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Ueda, Yuki; Kobayashi, Toru; Nakamura, Satoshi; Ban, Yasutoshi; Kaneta, Yui; Nabatame, Nozomi; Micheau, C.; Tokunaga, Kohei; Nakabe, Rintaro; Kaneko, Masashi*; et al.
Langmuir, 42(1), p.1613 - 1626, 2026/01
Understanding the structural factors governing the metal ions selectivity of solvent extraction systems is crucial for developing advanced processes for partitioning and transmutation of high-level radioactive waste. Here, we systematically investigated the effect of alkyl side-chain branching in nitrilotriacetamide (NTAamide) extractants on the extraction of lanthanum (La) and neodymium (Nd), chosen as representative lanthanides. Four extractants having each eight carbon atoms as one of the amide chains with identical molecular weights but different degrees of alkyl branching were examined. Distribution ratios were measured as a function of HNO
concentration, and the local coordination structures of La and Nd were analyzed by extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS), while supramolecular aggregation in the organic phase was characterized by small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). EXAFS analysis revealed that the inner-sphere coordination environment of La and Nd was essentially unaffected by the degree of alkyl branching. In contrast, SANS results showed that extractants with fewer branched alkyl groups formed larger aggregates at low HNO
concentrations, particularly in the case of Nd, where aggregation was found to facilitate extraction and prevent precipitation of poorly soluble complexes. These findings demonstrate that alkyl branching strongly influences supramolecular aggregation, which in turn governs extraction behavior. This work highlights the potential of nanoscale structural control as a new design concept for improving selectivity in lanthanide and actinide solvent extraction systems.
Fe
GeO
with andalusite structureKakimoto, Kazuo*; Takada, Saki*; Ota, Hiroto*; Hayaguchi, Yuya*; Hagihara, Masato; Torii, Shuki*; Kamiyama, Takashi*; Mitamura, Hiroyuki*; Tokunaga, Masashi*; Hatakeyama, Atsushi*; et al.
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 91(5), p.054704_1 - 054704_7, 2022/05
Times Cited Count:1 Percentile:13.48(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Arai, Yosuke*; Kuroda, Kenta*; Nomoto, Takuya*; Tin, Z. H.*; Sakuragi, Shunsuke*; Bareille, C.*; Akebi, Shuntaro*; Kurokawa, Kifu*; Kinoshita, Yuto*; Zhang, W.-L.*; et al.
Nature Materials, 21(4), p.410 - 415, 2022/04
Times Cited Count:16 Percentile:77.58(Chemistry, Physical)
Ta
O
Kimura, Kenta*; Yagi, Naoki*; Hasegawa, Shunsuke*; Hagihara, Masato; Miyake, Atsushi*; Tokunaga, Masashi*; Cao, H.*; Masuda, Takatsugu*; Kimura, Tsuyoshi*
Inorganic Chemistry, 60(20), p.15078 - 15084, 2021/10
Times Cited Count:4 Percentile:39.78(Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear)
Pt
Ga
Matsumoto, Yuji*; Haga, Yoshinori; Yamamoto, Etsuji; Takeuchi, Tetsuya*; Miyake, Atsushi*; Tokunaga, Masashi*
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 90(7), p.074707_1 - 074707_6, 2021/07
Times Cited Count:2 Percentile:19.96(Physics, Multidisciplinary)
SR and NMR studiesHiga, Nonoka*; Ito, Takashi; Yogi, Mamoru*; Hattori, Taisuke; Sakai, Hironori; Kambe, Shinsaku; Guguchia, Z.*; Higemoto, Wataru; Nakashima, Miho*; Homma, Yoshiya*; et al.
Physical Review B, 104(4), p.045145_1 - 045145_7, 2021/07
Times Cited Count:5 Percentile:26.77(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)
=1/2 one-dimensional Ising-like antiferromagnet BaCo
V
O
in transverse magnetic fieldsOkutani, Akira*; Onishi, Hiroaki; Kimura, Shojiro*; Takeuchi, Tetsuya*; Kida, Takanori*; Mori, Michiyasu; Miyake, Atsushi*; Tokunaga, Masashi*; Kindo, Koichi*; Hagiwara, Masayuki*
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 90(4), p.044704_1 - 044704_9, 2021/04
Times Cited Count:5 Percentile:46.78(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Shimizu, Yusei*; Miyake, Atsushi*; Maurya, A.*; Honda, Fuminori*; Nakamura, Ai*; Sato, Yoshiki*; Li, D.*; Homma, Yoshiya*; Yokoyama, Makoto*; Tokunaga, Yo; et al.
Physical Review B, 102(13), p.134411_1 - 134411_11, 2020/10
Times Cited Count:10 Percentile:43.69(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)
Rh
Ge ferromagnets in magnetic field along the
axisPosp
il, J.*; Haga, Yoshinori; Miyake, Atsushi*; Kambe, Shinsaku; Tokunaga, Yo; Tokunaga, Masashi*; Yamamoto, Etsuji; Proschek, P.*; Voln
, J.*; Sechovsk
, V.*
Physical Review B, 102(2), p.024442_1 - 024442_13, 2020/07
Times Cited Count:7 Percentile:32.10(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Kuroda, Kenta*; Arai, Yosuke*; Rezaei, N.*; Kunisada, So*; Sakuragi, Shunsuke*; Alaei, M.*; Kinoshita, Yuto*; Bareille, C.*; Noguchi, Ryo*; Nakayama, Mitsuhiro*; et al.
Nature Communications (Internet), 11, p.2888_1 - 2888_9, 2020/06
Times Cited Count:39 Percentile:82.98(Multidisciplinary Sciences)
beyond 30 TFogh, E.*; Kihara, Takumi*; Toft-Petersen, R.*; Bartkowiak, M.*; Narumi, Yasuo*; Prokhnenko, O.*; Miyake, Atsushi*; Tokunaga, Masashi*; Oikawa, Kenichi; S
rensen, M. K.*; et al.
Physical Review B, 101(2), p.024403_1 - 024403_12, 2020/01
Times Cited Count:22 Percentile:70.82(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)
Eu M
ssbauer spectroscopyHomma, Yoshiya*; Kakihana, Masashi*; Tokunaga, Yo; Yogi, Mamoru*; Nakashima, Miho*; Nakamura, Ai*; Shimizu, Yusei*; Li, D.*; Maurya, A.*; Sato, Yoshiki*; et al.
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 88(9), p.094702_1 - 094702_8, 2019/08
Times Cited Count:11 Percentile:57.76(Physics, Multidisciplinary)
Ir
Si
with one-dimensional uranium zigzag chainsLi, D. X.*; Honda, Fuminori*; Miyake, Atsushi*; Homma, Yoshiya*; Haga, Yoshinori; Nakamura, Ai*; Shimizu, Yusei*; Maurya, A.*; Sato, Yoshiki*; Tokunaga, Masashi*; et al.
Physical Review B, 99(5), p.054408_1 - 054408_9, 2019/02
Times Cited Count:7 Percentile:29.45(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)
axisPosp
il, J.*; Haga, Yoshinori; Kohama, Yoshimitsu*; Miyake, Atsushi*; Kambe, Shinsaku; Tateiwa, Naoyuki; Vali
ka, M.*; Proschek, P.*; Prokle
ka, J.*; Sechovsk
, V.*; et al.
Physical Review B, 98(1), p.014430_1 - 014430_7, 2018/07
Times Cited Count:16 Percentile:54.34(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)
FeCoO
and SrBaFeCoO
; Effects induced by magnetic order and transport coherenceRykov, A. I.*; Nomura, Kiyoshi*; Sawada, Tsuguo*; Mitsui, Takaya; Seto, Makoto*; Tamegai, Tsuyoshi*; Tokunaga, Masashi*
Physical Review B, 68(22), p.224401_1 - 224401_7, 2003/12
Times Cited Count:8 Percentile:41.91(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)no abstracts in English
Pt
Al
with the layered structureHaga, Yoshinori; Tokiwa, Yoshifumi; Yamamoto, Etsuji; Miyake, Atsushi*; Tokunaga, Masashi*
no journal, ,
no abstracts in English
Opletal, P.; Sakai, Hironori; Haga, Yoshinori; Miyake, Atsushi*; Tokunaga, Masashi*; Tokiwa, Yoshifumi; Yamamoto, Etsuji; Kambe, Shinsaku; Tokunaga, Yo
no journal, ,
)BiFeO
-
BaTiO
Ozaki, Tomoatsu*; Nishihara, Sadafumi*; Hosokoshi, Yuko*; Tokunaga, Masashi*; Noguchi, Yuji*; Miyayama, Masaru*; Yoshii, Kenji; Mori, Shigeo*
no journal, ,
We have investigated the local structure and physical properties of (1-
)BiFeO
-
BaTiO
. Electron-diffraction measurements showed the coexistence of magnetic and ferroelectric nano domains at around x=0.35. Dielectric measurements under magnetic field showed the lack of magneto-dielectric effect, indicating a weak correlation between the magnetic and ferroelectric properties. Magnetization-magnetic field curves showed the existence of magnetic nano domains.
Opletal, P.; Sakai, Hironori; Haga, Yoshinori; Miyake, Atsushi*; Tokunaga, Masashi*; Tokiwa, Yoshifumi; Yamamoto, Etsuji; Kambe, Shinsaku; Tokunaga, Yo
no journal, ,
Ueda, Yuki; Kobayashi, Toru; Nakamura, Satoshi; Ban, Yasutoshi; Kaneta, Yui; Nabatame, Nozomi; Tokunaga, Kohei; Kaneko, Masashi*; Motokawa, Ryuhei
no journal, ,
no abstracts in English
Opletal, P.; Sakai, Hironori; Haga, Yoshinori; Miyake, Atsushi*; Tokunaga, Masashi*; Tokiwa, Yoshifumi; Yamamoto, Etsuji; Kambe, Shinsaku; Tokunaga, Yo
no journal, ,