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Researchers confined an americium cluster inside highly charged silver nanocages, which revealed confinement as a new handle for manipulating actinide electronic structure.
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Soochow University
Who
Yaxing Wang and Soochow University colleagues
What
Researchers confined an americium cluster inside highly charged silver nanocages, which revealed confinement as a new handle for manipulating actinide electronic structure.
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:17:03 GMT · 3h 8m ago
Where
Soochow University ·
Why
They wondered whether chemical confinement could achieve a similar effect to external stimuli in altering actinide bonding.
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This new method of manipulating actinide bonding could inform the design of next-generation materials for nuclear separations, waste management, f-element magnetic and electronic materials, and catalysis. It offers a novel way to control radioactive elements at the atomic level.
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