Unlocking the Mystery of Promethium: The Rare Earth Element Without Stable Isotopes
For the first time, scientists have characterized a promethium coordination complex, advancing the understanding of ...
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US scientists create first stable promethium complex in rare earth breakthrough
This created a stable compound, allowing the researchers to use X-ray absorption spectroscopy to measure the length of the ...
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In an advance for promethium production, researchers get a new view of the element’s properties
Promethium’s short half-life and lack of stable isotopes makes it difficult to study. In addition, promethium is difficult to ...
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These compounds are often used as homogeneous catalysts. Promethium remains the least studied element among the lanthanide series because of its scarcity and radiolytic nature. Here, the authors ...