TY - JOUR A1 - Hennig, C. A1 - Reck, Günter A1 - Reich, T. A1 - Roßberg, A. A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Sieler, J. T1 - EXAFS and XRD investigations of zeunerite and meta-zeunerite N2 - In this paper EXAFS was used to determine bond lengths in the structures of zeunerite and meta-zeunerite. The atomic distances between heavy and light scatterers observed using EXAFS in meta-zeunerite deviate approximately 0.1 Å from literature data of single-crystal X-ray diffraction measurements. Because this difference is significant higher than the error limits of EXAFS measurements, the complete crystal structure of meta-zeunerite, Cu[UO2AsO4]2·8 H2O, is revised by X-ray structure analysis. The bond length determinations by EXAFS and the revised XRD data agree within the experimental error limits. In this study EXAFS spectroscopy has proven to be an useful tool for determining precise local bond lengths in the environment of heavy atoms. Moreover, the crystal structure of zeunerite, Cu[UO2AsO4]2·12 H2O, hitherto not been described in the literature, was investigated. Reflex broadening effects and intergrowth relationship between zeunerite and meta-zeunerite show that meta-zeunerite grows in nature due to dehydration of zeunerite. The structural transition from zeunerite to meta-zeunerite is connected with a change in the uranyl arsenate layer arrangement and the crystal water content. PY - 2003 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1524/zkri.218.1.37.20776 SN - 0044-2968 VL - 218 IS - 1 SP - 37 EP - 45 PB - Oldenbourg CY - München AN - OPUS4-2291 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hennig, C. A1 - Takao, S. A1 - Takao, K. A1 - Weiss, s. A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Meyer, M. A1 - Scheinost, A.C. T1 - Identification of hexanuclear actinide(IV) carboxylates with thorium, uranium and neptunium by EXAFS spectroscopy N2 - Hydrated actinide(IV) ions undergo hydrolysis and further polymerization and precipitation with increasing pH. The resulting amorphous and partly crystalline oxydydroxides AnOn(OH)4-2n·xH2O can usually be observed as colloids above the An(IV) solubility limit. The aging process of such colloids results in crystalline AnO2. The presence of carboxylates in the solution prevents the occurrence of such colloids by formation of polynuclear complexes through a competing reaction between hydrolysis and ligation. The majority of recently described carboxylates reveals a hexanuclear core of [An6(µ3-O)4(µ3-OH)4]12+ terminated by 12 carboxylate ligands. We found that the An(IV) carboxylate solution species remain often preserved in crystalline state. The An(IV) carboxylates show An–An distances which are ~ 0.03 Å shorter than the An–An distances in AnO2 like colloids. The difference in the distances could be used to identify such species in solution. T2 - XAFS15 - 15th International conference on X-ray absorption fine structure CY - Beijing, China DA - 22.07.2012 KW - Carboxylates KW - EXAFS KW - Actinide PY - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/430/1/012116 SN - 1742-6588 SN - 1742-6596 VL - 430 SP - 012116-1 EP - 012116-5 PB - IOP Publ. CY - Bristol, UK AN - OPUS4-28525 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hennig, C. A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Ikeda, A. A1 - Scheinost, A.C. T1 - Coordination of a Uranium(IV) Sulfate Monomer in an Aqueous Solution and in the Solid State N2 - Uranium(IV) sulfate in an aqueous solution and the solid state has been investigated with extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The coordination polyhedron comprises monodentate sulfate, bidentate sulfate, and water molecules. The coordination modes of sulfate in solution have been determined from the U-S distances with EXAFS. The U-S distance of 3.67 ± 0.02 Å indicates monodentate sulfate, and the U-S distance of 3.08 ± 0.02 Å indicates bidentate coordination. The obtained sulfur coordination numbers of a solution with a [SO42-]/[U4+] ratio of 40 suggest species with compositions of [U(SO4,bid)2(SO4,mon)2·nH2O]4- and [U(SO4,bid)3 (SO4,mon)2·mH2O]6-. Charge-compensating countercations or ion pairing with Na+ and NH4+ could not be detected with EXAFS. One of the solution species, [U(SO4)5H2O]6-, has been conserved in a crystal. The corresponding crystal structure of Na1.5(NH4)4.5[U(SO4)5·H2O]·H2O [space group P1, a = 9.4995(16) Å, b = 9.8903(16) Å, c = 12.744(2) Å, α = 93.669(2)°, β = 103.846(2)°, γ = 109.339(2)°] has been determined by single-crystal XRD. Two monomeric uranium(IV) sulfate complexes and three sodium units are linked in alternating rows and form a one-dimensoinal ribbon structure parallel to the a axis. PY - 2008 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1021/ic701880h SN - 0020-1669 SN - 1520-510X VL - 47 IS - 5 SP - 1634 EP - 1638 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-17714 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hennig, C. A1 - Reich, T. A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Reck, Günter A1 - Prokert, F. A1 - Schell, N. T1 - Combining EXAFS and X-ray powder diffraction to solve structures containing heavy atoms N2 - Determination of structures using x-ray powder diffraction is complicated if the reflection intensities are mainly influenced by the scattering from heavy atoms and the atomic coordinates of light atoms remain uncertain. A method like EXAFS, which is sensitive to short range order, gives reliable atomic distances in the surroundings of heavy atoms with a precision of ±0.02 Å. The probability for obtaining the complete structure from x-ray powder diffraction increases if one includes parameters derived from EXAFS measurements as restraints during the procedure of structure solving. We demonstrate the potential of combining EXAFS and x-ray powder diffraction by solving the structure UO2[H2AsO4]2H2O. The procedure starts with the determination of space group and cell parameters from XRD powder data. In a second step the absolute values of the structure factor |F| are separated by iterating a decomposition formula. The heavy atom positions are determined by direct methods. In the third step atomic distances of coordination polyhedra are estimated using EXAFS. Subsequently, the complete coordination geometries around the heavy atoms including reliable distances are used as restraints in the structure solving and refinement procedure. PY - 2005 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1238/Physica.Topical.115a00352 SN - 0031-8949 SN - 1402-4896 SN - 0281-1847 VL - T115 SP - 352 EP - 355 PB - IoP Publ. CY - Bristol AN - OPUS4-7378 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hennig, C. A1 - Takao, S. A1 - Takao, K. A1 - Weiss, S. A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Scheinost, A.C. T1 - Structure and stability range of a hexanuclear Th(IV)-glycine complex N2 - A hexanuclear Th(IV)–glycine complex was observed by Th L3-edge EXAFS measurements in an aqueous solution. Within the stability range of this complex the positively charged hexanuclear species [Th6(µ3-O)4(µ3-OH)4(H2O)6(Gly)6(HGly)6]6+ was preserved in a crystal with the composition [Th6(µ3-O)4(µ3-OH)4(H2O)6(Gly)6(HGly)6]·(NO3)3(ClO4)3(H2O)3. This complex appears as a result of a competing reaction between hydrolysis and ligation by glycine. At a pH value below the stability range of the hexanuclear complex, crystals with the composition [Th(H2O)3(HGly)3]·(ClO4)4H2O were obtained from the solution. Three water molecules in the thorium coordination sphere indicate that this complex occurs prior to the onset of Th(IV) hydrolysis. PY - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1039/c2dt31367g SN - 1477-9226 SN - 1477-9234 SN - 1364-5447 VL - 41 SP - 12818 EP - 12823 PB - RSC CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-27265 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hennig, C. A1 - Ikeda-Ohno, A. A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Weiss, S. A1 - Pattison, P. A1 - Emerich, H. A1 - Abdala, P. M. A1 - Scheinost, A.C. T1 - Crystal structure and solution species of Ce(III) and Ce(IV) formates: From mononuclear to hexanuclear complexes N2 - Cerium(III) and cerium(IV) both form formate complexes. However, their species in aqueous solution and the solid-state structures are surprisingly different. The species in aqueous solutions were investigated with Ce K-edge EXAFS spectroscopy. Ce(III) formate shows only mononuclear complexes, which is in agreement with the predicted mononuclear species of Ce(HCOO)2+ and Ce(HCOO)2+. In contrast, Ce(IV) formate forms in aqueous solution a stable hexanuclear complex of [Ce6(µ3-O)4(µ3-OH)4(HCOO)x(NO3)y]12–x-y. The structural differences reflect the different influence of hydrolysis, which is weak for Ce(III) and strong for Ce(IV). Hydrolysis of Ce(IV) ions causes initial polymerization while complexation through HCOO– results in 12 chelate rings stabilizing the hexanuclear Ce(IV) complex. Crystals were grown from the above-mentioned solutions. Two crystal structures of Ce(IV) formate were determined. Both form a hexanuclear complex with a [Ce6(µ3-O)4(µ3-OH)4]12+ core in aqueous HNO3/HCOOH solution. The pH titration with NaOH resulted in a structure with the composition [Ce6(µ3-O)4(µ3-OH)4(HCOO)10(NO3)2(H2O)3]·(H2O)9.5, while the pH adjustment with NH3 resulted in [Ce6(µ3-O)4(µ3-OH)4(HCOO)10(NO3)4]·(NO3)3(NH4)5(H2O)5. Furthermore, the crystal structure of Ce(III) formate, Ce(HCOO)3, was determined. The coordination polyhedron is a tricapped trigonal prism which is formed exclusively by nine HCOO– ligands. The hexanuclear Ce(IV) formate species from aqueous solution is widely preserved in the crystal structure, whereas the mononuclear solution species of Ce(III) formate undergoes a polymerization during the crystallization process. KW - Crystal structure KW - Ce complexes KW - EXAFS KW - XANES PY - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1021/ic400999j SN - 0020-1669 SN - 1520-510X VL - 52 IS - 20 SP - 11734 EP - 11743 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-29850 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hennig, C. A1 - Ikeda-Ohno, A. A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Bernhard, G. T1 - Comparative investigation of the solution species [U(CO3)5]6- and the crystal structure of Na6[U(CO3)5].12H2O PY - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1039/B922624A SN - 1477-9226 SN - 1477-9234 SN - 1364-5447 VL - 39 IS - 15 SP - 3744 EP - 3750 PB - RSC CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-23047 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Takao, S. A1 - Takao, K. A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Scheinost, A.C. A1 - Bernhard, G. A1 - Hennig, C. T1 - First hexanuclear U IV and Th IV formate complexes - Structure and stability range in aqueous solution KW - Actinides KW - Polynuclear species KW - Formic acid KW - Bridging ligands PY - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.200900899 SN - 1434-1948 SN - 1099-0682 VL - 2009 IS - 32 SP - 4771 EP - 4775 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-20329 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hennig, C. A1 - Weiss, S. A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Kretzschmar, J. A1 - Scheinost, A.C. T1 - Solution species and crystal structure of Zr(IV) acetate N2 - Complex formation and the coordination of zirconium with acetic acid were investigated with Zr K-edge extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (EXAFS) and single-crystal diffraction. Zr K-edge EXAFS spectra show that a stepwise increase of acetic acid in aqueous solution with 0.1 M Zr(IV) leads to a structural rearrangement from initial tetranuclear hydrolysis species [Zr4(OH)8(OH2)16]8+ to a hexanuclear acetate species Zr6(O)4(OH)4(CH3COO)12. The solution species Zr6(O)4(OH)4(CH3COO)12 was preserved in crystals by slow evaporation of the aqueous solution. Single-crystal diffraction reveals an uncharged hexanuclear cluster in solid Zr6(μ3-O)4(μ3-OH)4(CH3COO)12·8.5H2O. EXAFS measurements show that the structures of the hexanuclear zirconium acetate cluster in solution and the solid state are identical. KW - Complex formation KW - Crystal structure KW - Zr(iV) compounds PY - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01624 SN - 0020-1669 SN - 1520-510X VL - 56 IS - 5 SP - 2473 EP - 2480 PB - ACS AN - OPUS4-39677 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -