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@ARTICLE{Murphy:1037139,
author = {Murphy, Gabriel L. and Bazarkina, Elena and Rossberg,
André and Silva, Clara L. and Amidani, Lucia and
Bukaemskiy, Andrey and Thümmler, Robert and Klinkenberg,
Martina and Henkes, Maximilian and Marquardt, Julien and
Lessing, Jessica and Svitlyk, Volodymyr and Hennig,
Christoph and Kvashnina, Kristina O. and Huittinen, Nina},
title = {{T}he role of redox and structure on grain growth in
{M}n-doped {UO}2},
journal = {Communications materials},
volume = {5},
number = {1},
issn = {2662-4443},
address = {London},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
reportid = {FZJ-2025-00486},
pages = {274},
year = {2024},
abstract = {Mn-doped UO2 is considered a potential advanced nuclear
fuel due to ameliorated microstructural grain growth
compared to non-doped variants. However, recent experimental
investigations have highlighted limitations in grain growth
apparently arising from misunderstandings of its
redox-structural chemistry. To resolve this, we use
synchrotron X-ray diffraction and spectroscopy measurements
supported by ab initio calculations to cross-examine the
redox and structural chemistry of Mn-doped UO2 single
crystal grains and ceramic specimens. Measurements reveal Mn
enters the UO2 matrix divalently as with the additional
formation of fluorite Mn+2O in the bulk material. Extended
X-ray absorption near edge structure measurements unveil
that during sintering, the isostructural relationship
between fluorite UO2 and Mn+2O results in inadvertent
interaction and subsequent incorporation of diffusing U
species within MnO, rather than neighbouring UO2 grains,
inhibiting grain growth. The investigation consequently
highlights the significance of considering total
redox-structural chemistry of main and minor phases in
advanced ceramic material design.},
cin = {IFN-2},
ddc = {600},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IFN-2-20101013},
pnm = {1411 - Nuclear Waste Disposal (POF4-141) / BMBF 02NUK060B -
Verbundprojekt AcE: Grundlegende Untersuchungen zur
Immobilisierung von Actiniden mittels Einbau in
endlagerrelevante Festphasen, Teilprojekt B (02NUK060B)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-1411 / G:(BMBF)02NUK060B},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:001381203000005},
doi = {10.1038/s43246-024-00714-x},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1037139},
}