Effect of Ce4+-substitution at A and B sites of Nd2Zr2O7: a study for plutonium incorporation in pyrochlores

C Nandi, AK Poswal, M Jafar, S Kesari, V Grover… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Elsevier
Zirconate pyrochlores have been envisaged as promising candidates for inert matrix fuel
applications and immobilization of nuclear waste. Therefore, Ce 4+-substituted Nd 2 Zr 2 O 7 …

Phase relations and lattice parameter trends in Nd3+− substituted UO2 system under reducing and oxidizing conditions

C Nandi, R Phatak, M Shafeeq, S Kesari, R Rao… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
While Am-substituted UO 2 solid solutions have been considered as advanced fuels for
heterogeneous transmutation of americium, U-substituted Am 2 O 3 with cubic structure has …

A first-principles simulation study on solubility of La, Nd, Zr and Mo in UO2 and U3O8

Z Huang, L Ma, J Zhang, Q Zhou, L Yang… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2025 - Elsevier
Solubility of fission products (FPs) in spent nuclear fuels is a key issue in understanding their
performance. In this study, a detailed density functional theory study on solubility of La, Nd …

Preparation of dense ThO2-based ceramics by Sc doping and simple sintering method

S Qi, Z Zhang, F Guan, Z Lv, D Peng, H Wang… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Th 1-x Sc x O 2-x/2 (0≤ x≤ 0.1) ceramic system with high density was
originally prepared via a co-precipitation route and simple sintering method. XRD analysis …

Solution combustion synthesis for rare earth nano metal oxides using D-glycine as fuel: morphological and optical studies

D Maheta, BS Madhukar, AR Tanna - Physica Scripta, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Three different nano rate earth oxides, ie CeO 2, La 2 O 3, and ThO 2 have been prepared
through solution combustion synthesis method using Cerous Nitrate Hexahydrate …

Phase evolution in the UO2–CeO2 system under oxidizing and reducing conditions: X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic studies

C Nandi, V Grover, S Kesari, AK Poswal… - Journal of Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The solid-solution formation mechanism and defect dynamics in U 1-x Ce x O 2±δ solid
solutions have been investigated by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, Raman …

Probing the Long-and Short-Range Structural Chemistry in the C-Type Bixbyite Oxides Th0. 40Nd0. 48Ce0. 12O1. 76, Th0. 47Nd0. 43Ce0. 10O1. 785, and Th0 …

GL Murphy, E Bazarkina, V Svitlyk, A Rossberg… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The long-and short-range structural chemistry of the C-type bixbyite compounds Th0.
40Nd0. 48Ce0. 12O1. 76, Th0. 47Nd0. 43Ce0. 10O1. 785, and Th0. 45Nd0. 37Ce0. 18O1 …

Color tunable luminescence in ThO 2: Er 3+, Yb 3+ nanocrystals: a promising new platform for upconversion

D Das, SK Gupta, RT Parayil, B Modak… - Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Lanthanide-doped luminescent nanoparticles are an appealing system for many
applications in the area of biomedical, solar cell, thermometry, anti-counterfeiting, etc. due to …

Synthesis of Thorium Dioxide Nanocrystals via Molten Salt Thermal Decomposition for Nuclear Energy-Related Applications

Q Zhang, Z Qian, X Liu, L Li, X Duan, T Yu… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In addition to uranium, thorium is a vital nuclear element that has broad potential for future
nuclear energy applications. Herein, we report the synthesis of cubic structured ThO2 …

Nuclear radiation attenuation and physicomechanical features for yttrium aluminum garnet/cerium zirconate composites

SM Naga, N El-Mehalawy, M Awaad… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study fabricates Nano cerium Zirconate and yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG)/cerium
zirconate composites. The effect of adding different YAG contents (10, 20, and 30 mass%) to …