Solid-state physics Vacillating valence

Solid-state physics Vacillating valence

Electrons in one particular solid phase of plutonium are complex characters. While bound to atoms, in a quantum-mechanical mixture of two different valence states, they also roam freely throughout the crystal.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 2007-03, Vol.446 (7135), p.504-505
Hauptverfasser: Albers, Robert C, Zhu, Jian-Xin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Crystallography
Electrons
Physics
Plutonium
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Zusammenfassung:Electrons in one particular solid phase of plutonium are complex characters. While bound to atoms, in a quantum-mechanical mixture of two different valence states, they also roam freely throughout the crystal.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/446504b