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. 2010 Nov 17;15(11):8431–8468. doi: 10.3390/molecules15118431

Table 2.

Fluorescence data of aqueous, adsorbed, and soil reference species.

U(VI) species Lifetime (µm) Main emission bands (nm) Line width (description) Reference
UO22+ 0.9-2 488 509 533 559 Narrow [64,65]
UO2(OH)+ 32.8-80 497 519 544 570 Narrow [64]
(UO2)2(OH)22+ 2.9-9.5 497 519 542 570 Narrow [65,66]
(UO2)3(OH)5+ 6.6-23 496 514 535 556 Broad [64,66]
(UO2)3(OH)7- 10-230 503 523 547 574 Broad [64,66]
UO2OSi(OH)3+ 19 500 521 544 570 Broad [75]
Uranyl hydroxide solids
Fresh precipitate 63 Not determined Structureless [76]
Aged precipitate 131 Not determined Structureless
Sorbed U(VI) surface species on montmorillonite
S1 170-270 500 521 545 570 Broad [76]
S2 2-12 494 513 533 555 Broad
S3 15-25 Not determined Structureless
S4 80-110 504 525 549 575 Narrow
Sorbed U(VI) surface species on the edge faces of muscovite
1 1.15 503 522 545 569 Structureless [71]
2 9.65 502 522 545 570 Structureless
schoepite 63-131 Not determined Structureless
Sorbed U(VI) surface species on silica
≡SiO2UO2 0.17 Not determined Broad [22]
≡SiO2UO2OH- 0.36 Not determined Broad
Sorbed U(VI) surface species on albite
τ1 0.49-1.5 500 521 543 573 Structureless [77]
τ2 10.6-21 500 520 543 570 Broad