2025

12. J. Balas, C. Urbank, P. Kaden, M. Patzschke, J. März, K. O. Kvashnina, M. Schmidt, T. Stumpf and R. Gericke, Bonding Trends in Pyridine-2-Thiolato Complexes of Tetravalent Actinides. Inorg. Chem., 2025, 64, 21919–21931. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03369

11. S. Orlat, I. Prozheev, I. Arts, G. Leinders, E. Bazarkina, K. Kvashnina, F. Tuomisto, P. Martin, P. Moisy and R. Bes, Crystal-Field Splitting Strength of U-6 d Orbitals in NaUO 3 , KUO 3 and RbUO 3, J. Synchrotron Radiat., 2025, 32, 1257–1264. https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600577525005156

10. W. A. Misael, L. Amidani, J. März, E. F. Bazarkina, K. O. Kvashnina, V. Vallet and A. Severo Pereira Gomes, Core-Excited States of Linear and Bent Uranyl Complexes: Insights from High-Energy Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy and Relativistic Quantum Chemistry. Inorg. Chem., 2025, 64, 22487–22502. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c04245

9. K. P. Olesen, E. Bura-Nakic, I. N. Pidchenko, K. O. Kvashnina and T. W. Dahl, Uranium reduction in modern and ancient marine carbonate settings – insights from anaerobic U extractions and high-energy resolution X ray spectroscopy. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, DOI:10.1016/j.gca.2025.07.006.

8. M. R. Vejar, F. E. Zengotita, S. Weiss, S. S. A. Azzam, N. Huittinen, S. Beutner, E. F. Bazarkina, L. Amidani, K. O. Kvashnina and A. E. Hixon, Relationship between Mineralogically Complex Iron (Oxyhydr)oxides and Plutonium Sorption and Reduction: A High-Energy Resolution X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Perspective, Environ. Sci. Technol., 2025, 59, 11756–11766. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c13899

7. R. Ding, C. Guida, C.I. Pearce, E. Arenholz, J.M. Grenèche, A. Gloter, A.C. Scheinost, K.O. Kvashnina, K. Wang, A. Fernandez-Martinez, Y. Mu, K.M. Rosso, L. Charlet, Single rhenium atoms on nanomagnetite: Probing the recharge process that controls the fate of rhenium in the environment, Science Advances 11 (20), eadq3650, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adq3650

6. L. BF Dos Santos, V. Svitlyk, S. Richter, Ch. Hennig, K. Müller, E. F Bazarkina, K. O Kvashnina, Th. Stumpf, N. Huittinen, Exploring Metastable Phases in Cerium-Doped Zirconia: Insights from X-ray Diffraction, Raman, X-ray Absorption, and Luminescence Spectroscopy, Inorg. Chem. 2025, 64, 19, 9670–9683, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c00865

5. D. Prieur, L. Amidani, E. F. Bazarkina, C. Hennig, E. Lawrence Bright, A. Rossberg, C. L. Silva, K. O. Kvashnina, Frontiers of Synchrotron Methods for Actinide Science, Chem. Methods 2025, e202400073. https://doi.org/10.1002/cmtd.202400073

4. E. F. Bazarkina, S. Bauters, Y. Watier, S. Weiss, S. M. Butorin, K. O. Kvashnina, Exploring cluster formation in uranium oxidation using high resolution X-ray spectroscopy at elevated temperatures, Commun. Mater. 6, 75 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-025-00795-2

3. E. F. Bazarkina, K. V. Lau, A. Chappaz, E. Bastrakov, B. Etschmann, J. Brugger, M. Marshall, F. Meyer, C. J. Boreham, L. Amidani, K. O. Kvashnina, Advanced 2D XRF imaging of uranium oxidation states using HERFD at the U M4 edge, Chem. Commun., 2025, Advanced Article, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CC06211F

2. Barral, T.; Bernar, M.; Le Goff, X. F.; Cabié, M.; Bazarkina, E. F.; Podor, R.; Kvashnina, K. O.; Claparede, L.; Clavier, N.; Dacheux, N. Impact of the Atmosphere on the Sintering Capability and Chemical Durability of Nd-Doped UO2+x Mixed Oxides. J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 2025, 45 (1), 116845. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2024.116845.

1. Bolielyi, O.; Levytskyi, V.; Wagler, J.; Kvashnina, K.O.; Kundys, B.; Leithe-Jasper, A.; Gumeniuk R. Yb₅Rh₆Sn₁₈: a valence fluctuating system with ultra-low thermal conductivity Dalton Trans. 2025, 54, 784-796. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4DT02759K

2024

15. Murphy, G.L., Bazarkina, E., Rossberg, A. et al. The role of redox and structure on grain growth in Mn-doped UO₂. Commun. Mater. 5, 274 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-024-00714-x

14. Silva, C. L.; Amidani, L.; Retegan, M.; Weiss, S.; Bazarkina, E. F.; Graubner, T.; Kraus, F.; Kvashnina, K. O. On the Origin of Low-Valent Uranium Oxidation State. Nat. Commun. 2024, 15 (1), 6861. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50924-7.

13. Lender, T.; Murphy, G.; Bazarkina, E.; Bukaemskiy, A.; Gilson, S.; Henkes, M.; Hennig, C.; Kaspor, A.; Marquardt, J.; Nießen, J.; Peters, L.; Poonoosamy, J.; Rossberg, A.; Svitlyk, V.; Kvashnina, K. O.; Huittinen, N. Investigation of Radiation Damage in the Monazite-Type Solid Solution La 1– x Ce x PO 4. Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63 (38), 17525–17535. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02041.

12. Estevenon, P.; Barral, T.; Avallone, A.; Jeffredo, M.; De La Hos, A.; Strzelecki, A.; Le Goff, X.; Szenknect, S.; Kvashnina, K.; Moisy, P.; Podor, R.; Guo, X.; Dacheux, N. Hydrothermal Synthesis of (Zr,U)SiO 4 : An Efficient Pathway to Incorporate Uranium into Zircon. Dalt. Trans. 2024, 53 (33), 13782–13794. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4DT01604A.

11. Cole, M. R.; Blackburn, L. R.; Haigh, L. T.; Bailey, D. J.; Townsend, L. T.; Kvashnina, K. O.; Hyatt, N. C.; Corkhill, C. L. A Disposal-MOX Concept for Plutonium Disposition. Mater. Adv.2024, 5 (16), 6416–6425. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4MA00420E.

10. G. L. Murphy, et al. Probing the Long- and Short-Range Structural Chemistry in the C-Type Bixbyite Oxides Th 0.40 Nd 0.48 Ce 0.12 O 1.76 , Th 0.47 Nd 0.43 Ce 0.10 O 1.785 , and Th 0.45 Nd 0.37 Ce 0.18 O 1.815 via Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction and Absorption Spectroscopy. ACS Omega 9, 27397–27406 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c02200

9. K. O. Kvashnina, Promethium Bound: Fundamental Chemistry of an Elusive Element Finally Observed. Nature 2024, 629, 765, https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01193-3

8. K. O. Kvashnina, Electronic Structure Interpretation: How Much Do We Understand the Ce L3 XANES? Chem. – A Eur. J. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202400755

7. T. Lender, E. Bazarkina, K. Kvashnina, N. Huittinen, L. Peters, Investigation of Cerium as a Surrogate for Tetravalent Actinides in Monazite-Type Compounds. J. Solid State Chem. 2024, 124784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2024.124784

6. A. Nordenström, N. Boulanger, A. Vorobiev, L. Amidani, S. Bauters, J. Galanzew, K. Kvashnina, A. Talyzin, Neutron Reflectivity for Testing Graphene Oxide Films Sorption of EuCl 3 in Ethanol Solution. Phys. status solidi 2024, DOI 10.1002/pssb.202400069. https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.202400069

5. K. Kvashnina, F. Claret, N. Clavier, T. G. Levitskaia, H. Wainwright, T. Yao, Long-term, sustainable solutions to radioactive waste management, Sci. Rep. 2024, 14, 5907, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-55911-y

4. G. Leinders, O. G. Grendal, I. Arts, R. Bes, I. Prozheev, S. Orlat, A. Fitch, K. Kvashnina, M. Verwerft, Refinement of the uranium dispersion corrections from anomalous diffraction, J. Appl. Crystallogr. 2024, 57, 284, https://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600576723010889

3. M. Sobczyk, C. Nguyen Dinh, M. Marzec, E. Bazarkina, K. O. Kvashnina, A. Cwanek, E. Łokas, T. Bajda, Insights into uranium sequestration by coal fly-ash-derived zeolites: Understanding via wet chemistry, and advanced spectroscopies, J. Clean. Prod. 2024, 449, 141206. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S095965262400653X

2. A. Manceau, O. Mathon, K. A. Lomachenko, M. Rovezzi, K. O. Kvashnina, M.-C. Boiron, R. Brossier, and S. N. Steinmann, Revealing the Incorporation of Cerium in Fluorapatite, ACS Earth Sp. Chem. 8, 119 (2024), https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00274

1. H. Smith, L. T. Townsend, R. Mohun, J. F. W. Mosselmans, K. Kvashnina, N. C. Hyatt, and C. L. Corkhill, Fabrication, Defect Chemistry and Microstructure of Mn-Doped UO2, Sci. Rep. 14, 1656 (2024), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50676-2

2023

11. Effect of Carbon Content on Electronic Structure of Uranium Carbides, S. M. Butorin, S. Bauters, L. Amidani, A. Beck, A. Rossberg, S. Weiss, T. Vitova, K. O. Kvashnina, and O. Tougait, Sci. Rep. 13, 20434 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-47579-7

10. Spatiotemporal Studies of Soluble Inorganic Nanostructures with X‐rays and Neutrons. J. Yin, L. Amidani, J. Chen, M. Li, B. Xue, Y. Lai, K. Kvashnina, M. Nyman, and P. Yin Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202310953

9. A Multimodal X-Ray Spectroscopy Investigation of Uranium Speciation in ThTi2O6 Compounds with the Brannerite Structure. M. C. Dixon Wilkins, L. T. Townsend, M. C. Stennett, K. O. Kvashnina, C. L. Corkhill, and N. C. Hyatt, Sci. Rep. 2023, 13 (1), 12776. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38912-1

8. State of Ag in Pyrrhotite: Insights from X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy. O. N. Filimonova, D. Wermeille, and K. O. Kvashnina, ACS Earth Sp. Chem. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00002

7. Tuning Catalytic Activity of Ni–Co Nanoparticles Synthesized by Gamma‐Radiolytic Reduction of Acetate Aqueous Solutions, Y. Yang, P. A. Korzhavyi, P. A. Nikolaychuk, E. F. Bazarkina, K. O. Kvashnina, S. M. Butorin, N. V. Tarakina, and I. L. Soroka, Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202300038.

6. Deconvoluting Cr States in Cr-Doped UO2 Nuclear Fuels via Bulk and Single Crystal Spectroscopic Studies, G. L. Murphy, R. Gericke, S. Gilson, E. F. Bazarkina, A. Rossberg, P. Kaden, R. Thümmler, M. Klinkenberg, M. Henkes, P. Kegler, V. Svitlyk, J. Marquardt, T. Lender, C. Hennig, K. O. Kvashnina, and N. Huittinen, Nat. Commun. 2023, 14 (1), 2455. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38109-0

5. Deep anoxic aquifers could act as sinks for uranium
through microbial-assisted mineral trapping, I. Pidchenko, J. N. Christensen, M. Kutzschbach, K. Ignatyev, I. Puigdomenech, E. Tullborg, N. M. W. Roberts, E. T. Rasbury, P. Northrup, R. Tappero, K. O. Kvashnina, T. Schäfer, Y. Suzuki, Henrik Drake, Commun. Earth Environ. 2023, 4 (1), 128. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00767-9.

4. Presence of uranium(V) during uranium(VI) reduction by Desulfosporosinus hippei DSM 8344^T, S. Hilpmann, A. Rossberg, R. Steudtner, B. Drobot, R. Hübner, F. Bok, D. Prieur, S. Bauters, K. O. Kvashnina, T. Stumpf, A. Cherkouk, Sci. Total Environ. 875, 162593, (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162593

3. From Molecular Oxo-Hydroxo Ce Clusters to Crystalline CeO2, P. Estevenon, L. Amidani, S. Bauters, C. Tamain, M. Bodensteiner, F. Meurer, C. Hennig, G. Vaughan, T. Dumas, and K. O. Kvashnina, Chem. Mater. 35 (4), 1723–1734 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c03456

2. Oxygen K-Edge X-Ray Absorption Spectra of ThO2 and CeO2 : Experiment, Interpretation, and Structural Effects, L. Amidani, T. Dumas, D. K. Shuh, S. M. Butorin, C. J. Sahle, A. Longo, and K. O. Kvashnina, J. Phys. Chem. C 127, 3077 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c07771

1. Selective Crystallization of a Highly Radiation-Resistant Isonicotinic Acid-Based Metal–Organic Framework as a Primary Actinide Waste Form, K. Lv, M. Patzschke, J. März, E. Bazarkina, K. O. Kvashnina, and M. Schmidt, ACS Mater. Lett. 536 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.2c01087

2022

13. Rare radioisotopes at the ready. K. O. Kvashnina, Nature Chemistry, (2022), doi: 10.1038/s41557-022-01086-w52

12. Cr2+ Solid Solution in UO2 Evidenced by Advanced Spectroscopy, H. Smith, L. T. Townsend, R. Mohun, T. Cordara, M. C. Stennett, J. F. W. Mosselmans, K. Kvashnina, and C. L. Corkhill, Commun. Chem. 5, 163 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-022-00784-3

11. CeO2-Azacrown Conjugate as a Nanoplatform for Combined Radiopharmaceuticals, S. Khabirova, G. Aleshin, T. Plakhova, A. Zubenko, A. Shchukina, O. Fedorova, A. Averin, E. Belova, E. Bazarkina, K. Kvashnina, and S. Kalmykov, Nanomaterials 12, 4484 (2022), https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12244484

10. Sulfidation and Reoxidation of U(VI)-Incorporated Goethite: Implications for U Retention during Sub-Surface Redox Cycling, O. Stagg, K. Morris, L. T. Townsend, K. O. Kvashnina, M. L. Baker, R. L. Dempsey, L. Abrahamsen-Mills, and S. Shaw, Environ. Sci. Technol. 56, 17643 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c05314

9. Foreword to the special virtual issue on Actinide physics and chemistry with synchrotron radiation. K. O. Kvashnina, S. M. Butorin, S. Wang, and W. Shi, J. Synchrotron Radiat., vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 1131–1132, (2022), doi: 10.1107/S1600577522007019

8. Uranium Reduction by Magnetite – Mechanism of UO 2 Formation Monitored by STEM, SAED and EELS. T. LaGrange, Z. Pan, B. Bártová, S. M. Butorin, N. C. Hyatt, M. C. Stennett, K. O. Kvashnina, and R. Bernier-Latmani, Microsc. Microanal. 28, 2444 (2022), doi: 10.1017/S1431927622009370

7. High Surface Area “3D Graphene Oxide” for Enhanced Sorption of Radionuclides. N. Boulanger, A. S. Kuzenkova, A. Iakunkov, A. Nordenström, A. Y. Romanchuk, A. L. Trigub, P. V. Zasimov, M. Prodana, M. Enachescu, S. Bauters, L. Amidani, K. O. Kvashnina, S. N. Kalmykov, and A. V. Talyzin, Adv. Mater. Interfaces 9, 2200510 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202200510

6. To form or not to form: PuO₂ nanoparticles at acidic pH, E. Gerber, A.Yu. Romanchuk, S. Weiss, A. Kuzenkova, M. O. J. Hunault, S. Bauters, A. Egorov, S. M. Butorin, S. N. Kalmykov and K. O. Kvashnina, Environ. Science: Nano, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EN00666E

5. HERFD-XANES and RIXS Study on the Electronic Structure of Trivalent Lanthanides across a Series of Isostructural Compounds, P. Zasimov, L. Amidani, M. Retegan, O. Walter, R. Caciuffo and K. O. Kvashnina, Inorg. Chem., 2022, acs.inorgchem.1c01525.

4. Effective coordination numbers from EXAFS: general approaches for lanthanide and actinide dioxide, A. Y. Romanchuk, A. L. Trigub, T. V. Plakhova, A. S. Kuzenkova, R. D. Svetogorov, K. O. Kvashnina and S. N. Kalmykov, J. Synchrotron Radiat., 29, http://doi.org/10.1107/S160057752101300X

3. High-Energy Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy at Actinide M 4,5 and Ligand K Edges: What We Know, What We Want to Know, and What We Can Know. K. O. Kvashnina and S. M. Butorin, Chem. Commun. 327 (2022). DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CC04851A

2. Insights into the Electronic Structure of a U(IV) Amido and U(V) Imido Complex, Köhler, L.; Patzschke, M.; Bauters, S.; Vitova, T.; Butorin, S. M.; Kvashnina, K.; Schmidt, M.; März, J.; Stumpf, T. , Chemistry – A European Journal, 2022, DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200119

1. Application of Multi-Edge HERFD-XAS to Assess the Uranium Valence Electronic Structure in Potassium Uranate (KUO3) R. Bes, G. Leinders, and K. Kvashnina, J. Synchrotron Radiat. 29, 21 (2022). https://journals.iucr.org/s/issues/2022/01/00/yw5002/

2021

14. Probing the Local Coordination of Hexavalent Uranium and the Splitting of 5f Orbitals Induced by Chemical Bonding. L. Amidani, M. Retegan, A. Volkova, K. Popa, P. M. Martin, and K. O. Kvashnina, Inorg. Chem. 60, 16286 (2021). https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02107

13. Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structure of Dominant Uranium(V) Brannerites in the UTi 2– x Al x O 6 System. M. C. Dixon Wilkins, L. M. Mottram, E. R. Maddrell, M. C. Stennett, C. L. Corkhill, K. O. Kvashnina, and N. C. Hyatt, Inorg. Chem. 60, 18112 (2021). https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02733

12. Insight into the structure–property relationship of UO₂ nanoparticles.Gerber, E., Romanchuk, A. Y., Weiss, S., Bauters, S., Schacherl, B., Vitova, T., Hübner, R., Shams Aldin Azzam, S., Detollenaere, D., Banerjee, D., Butorin, S. M., Kalmykov, S. N., & Kvashnina, K. O, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 8(4), 1102-10(2021) https://doi.org/10.1039/D0QI01140A

11. The State of Platinum in Pyrrhotite: X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study and Implications for the Role of Fe Sulfides as Platinum Carriers. O. N. Filimonova, A. L. Trigub, M. S. Nickolsky, D. A. Chareev, K. O. Kvashnina, E. V. Kovalchuk, I. V. Vikentyev, V. L. Reukov, and B. R. Tagirov, Mineral. Mag. 85, 846 (2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2021.76

10. The application of HEXS and HERFD XANES for accurate structural characterization of actinide nanomaterials: application to ThO₂. Amidani, L.; Vaughan, G. B. M.; Plakhova, T. V.; Romanchuk, A. Y.; Gerber, E.; Svetogorov, R.; Weiß, S.; Joly, Y.; Kalmykov, S. N.; Kvashnina, K., Chemistry – A European Journal, 4 (27), 252-63 (2020) DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003360

9. ROBL-II at ESRF: a synchrotron toolbox for actinide research. Scheinost, A. C., Claussner, J., Exner, J., Feig, M., Findeisen, S., Hennig, C., Kvashnina, K. O., Naudet, D., Prieur, D., Rossberg, A., Schmidt, M., Qiu, C., Colomp, P., Cohen, C., Dettona, E., Dyadkin, V., & Stumpf, T., Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 28(1), 333-49 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600577520014265

8. Biomineralization of Uranium-Phosphates Fueled by Microbial Degradation of Isosaccharinic Acid (ISA). Kuippers G, Morris K, Townsend LT, Bots P, Kvashnina K, Bryan ND, et al, Environmental Science & Technology, 55(8), 4597–606 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c03594

7. Thermoelectricity and electronic properties of Y1-xCexCrB4. Flipo S, Rosner H, Bobnar M, Kvashnina KO, Leithe-Jasper A, Gumeniuk R., Phys. Rev. B, vol. 103, no. 19, p. 195121, (2021), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.103.195121

6. 5f states in UGa2 probed by x-ray spectroscopies. Kolomiets A V., Paukov M, Valenta J, Chatterjee B, Andreev A V., Kvashnina KO, et al. Phys. Rev. B 104, 045119 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.045119

5. X-Ray Studies Bridge the Molecular and Macro Length Scales during the Emergence of CoO Assemblies. L. Grote, C. A. Zito, K. Frank, A.-C. Dippel, P. Reisbeck, K. Pitala, K. O. Kvashnina, S. Bauters, B. Detlefs, O. Ivashko, P. Pandit, M. Rebber, S. Y. Harouna-Mayer, B. Nickel, and D. Koziej, Nat. Commun. 12, 4429 (2021) http://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-24557-z

4. Valence fluctuations in the 3D + 3 modulated Yb 3 Co 4 Ge 13 Remeika phase. M. Feig, L. Akselrud, M. Motylenko, M. Bobnar, J. Wagler, K. O. Kvashnina, V. Levytskyi, D. Rafaja, A. Leithe-Jasper and R. Gumeniuk, Dalt. Trans., 2021, 104, 045119 https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/dt/d1dt01972d

3. Formation of plutonium( iv ) silicate species in very alkaline reactive media. P. Estevenon, T. Dumas, P. L. Solari, E. Welcomme, S. Szenknect, A. Mesbah, K. O. Kvashnina, P. Moisy, C. Poinssot and N. Dacheux, Dalt. Trans., 2021, 50, 12528–12536 https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/dt/d1dt02248b

2. Behavior of implanted Xe, Kr and Ar in nanodiamonds and thin graphene stacks: experiment and modeling. A. A. Shiryaev, A. Trigub, E. N. Voronina, K. O. Kvashnina and V. L. Bukhovets, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., , DOI:10.1039/D1CP02600C https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/cp/d1cp02600c

1. Uranium remobilisation in anoxic deep rock-groundwater system in response to late Quaternary climate changes – Results from Forsmark, Sweden J. Suksi, E.-L. Tullborg, I. Pidchenko, L. Krall, B. Sandström, K. Kaksonen, T. Vitova, K. O. Kvashnina and J. Göttlicher, Chem. Geol., 2021, 120551 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009254121004940?dgcid=rss_sd_all

2020

15. Nanoscale mechanism of UO2 formation through uranium reduction by magnetite. Pan, Z., Bártová, B., LaGrange, T., Butorin, S. M., Hyatt, N. C., Stennett, M. C., Kvashnina, K. O., & Bernier-Latmani, R., Nature Communications, 11(1), 4001 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17795-0

14. The effect of Pd(II) chloride complexes anchoring on the formation and properties of Pd/MgAlOx catalysts. Belskaya, O. B.; Zaikovskii, V. I.; Gulyaeva, T. I.; Talsi, V. P.; Trubina, S. V.; Kvashnina, K.; Nizovskii, A. I.; Kalinkin, A. V.; Bukhtiyarov, V. I.; A. Likholobov, V., Journal of Catalysis 392(2020), 108-118. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.09.021

13. Enhanced Sorption of Radionuclides by Defect-Rich Graphene Oxide. Boulanger, N.; Kuzenkova, A. S.; Iakunkov, A.; Romanchuk, A. Y.; Trigub, A. L.; Egorov, A. V.; Bauters, S.; Amidani, L.; Retegan, M.; Kvashnina, K.; Kalmykov, S. N.; Talyzin, A. V., ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 12(2020)40, 45122-45135. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c11122

12. Synthesis, Structural, and Electronic Properties of K₄Pu^(VI)O₂(CO₃)₃(cr): An Environmentally Relevant Plutonium Carbonate Complex. Pidchenko, I., März, J., Hunault, M. O. J. Y., Bauters, S., Butorin, S. M., & Kvashnina, K. O., Inorganic Chemistry, 59(17), 11889–11893. (2020) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01335

11. The state of trace elements (In, Cu, Ag) in sphalerite studied by X-ray absorption spectroscopy of synthetic minerals. Trofimov, N. D.; Trigub, A. L.; Tagirov, B. R.; Filimonova, O. N.; Evstigneeva, P. V.; Chareev, D. A.; Kvashnina, K.; Nickolsky, M. S., Minerals 10(2020)7, 640. DOI: 10.3390/min10070640

10. Probing the Local Atomic Structure of In and Cu in Sphalerite by XAS Spectroscopy Enhanced by Reverse Monte Carlo Algorithm. Trigub, A. L., Trofimov, N. D., Tagirov, B. R., Nickolsky, M. S., & Kvashnina, K. O. (2020).., Minerals, 10(10), 841 (2020) https://doi.org/10.3390/min10100841

9. Fingerprinting mean composition of lithium polysulfide standard solutions by applying high energy resolution fluorescence detected X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. Robba, A.; Barchasza, C.; Bučar, K.; Petric, M.; Žitnik, M.; Kvashnina, K.; Vaughan, G. B. M.; Bouchet, R.; Alloin, F.; Kavčič, M, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 11(2020), 5446-5450. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01120

8. Size Dependence of Lattice Parameter and Electronic Structure in CeO2 Nanoparticles. Prieur, D.; Bonani, W.; Popa, K.; Walter, O.; Kriegsman, K.; Engelhard, M.; Guo, X.; Eloirdi, R.; Gouder, T.; Beck, A.; Vitova, T.; Scheinost, A.; Kvashnina, K.; Martin, P., Inorganic Chemistry 59(2020)8, 5760-5767. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00506

7. Local Structure in U(IV) and U(V) Environments: The Case of U3O7. Leinders, G.; Bes, R.; Kvashnina, K.; Verwerft, M., Inorganic Chemistry 59(2020)7, 4576-4587. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03702

6. Signatures of Technetium Oxidation States: A New Approach. Bauters, S.; Scheinost, A.; Schmeide, K.; Weiß, S.; Dardenne, K.; Rothe, J.; Mayordomo Herranz, N.; Steudtner, R.; Stumpf, T.; Abram, U.; Butorin, S.; Kvashnina, K., Chemical Communications (2020), 9608-9611
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC03905E

5. The missing pieces of the PuO2 nanoparticles puzzle. Gerber, E.; Romanchuk, A.; Pidchenko, I.; Amidani, L.; Roßberg, A.; Hennig, C.; Vaughan, G.; Trigub, A.; Egorova, T.; Bauters, S.; Plakhova, T.; Hunault, M.; Weiß, S.; Butorin, S.; Scheinost, A.; Kalmykov, S.; Kvashnina, K., Nanoscale (2020). DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03767b

4. A multi-technique study of altered granitic rock from the Krunkelbach Valley uranium deposit, Southern Germany. Pidchenko, I.; Bauters, S.; Sinenko, I.; Hempel, S.; Amidani, L.; Detollenaere, D.; Vinze, L.; Banerjee, D.; Silfhouth, R.; Kalmykov, S.; Göttlicher, J.; Baker, R. J.; Kvashnina, K., RSC Advances 10(2020), 25529-25539. DOI: 10.1039/D0RA03375H

3. Organic Iron Complexes Enhance Iron Transport Capacity along Estuarine Salinity Gradients. Herzog, S. D.; Kvashnina, K.; Persson, P.; Kritzberg, E., Biogeosciences 17(2020)2, 331-344. DOI: 10.5194/bg-2019-234

2. Modeling of Nuclear Waste Forms: State-of-the-Art and Perspectives. Kowalski, P. M.; Lange, S.; Deissmann, G.; Sun, M.; Kvashnina, K.; Baker, R.; Kegler, P.; Murphy, G.; Bosbach, D., MRS Advances 5(2020), 213-222. DOI: 10.1557/adv.2020.38

1. New insights into the mechanism of graphene oxide and radionuclide interaction through vacancy defects. Kuzenkova, A.; Romanchuk, A.; Trigub, A.; Maslakov, K.; Egorov, A.; Amidani, L.; Kittrelle, C.; Kvashnina, K.; Toure, J.; Talyzin, A.; Kalmykov, S., Carbon 158(2020), 291-302. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2019.10.003

2019

16. Measurement of f orbital hybridization in rare earths through electric dipole-octupole interference in X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. Juhin, A.; Collins, S. P.; Joly, Y.; Diaz-Lopez, M.; Kvashnina, K.^ORC; Glatzel, P.; Brouder, C.; de Groot, F, Physical Review Materials 3(2019), 120801(R). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.120801

15. The effect of long-range order on intermolecular interactions in organic semiconductors: zinc octaethyl porphyrin molecular thin film model systems. Kumar, A.; Naumenko, D.; Rossi, G.; Magnano, E.; Nappini, S.; Bondino, F.; Segoloni, E.; Amidani, L.^ORC; D’Acapito, F.; Boscherini, F.; Barba, L.; Pace, E.; Benfatto, M.; Casassa, S.; Pedio, M., Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 21(2019)41, 22966-22975. DOI: 10.1039/c9cp00954j

14. Eu2+: a suitable substituent for Pb2+ in CsPbX3 perovskite nanocrystals? Alam, F.; Wegner, K. D.; Pouget, S.; Amidani, L.^ORC; Kvashnina, K.; Aldakov, D.; Reiss, P., Journal of Physical Chemistry C 151(2019)23. DOI: 10.1063/1.5126473

13. A novel metastable pentavalent plutonium solid phase on the pathway from aqueous Pu(VI) to PuO2 nanoparticles. Kvashnina, K.^ORC; Romanchuk, A.; Pidchenko, I.; Amidani, L.^ORC; Gerber, E.; Trigub, A.; Roßberg, A.; Weiß, S.; Popa, K.; Walter, O.; Caciuffo, R.; Scheinost, A.^ORC; Butorin, S.; Kalmykov, S., Angewandte Chemie – International Edition 58(2019)49, 17558-17562. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911637

12. Organic Iron Complexes Enhance Iron Transport Capacity along Estuarine Salinity Gradients. Herzog, S. D.; Kvashnina, K.; Persson, P.; Kritzberg, E., Biogeosciences (2019)
DOI: 10.5194/bg-2019-234

11. Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of emerging contaminants at WO₃/BiVO₄ photoanodes in aqueous solution. Cristino, V.; Pasti, L.; Marchetti, N.; Berardi, S.; Bignozzi, C. A.; Molinari, A.; Passabi, F.; Caramori, S.; Amidani, L.; Orlandi, M.; Bazzanella, N.; Piccioni, A.; Kesavan, J. K.; Boscherini, F.; Pasquini, L., Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 18(2019)19, 2150-2163. DOI: 10.1039/c9pp00043g

10. NH₃‑SCR over V−W/TiO₂ Investigated by Operando X‑ray Absorption and Emission Spectroscopy. Doronkin, D. E.; Benzi, F.; Zheng, L.; Sharapa, D. I.; Amidani, L.; Studt, F.; Roesky, P. W.; Casapu, M.; Deutschmann, O.; Grunwaldt, J.-D., Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123(2019), 14338-14349. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b00804

9. Uncovering the Origin of the Emitting States in Bi³⁺-Activated CaMO₃ (M=Zr, Sn, Ti) Perovskites: Metal-to-Metal Charge Transfer versus s-p Transitions. Back, M.; Ueda, J.; Xu, J.; Asami, K.; Amidani, L. ; Trave, E.; Tanabe, S., Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123(2019)23, 14677-14688. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b03940

8. Size effects in nanocrystalline thoria. Plakhova, T.; Romanchuk, A.; Lykhosherstova, D.; Baranchikov, A.; Dorovatovskii, P.; Svetogorov, R.; Shatalova, T.; Egorova, T.; Trigub, A.; Kvashnina, K.; Ivanov, V.; Kalmykov, S., Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123(2019)37, 23167-23176. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b04379

7. New insights into the mechanism of graphene oxide and radionuclide interaction through vacancy defects. Kuzenkova, A.; Romanchuk, A.; Trigub, A.; Maslakov, K.; Egorov, A.; Amidani, L.; Kittrelle, C.; Kvashnina, K; Toure, J.; Talyzin, A.; Kalmykov, S., Carbon (2019)
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2019.10.003

6. Selective CO2 Electroreduction to Ethylene and Multicarbon Alcohols via Electrolyte-Driven Nanostructuring. Gao, D.; Sinev, I.; Scholten, F.; Arán-Ais, R. M.; Divins, N. J.; Kvashnina, K.; Timoshenko, J.; Roldan Cuenya, B., Angewandte Chemie (2019). DOI: 10.1002/ange.201910155

5. Fifteen Years of Radionuclide Research at the KIT Synchrotron Source in the Context of the Nuclear Waste Disposal Safety Case. Rothe, J.; Altmaier, M.; Dagan, R.; Dardenne, K.; Fellhauer, D.; Gaona, X.; González-Robles Corrales, E.; Herm, M.; Kvashnina, K.; Metz, V.; Pidchenko, I.; Schild, D.; Vitova, T.; Geckeis, H., Geosciences 9(2019)2, 91. DOI: 10.3390/geosciences9020091

4. SiCxNy:Fe films as a tunable ferromagnetic material with tailored conductivity. Pushkarev, R.; Fainer, N.; Kirienko, V.; Matsynin, A.; Nadolinnyy, V.; Merenkov, I.; Trubina, S.; Ehrenburg, S.; Kvashnina, K., Journal of Materials Chemistry C 7(2019), 4250-4258. DOI: 10.1039/C9TC00299E,

3. Understanding the size effects on the electronic structure of ThO2 nanoparticles. Amidani, L.; Plakhova, T. V.; Romanchuk, A. Y.; Gerber, E.; Weiss, S.; Efimenko, A.; Sahle, C. J.; Butorin, S. M.; Kalmykovc, S. N.; Kvashnina, K. O., Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 21(2019)20, 10635-10643. DOI: 10.1039/C9CP01283D, https://www.hzdr.de/publications/PublDoc-13484.pdf

2. Application of Layered Double Hydroxides for 99Tc remediation. Daniels, N.; Franzen, C.; Kvashnina, K.; Petrov, V.; Torapava, N.; Bukaemskiy, A.; Kowalski, P.; Hölzer, A.; Walther, C., Applied Clay Science 176(2019), 1-10. DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2019.04.006, https://www.hzdr.de/publications/PublDoc-16607.pdf

1. Towards the surface hydroxyl species in CeO2 nanoparticles. Plakhova, T. V.; Romanchuk, A. Y.; Butorin, S. M.; Konyukhova, A. D.; Egorov, A. V.; Shiryaev, A. A.; Baranchikov, A. E.; Dorovatovskii, P. V.; Huthwelker, T.; Gerber, E.; Bauters, S.^ORC; Sozarukova, M. M.; Scheinost, A.^ORC; Ivanov, V.; Kalmykov, S. N.; Kvashnina, K.^ORC, Nanoscale 11(2019), 18142-18149, DOI: 10.1039/C9NR06032D, https://www.hzdr.de/publications/PublDoc-12101.pdf