Keywords
crystal film
disposal of nuclear waste.
EXAFS spectroscopy
murataite-based ceramic
thorium dioxide
Abstract
The local environment of thorium in murataite ceramics (Al,Ca,Ti,Mn,Fe,Zr,Th)Ox and ThO2(001) crystalline film on Si(100) substrate as a reference was explored by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) for the first time. It was found that Th4+ is located in the center of a cube formed by 8 oxygen atoms [r(Th-O) = 2.37 ± 0.03 A] in murataite ceramics and ThO2 film. The Th4+ second coordination sphere [r(Th-M) ≈ 3.5 A] in murataite is represented by 3d metals: titanium, iron or manganese
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