Publication at Faculty of Science, Central Library of Charles University |
2024
Abstract
Hydrothemal conversion of lanthanide/actinide oxalate salts to nanocrystalline oxide has gained technological importance in the chemistry of f-elements. Herein, we present a study describing the mechanism behind the hydrothermal recrystallization and decomposition of cerium (and Ce-Gd) oxalate to oxide.
Structural determination of all intermediate nanocrystalline products was possible thanks to three-dimensional electron diffraction. This work reveals the enormous structural abilities of simple oxalate ligands.