Actinyl Peroxide Nanospheres

Abstract

Waste not: Actinyl nanospheres self-assembled from alkaline solutions have been shown to be composed of 24, 28, and 32 actinyl peroxide polyhedra (for example, see picture of the uranyl peroxide polyhedra (U-28)). The nanospheres represent a new class of polyoxometalates, and their formation in nuclear waste may have an impact on the mobility of actinides in the environment.