Delocalisation of 5f electrons in berkelium and californium metals under pressure
- 1 April 1984
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics F: Metal Physics
- Vol. 14 (4), L43-L47
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4608/14/4/001
Abstract
Berkelium and californium were studied by X-ray diffraction up to pressures of 57 GPa (Bk) and 48 GPa (Cf). Participation of the 5f electrons in the metallic bonding, as evidenced by the appearance of the low-symmetry alpha -uranium structure and by a sudden volume decrease, starts at about 25 GPa in berkelium and at 41 GPa in californium.Keywords
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