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Adsorption of Atmospheric Gases on Pu Surfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2012

A.J. Nelson ,
K.S. Holliday ,
J.A. Stanford ,
W.K. Grant ,
R.G. Erler ,
P. Allen ,
W. McLean  and
P. Roussel
A.J. Nelson
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, U.S.A.
K.S. Holliday
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, U.S.A.
J.A. Stanford
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, U.S.A.
W.K. Grant
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, U.S.A.
R.G. Erler
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, U.S.A.
P. Allen
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, U.S.A.
W. McLean
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, U.S.A.
P. Roussel
Affiliation:
AWE Aldermaston, Reading, Berkshire RG7 4PR, U.K.
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Abstract

Surface adsorption represents a competition between collision and scattering processes that depend on surface energy, surface structure and temperature. The surface reactivity of the actinides can add additional complexity due to radiological dissociation of the gas and electronic structure. Here we elucidate the chemical bonding of gas molecules adsorbed on Pu metal and oxide surfaces. Atmospheric gas reactions were studied at 190 and 300 K using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Evolution of the Pu 4f and O 1s core-level states were studied as a function of gas dose rates to generate a set of Langmuir isotherms. Results show that the initial gas dose forms Pu2O3 on the Pu metal surface followed by the formation of PuO2 resulting in a layered oxide structure. This work represents the first steps in determining the activation energy for adsorption of various atmospheric gases on Pu.

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actinideadsorptionx-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1444: Symposium S/Y – Actinides and Nuclear Energy Materials , 2012 , mrss12-1444-y10-14
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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