Kinetics vs. thermodynamics: a unique crystal transformation from a uranyl peroxo-nanocluster to a nanoclustered uranyl polyborate

Zhang, YJ; Bhadbhade, MM; Price, JR; Karatchevtseva, I; Collison, D; Lumpkin, GR

Kinetics vs. thermodynamics: a unique crystal transformation from a uranyl peroxo-nanocluster to a nanoclustered uranyl polyborate

Date

2014-07-30

Authors

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

A novel method to prepare a nano-clustered uranyl polyborate in aqueous solution at room temperature has been developed. The initially formed kinetically favoured sodium uranyl peroxide yellow crystals transform, in the presence of boric acid, to the thermodynamically stable sodium uranyl polyborate in light yellow-green single crystal form. © Royal Society of Chemistry 2016

Keywords

Aqueous solutions, Monocrystals, Boric acid, Transformations, Crystallization, Hydrolysis

Citation

Zhang, Y., Bhadbhade, M., Price, J. R., Karatchevtseva, I., Collison, D., & Lumpkin, G. R. (2014). Kinetics vs. thermodynamics: a unique crystal transformation from a uranyl peroxo-nanocluster to a nanoclustered uranyl polyborate. [10.1039/C4RA06970F]. RSC Advances, 4(65), 34244-34247. doi:10.1039/c4ra06970f