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Epr Investigations of Impurities in the Lanthanide Orthophosphates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

M. M. Abraham ,
L. A. Boatner  and
M. Rappaz
M. M. Abraham
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory*, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
L. A. Boatner
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory*, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
M. Rappaz
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory*, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
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Abstract

Lanthanide orthophosphates formed from elements in the first half of the 4f transition series are analogs of the monoclinic mineral monazite. The known geologic properties of this mineral make the general class of lanthanide orthophosphate compounds attractive substances for long-term containment and disposal of α-active actinide nuclear wastes. EPR spectroscopy has been used to investigate the structural properties and solid state chemical properties of impurities in these materials and to compare the characteristics of single crystals and polycrystalline bodies.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 3: Symposium – Nuclear and Electron Resonance Spectroscopies Applied to Materials Science , 1980 , 475
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1981

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