title: Complex clover cross-sectioned nanotubules exist in the structure of the first uranium borate phosphate.
abstract: An actinide borate phosphate was prepared via a high temperature solid-state reaction. This phase exhibits unprecedented complex inorganic nanotubular fragments with an external diameter of ~2 × 2 nm. The nanotubular aggregates are based on borate tubes where the exterior of the tubes is decorated with UO(2)(PO(4))(3) moieties to form a complex shape with a cross-section similar to the clover cross.
authors.affiliation: Department of Crystallography, University of Kiel, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Shijun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Shuao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Diwu
authors.forename: Wulf
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Depmeier
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Malcherek
authors.forename: Evgeny V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Alekseev
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Albrecht-Schmitt