Table 1. HRTEM analysis of nanostructured PuO2 and Pu intrinsic colloids. The d-spacing for plutonium species were obtained from electron diffraction data.
Particle size (nm)* | d111 (Å) | d200 (Å) | d220(Å) | |
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Nanostructured PuO2 | 10.8 ± 1.7 | 3.18 | 2.76 | 1.94 |
Sonochemical colloid | 7.1 ± 1.2 | 3.12 | 2.65 | 1.88 |
Hydrolytic colloid | 2.9 ± 0.4 | 3.03 | 2.63 | 1.84 |
3.10** | ||||
PuO2 ()*** | 3.12 | 2.70 | 1.91 |
*Average value from at least 50 parallel measurements. **Measured from HRTEM images. ***ICSD #186183.