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ArticleNature communications2025

Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering tools to count 5 f electrons of actinides and probe bond covalency.

Bianca Schacherl, Michelangelo Tagliavini, Hanna Kaufmann-Heimeshoff, Jörg Göttlicher, Marinella Mazzanti, Karin Popa, Olaf Walter, Tim Pruessmann, Christian Vollmer, Aaron Beck and 13 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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23 authors.

Bianca Schacherl *Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4542-0108
Michelangelo Tagliavini *Heidelberg University, Institute for Theoretical Physics (ITP), Philosophenweg 19, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-2967-0864
Hanna Kaufmann-HeimeshoffKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Jörg GöttlicherKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Marinella MazzantiInstitut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3427-008X
Karin PopaEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe (JRC), Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2759-6492
Olaf WalterEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe (JRC), Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2679-1715
Tim PruessmannKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7903-9199
Christian VollmerKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2687-0149
Aaron BeckKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Ruwini S K EkanayakeKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5255-1969
Jacob A BransonLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Chemical Sciences Division (CSD), 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 97420, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3523-0303
Thomas NeillKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4316-1328
David FellhauerKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Cedric ReitzKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8285-0815
Dieter SchildKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6034-8146
Dominique BragerDepartment of Chemistry, The George Washington University, 800 22nd Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0694-0805
Christopher CahillDepartment of Chemistry, The George Washington University, 800 22nd Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.
Cory WindorffDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, MSC 3 C, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5208-9129
Thomas SittelKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3523-036X
Harry RamanantoaninaKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Maurits W HaverkortHeidelberg University, Institute for Theoretical Physics (ITP), Philosophenweg 19, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. M.W.Haverkort@thphys.uni-heidelberg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7216-3146
Tonya VitovaKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany. tonya.vitova@kit.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3117-7701

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 449872909EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 101003292U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-AC02-05CH11231
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The actinides possess a complex electronic structure, making their chemical and physical properties among the least understood in the periodic table. Advanced spectroscopic tools, able to obtain deep insights into the electronic structure and binding properties of the actinides, are highly desirable. Here, we introduce two sensitive spectroscopic tools: one determines the number of localized 5f electrons on an actinide atom, and another assesses the covalent character of actinide-ligand bonding. Both tools are based on the multiplet structure present in actinide M

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