Yakushev, A, Lens, L, Duellmann, Ch E, Block, M, Brand, H, Calverley, T, Dasgupta, M, Di Nitto, A, Goetz, M, Goetz, S et al (show 39 more authors)
(2021)
First Study on Nihonium (Nh, Element 113) Chemistry at TASCA.
FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY, 9.
753738-.
Abstract
Nihonium (Nh, element 113) and flerovium (Fl, element 114) are the first superheavy elements in which the <i>7p</i> shell is occupied. High volatility and inertness were predicted for Fl due to the strong relativistic stabilization of the closed <i>7p</i> <sub><i>1/2</i></sub> sub-shell, which originates from a large spin-orbit splitting between the <i>7p</i> <sub><i>1/2</i></sub> and <i>7p</i> <sub><i>3/2</i></sub> orbitals. One unpaired electron in the outermost <i>7p</i> <sub><i>1/2</i></sub> sub-shell in Nh is expected to give rise to a higher chemical reactivity. Theoretical predictions of Nh reactivity are discussed, along with results of the first experimental attempts to study Nh chemistry in the gas phase. The experimental observations verify a higher chemical reactivity of Nh atoms compared to its neighbor Fl and call for the development of advanced setups. First tests of a newly developed detection device miniCOMPACT with highly reactive Fr isotopes assure that effective chemical studies of Nh are within reach.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | superheavy elements, nihonium, element 113, gas phase chromatography, physical preseparation, TASCA |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Physical Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jan 2022 15:26 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Feb 2024 17:20 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fchem.2021.753738 |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2021.753738 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3146168 |
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