On the adsorption and reactivity of element 114, flerovium

Abstract

Flerovium (Fl, element 114) is the heaviest element chemically studied so far. To date, its interaction with gold was investigated in two gas-solid chromatography experiments, which reported two different types of interaction, however, each based on the level of a few registered atoms only. Whereas noble-gas-like properties were suggested from the first experiment, the second one pointed at a volatile-metal-like character. Here, we present further experimental data on adsorption studies of Fl on silicon oxide and gold surfaces, accounting for the inhomogeneous nature of the surface, as it was used in the experiment and analyzed as part of the reported studies. We confirm that Fl is highly volatile and the least reactive member of group 14. Our experimental observations suggest that Fl exhibits lower reactivity towards Au than the volatile metal Hg, but higher reactivity than the noble gas Rn.

Autoren

A Yakushev
L Lens
Ch E Düllmann
J Khuyagbaatar
E Jäger
J Krier
J Runke
HM Albers
M Asai
M Block
J Despotopulos
A Di Nitto
K Eberhardt
U Forsberg
P Golubev
M Götz
S Götz
H Haba
L Harkness-Brennan
R-D Herzberg
FP Heßberger
D Hinde
A Hübner
D Judson
B Kindler
Y Komori
J Konki
JV Kratz
N Kurz
M Laatiaoui
S Lahiri
B Lommel
M Maiti
AK Mistry
Ch Mokry
KJ Moody
Y Nagame
JP Omtvedt
P Papadakis
V Pershina
D Rudolph
LG Samiento
TK Sato
M Schädel
P Scharrer
B Schausten
DA Shaughnessy
J Steiner
P Thörle-Pospiech
A Toyoshima
N Trautmann
K Tsukada
J Uusitalo
K-O Voss
A Ward
M Wegrzecki
N Wiehl
E Williams
V Yakusheva

DOI

10.3389/fchem.2022.976635

eISSN

2296-2646

Zeitschrift

Frontiers in Chemistry

Online publication date

2022

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Published online

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2022.976635

Datum der Datenerfassung

2022

Titel

On the adsorption and reactivity of element 114, flerovium

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10

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Abstract

Flerovium (Fl, element 114) is the heaviest element chemically studied so far. To date, its interaction with gold was investigated in two gas-solid chromatography experiments, which reported two different types of interaction, however, each based on the level of a few registered atoms only. Whereas noble-gas-like properties were suggested from the first experiment, the second one pointed at a volatile-metal-like character. Here, we present further experimental data on adsorption studies of Fl on silicon oxide and gold surfaces, accounting for the inhomogeneous nature of the surface, as it was used in the experiment and analyzed as part of the reported studies. We confirm that Fl is highly volatile and the least reactive member of group 14. Our experimental observations suggest that Fl exhibits lower reactivity towards Au than the volatile metal Hg, but higher reactivity than the noble gas Rn.

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GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany.

Autoren

A Yakushev
L Lens
Ch E Düllmann
J Khuyagbaatar
E Jäger
J Krier
J Runke
HM Albers
M Asai
M Block
J Despotopulos
A Di Nitto
K Eberhardt
U Forsberg
P Golubev
M Götz
S Götz
H Haba
L Harkness-Brennan
R-D Herzberg
FP Heßberger
D Hinde
A Hübner
D Judson
B Kindler
Y Komori
J Konki
JV Kratz
N Kurz
M Laatiaoui
S Lahiri
B Lommel
M Maiti
AK Mistry
Ch Mokry
KJ Moody
Y Nagame
JP Omtvedt
P Papadakis
V Pershina
D Rudolph
LG Samiento
TK Sato
M Schädel
P Scharrer
B Schausten
DA Shaughnessy
J Steiner
P Thörle-Pospiech
A Toyoshima
N Trautmann
K Tsukada
J Uusitalo
K-O Voss
A Ward
M Wegrzecki
N Wiehl
E Williams
V Yakusheva

DOI

10.3389/fchem.2022.976635

eISSN

2296-2646

Externe Identifier

PubMed Identifier: 36092655
PubMed Central ID: PMC9453156

Funding acknowledgements

Science and Technology Facilities Council: 2017 STFC Nuclear Physics CG
Science and Technology Facilities Council: ST/P004598/1
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung:
Science and Technology Facilities Council: 2020 STFC Nuclear Physics CG
Science and Technology Facilities Council: ST/V001027/1
U.S. Department of Energy:
Framework Programme:
Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas:
Science and Technology Facilities Council: ST/L005689/1
Science and Technology Facilities Council: ST/L005670/1

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Frontiers in chemistry

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2022

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976635

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2022

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Datum der Datenerfassung

2022

Titel

On the adsorption and reactivity of element 114, flerovium.

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research-article
Journal Article

Ausgabe der Zeitschrift

10

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Abstract

Flerovium (Fl, element 114) is the heaviest element chemically studied so far. To date, its interaction with gold was investigated in two gas-solid chromatography experiments, which reported two different types of interaction, however, each based on the level of a few registered atoms only. Whereas noble-gas-like properties were suggested from the first experiment, the second one pointed at a volatile-metal-like character. Here, we present further experimental data on adsorption studies of Fl on silicon oxide and gold surfaces, accounting for the inhomogeneous nature of the surface, as it was used in the experiment and analyzed as part of the reported studies. We confirm that Fl is highly volatile and the least reactive member of group 14. Our experimental observations suggest that Fl exhibits lower reactivity towards Au than the volatile metal Hg, but higher reactivity than the noble gas Rn.

Date of acceptance

2022

Autoren

A Yakushev
L Lens
Ch E Düllmann
J Khuyagbaatar
E Jäger
J Krier
J Runke
HM Albers
M Asai
M Block
J Despotopulos
A Di Nitto
K Eberhardt
U Forsberg
P Golubev
M Götz
S Götz
H Haba
L Harkness-Brennan
R-D Herzberg
FP Heßberger
D Hinde
A Hübner
D Judson
B Kindler
Y Komori
J Konki
JV Kratz
N Kurz
M Laatiaoui
S Lahiri
B Lommel
M Maiti
AK Mistry
Ch Mokry
KJ Moody
Y Nagame
JP Omtvedt
P Papadakis
V Pershina
D Rudolph
LG Samiento
TK Sato
M Schädel
P Scharrer
B Schausten
DA Shaughnessy
J Steiner
P Thörle-Pospiech
A Toyoshima
N Trautmann
K Tsukada
J Uusitalo
K-O Voss
A Ward
M Wegrzecki
N Wiehl
E Williams
V Yakusheva

Autoren-URL

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36092655

DOI

10.3389/fchem.2022.976635

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PubMed Central ID: PMC9453156

ISSN

2296-2646

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Front Chem

Schlüsselwörter

adsorption
element 114
nuclear chemistry
radiochemistry
recoil separators
superheavy elements

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eng

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Switzerland

Paginierung

976635

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976635

Datum der Veröffentlichung

2022

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Published online

Titel

On the adsorption and reactivity of element 114, flerovium.

Sub types

Journal Article

Ausgabe der Zeitschrift

10

Datenquelle: PubMed

On the adsorption and reactivity of element 114, flerovium

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