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Single crystals of KUO3Cl were grown out of a molten chloride flux and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. KUO3Cl crystallizes in the monoclinic space group, P21/m, with a = 7.0139(18) Å, b = 4.0933(10) Å, c = 8.542(2) Å, and β = 104.194(6)°. The uranium atoms are located in a uranyl, UO2 2+, environment with two oxygen and three chlorine atoms in the equatorial plane. The optical properties were measured, and this compound exhibits strong luminescence.
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The synthesis, crystal structure, and luminescence of KUO3Cl, a new complex uranium oxychloride, are reported.
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Research supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering under Award DE-SC0008664.
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Read, C.M., Smith, M.D. & zur Loye, HC. Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Optical Properties of a New Complex Uranium Oxychloride, KUO3Cl. J Chem Crystallogr 45, 440–444 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10870-015-0612-0
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