BkO2 and Cf2O STEM (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

BkO2 and Cf2O STEM

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Top: (left) Droplet of solution containing californium on a transmission electron microscopy grid; (right) scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) image of individual californium nanoparticles. Bottom: (left) STEM images of crystal structures of (left) Cf2O3 - blue schematic outlines californium columns; and (right) BkO2 - blue schematic illustrates berkelium lattice.

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Andy Minor and Rebecca Abergel/Berkeley Lab

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