title: Hydration properties and ionic radii of actinide(III) ions in aqueous solution.
abstract: Ionic radii of actinide(III) cations (from U(III) to Cf(III)) in aqueous solution have been derived for the first time starting from accurate experimental determination of the ion-water distances obtained by combining extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) results and molecular dynamics (MD) structural data. A strong analogy has been found between the lanthanide and actinide series concerning hydration properties. The existence of a contraction of the An-O distance along the series has been highlighted, while no decrease of the hydration number is evident up to Cf(III).
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of Rome "La Sapienza" , P. le A. Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy.
authors: Paola
authors: P
authors: D'Angelo
authors: Fausto
authors: F
authors: Martelli
authors: Riccardo
authors: R
authors: Spezia
authors: Adriano
authors: A
authors: Filipponi
authors: Melissa A
authors: MA
authors: Denecke