The electronic structure of f-element Prussian blue analogs determined by soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Thomas Dumas (1) , Dominique Guillaumont (1) , Philippe Moisy (1) , David Shuh (2) , Tolek Tyliszczak (2) , Pier Lorenzo Solari (3) , Christophe den Auwer (1)

1 CEA-DES (ex-DEN) - CEA-Direction des Energies (ex-Direction de l'Energie Nucléaire)
2 LBNL - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [Berkeley]
3 SSOLEIL - Synchrotron SOLEIL

In molecular solids derived from Prussian blue, intermetallic charge transfer is fostered through a cyano bridge two metal ions. In this study, isostructural trivalent lanthanide and tetravalent actinide Prussian blue analogs’ valence orbitals are probed by soft X-ray absorption measurements.

Keywords: f-element; X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Domains: Physics [physics]; Nuclear Theory [nucl-th]; Physics [physics]; Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex]

Thomas Dumas, Dominique Guillaumont, Philippe Moisy, David Shuh, Tolek Tyliszczak, et al.. The electronic structure of f-element Prussian blue analogs determined by soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Chemical Communications, 2018, 54 (86), pp.12206-12209. ⟨10.1039/c8cc05176c⟩. ⟨cea-02983237⟩