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Juliane Schott1, Jerome Kretzschmar, Margret Acker
1Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Institute of Resource Ecology, 01314 Dresden, Germany.
Abstract:
In the presence of polyborates (detected by (11)B-NMR) the formation of a weak Eu(III) borate complex (lg β11 ~ 2, estimated) was observed by time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (TRLFS). This complex is a precursor for the formation of a solid Eu(III) borate species. The formation of this solid in solution was investigated by TRLFS as a function of the total boron concentration: the lower the total boron concentration, the slower is the solid formation. The solid Eu(III) borate was characterized by IR spectroscopy, powder XRD and solid-state TRLFS. The determination of the europium to boron ratio portends the existence of pentaborate units in the amorphous solid.
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