, Aachen, Germany
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Lösch H, Hirsch A, Holthausen J, Peters L, Xiao B, Neumeier S, Schmidt M, Huittinen N. A Spectroscopic Investigation of Eu 3+ Incorporation in LnPO 4 ( Ln = Tb, Gd 1-xLu x, X = 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1) Ceramics. Front Chem 2019; 7:94. [PMID: 30854369 PMCID: PMC6395394 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We have investigated the incorporation of the luminescent Eu3+ cation in different LnPO4 (Ln = Tb, Gd1−xLux, x = 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1) host phases. All samples were analyzed with powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), Raman spectroscopy, and site-selective time-resolved laser-induced luminescence spectroscopy (TRLFS) directly after synthesis and after an aging time of one year at ambient conditions. The PXRD investigations demonstrate the formation of a TbPO4 phase in an uncommon anhydrite-like crystal structure evoked by a pressure-induced preparation step (grinding). In the Gd1−xLuxPO4 solid solution series, several different crystal structures are observed depending on the composition. The TRLFS emission spectra of LuPO4, Gd0.3Lu0.7PO4, and Gd0.5Lu0.5PO4 indicate Eu3+–incorporation within a xenotime-type crystal structure. TRLFS and PXRD investigations of the Gd0.7Lu0.3PO4 composition show the presence of anhydrite, xenotime, and monazite phases, implying that xenotime no longer is the favored crystal structure due to the predominance of the substantially larger Gd3+–cation in this solid phase. Eu3+–incorporation occurs predominantly in the anhydrite-like structure with smaller contributions of Eu3+ incorporated in monazite and xenotime. The electronic levels of the Eu3+–dopant in Gd0.3Lu0.7PO4 and Gd0.5Lu0.5PO4 xenotime hosts are strongly coupled to external lattice vibrations, giving rise to high-energy peaks in the obtained excitation spectra. The coupling becomes stronger after aging to such an extent that direct excitation of Eu3+ in the xenotime structure is strongly suppressed. This phenomenon, however, is only visible for materials where Eu3+ was predominantly incorporated within the xenotime structure. Single crystals of Eu3+–doped LuPO4 show no changes upon aging despite the presence of vibronically coupled excitation peaks in the excitation spectra measured directly after synthesis. Based on this observation, we propose a lattice relaxation process occurring in the powder samples during aging, resulting in Eu3+ migration within the crystal structure and Eu3+ accumulation at grain boundaries or xenotime surface sites.
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- Henry Lösch
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Dresden, Germany
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- Institut für Kristallographie, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety (IEK-6), Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Kristallographie, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Dresden, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety (IEK-6), Jülich, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Dresden, Germany
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Schlenz H, Dellen J, Kegler P, Gatzen C, Schreinemachers C, Shelyug A, Klinkenberg M, Navrotsky A, Bosbach D. Structural and thermodynamic mixing properties of La1−xNdxPO4 monazite-type solid solutions. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2018.11.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Shelyug A, Mesbah A, Szenknect S, Clavier N, Dacheux N, Navrotsky A. Thermodynamics and Stability of Rhabdophanes, Hydrated Rare Earth Phosphates REPO 4 · n H 2O. Front Chem 2019; 6:604. [PMID: 30619814 PMCID: PMC6304437 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Rare earth phosphates comprise a large family of compounds proposed as possible nuclear waste disposal forms. We report structural and thermodynamic properties of a series of rare earth rhabdophanes and monazites. The water content of the rhabdophanes, including both adsorbed and structural water, decreases linearly with increase in ionic radius of the rare earth. The energetics of the transformation of rhabdophane to monazite plus water and the enthalpy of formation of rhabdophane from the constituent oxides was determined by high temperature drop solution calorimetry. The former varies linearly with the ionic radius of the lanthanide, except for cerium. By combining the enthalpy of formation determined by high temperature drop solution calorimetry and the free energy of formation determined previously by solubility experiments, a complete set of thermodynamic data was derived for the rhabdophanes. They are thermodynamically metastable with respect to the corresponding monazites plus water at all temperatures under ambient pressure conditions. This conclusion strengthens the case for monazites being an excellent nuclear waste form.
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- Anna Shelyug
- Peter A. Rock Thermochemistry Laboratory and NEAT ORU, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- ICSM, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM, Univ Montpellier, Bagnols sur Cèze, France
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- ICSM, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM, Univ Montpellier, Bagnols sur Cèze, France
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- ICSM, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM, Univ Montpellier, Bagnols sur Cèze, France
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- Peter A. Rock Thermochemistry Laboratory and NEAT ORU, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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Donato G, Holzscherer D, Beam JC, Grosvenor AP. A one-step synthesis of rare-earth phosphate–borosilicate glass composites. RSC Adv 2018; 8:39053-39065. [PMID: 35558310 PMCID: PMC9090658 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra08657e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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REPO4–BG composites synthesized by a new 1-step method were investigated and were found to be similar to the composite made by the traditional 2-step method.
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- Giovanni Donato
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Saskatchewan
- Saskatoon
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Saskatchewan
- Saskatoon
- Canada
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Neumeier S, Arinicheva Y, Ji Y, Heuser JM, Kowalski PM, Kegler P, Schlenz H, Bosbach D, Deissmann G. New insights into phosphate based materials for the immobilisation of actinides. RADIOCHIM ACTA 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/ract-2017-2819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This paper focuses on major phosphate-based ceramic materials relevant for the immobilisation of Pu, minor actinides, fission and activation products. Key points addressed include the recent progress regarding synthesis methods, the formation of solid solutions by structural incorporation of actinides or their non-radioactive surrogates and waste form fabrication by advanced sintering techniques. Particular attention is paid to the properties that govern the long-term stability of the waste forms under conditions relevant to geological disposal. The paper highlights the benefits gained from synergies of state-of-the-art experimental approaches and advanced atomistic modeling tools for addressing properties and stability of f-element-bearing phosphate materials. In conclusion, this article provides a perspective on the recent advancements in the understanding of phosphate based ceramics and their properties with respect to their application as nuclear waste forms.
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- Stefan Neumeier
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety (IEK-6) , 52425 Jülich , Germany ; JARA High-Performance Computing , Schinkelstrasse 2 , 52062 Aachen , Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety (IEK-6) , 52425 Jülich , Germany ; JARA High-Performance Computing , Schinkelstrasse 2 , 52062 Aachen , Germany
- Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Materials Synthesis and Processing (IEK-1) , 52425 Jülich , Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety (IEK-6) , 52425 Jülich , Germany ; JARA High-Performance Computing , Schinkelstrasse 2 , 52062 Aachen , Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety (IEK-6) , 52425 Jülich , Germany ; JARA High-Performance Computing , Schinkelstrasse 2 , 52062 Aachen , Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Applied Materials (IAM) , 76021 Karlsruhe , Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety (IEK-6) , 52425 Jülich , Germany ; JARA High-Performance Computing , Schinkelstrasse 2 , 52062 Aachen , Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety (IEK-6) , 52425 Jülich , Germany ; JARA High-Performance Computing , Schinkelstrasse 2 , 52062 Aachen , Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety (IEK-6) , 52425 Jülich , Germany ; JARA High-Performance Computing , Schinkelstrasse 2 , 52062 Aachen , Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety (IEK-6) , 52425 Jülich , Germany ; JARA High-Performance Computing , Schinkelstrasse 2 , 52062 Aachen , Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety (IEK-6) , 52425 Jülich , Germany ; JARA High-Performance Computing , Schinkelstrasse 2 , 52062 Aachen , Germany
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