Nature of the 5f states in actinide metals

Kevin T. Moore and Gerrit van der Laan
Rev. Mod. Phys. 81, 235 – Published 6 February 2009

Abstract

Actinide elements produce a plethora of interesting physical behaviors due to the 5f states. This review compiles and analyzes progress in the understanding of the electronic and magnetic structure of the 5f states in actinide metals. Particular interest is given to electron energy-loss spectroscopy and many-electron atomic spectral calculations, since there is now an appreciable library of core dvalence f transitions for Th, U, Np, Pu, Am, and Cm. These results are interwoven and discussed against published experimental data, such as x-ray photoemission and absorption spectroscopy, transport measurements, and electron, x-ray, and neutron diffraction, as well as theoretical results, such as density-functional theory and dynamical mean-field theory.

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    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.81.235

    ©2009 American Physical Society

    Authors & Affiliations

    Kevin T. Moore*

    • Chemistry and Materials Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA

    Gerrit van der Laan

    • Diamond Light Source, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, United Kingdom and STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington WA4 4AD, United Kingdom

    • *Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Fax: 925-422-6892. moore78@llnl.gov.
    • Also at School of Earth, Atmospheric, and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom.

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    Vol. 81, Iss. 1 — January - March 2009

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