Jared T Stritzinger

Publications (3)9.2 Total impact

• Article: Structure−Property Relationships in Lithium, Silver, and Cesium Uranyl Borates

  Shuao Wang, Evgeny V. Alekseev, Jared T. Stritzinger, Guokui Liu, Wulf Depmeier, Thomas E. Albrecht-Schmitt
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  ABSTRACT: Four new uranyl borates, Li[UO2B5O9]·H2O (LiUBO-1), Ag[(UO2)B5O8(OH)2] (AgUBO-1), α-Cs[(UO2)2B11O16(OH)6] (CsUBO-1), and β-Cs[(UO2)2B11O16(OH)6] (CsUBO-2) were synthesized via the reaction of uranyl nitrate with a large excess of molten boric acid in the presence of lithium, silver, or cesium nitrate. These compounds share a common structural motif consisting of a linear uranyl, UO22+, cation surrounded by BO3 triangles and BO4 tetrahedra to create an UO8 hexagonal bipyramidal environment around uranium. The borate anions bridge between uranyl units to create sheets. Additional BO3 triangles extend from the polyborate layers, and are directed approximately perpendicular to the sheets. In Li[(UO2)B5O9]·H2O, the additional BO3 triangles connect these sheets together to form a three-dimensional framework structure. Li[UO2)B5O9]·H2O and β-Cs[(UO2)2B11O16(OH)6] adopt noncentrosymmetric structures, while Ag[(UO2)B5O8(OH)2] and α-Cs[(UO2)2B11O16(OH)6] are centrosymmetric. Li[(UO2)B5O9]·H2O, which can be obtained as pure phase, displays second-harmonic generation of 532 nm light from 1064 nm light. Topological relationships of all actinyl borates are developed.
  10/2010;
• Article: Crystal chemistry of the potassium and rubidium uranyl borate families derived from boric acid fluxes.

  Shuao Wang, Evgeny V Alekseev, Jared T Stritzinger, Wulf Depmeier, Thomas E Albrecht-Schmitt
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  ABSTRACT: The reaction of uranyl nitrate with a large excess of molten boric acid in the presence of potassium or rubidium nitrate results in the formation of three new potassium uranyl borates, K(2)[(UO(2))(2)B(12)O(19)(OH)(4)].0.3H(2)O (KUBO-1), K[(UO(2))(2)B(10)O(15)(OH)(5)] (KUBO-2), and K[(UO(2))(2)B(10)O(16)(OH)(3)].0.7H(2)O (KUBO-3) and two new rubidium uranyl borates Rb(2)[(UO(2))(2)B(13)O(20)(OH)(5)] (RbUBO-1) and Rb[(UO(2))(2)B(10)O(16)(OH)(3)].0.7H(2)O (RbUBO-2). The latter is isotypic with KUBO-3. These compounds share a common structural motif consisting of a linear uranyl, UO(2)(2+), cation surrounded by BO(3) triangles and BO(4) tetrahedra to create an UO(8) hexagonal bipyramidal environment around uranium. The borate anions bridge between uranyl units to create sheets. Additional BO(3) triangles extend from the polyborate layers and are directed approximately perpendicular to the sheets. All of these compounds adopt layered structures. With the exception of KUBO-1, the structures are all centrosymmetric. All of these compounds fluoresce when irradiated with long-wavelength UV light. The fluorescence spectrum yields well-defined vibronically coupled charge-transfer features.
  Inorganic Chemistry 07/2010; 49(14):6690-6. · 4.60 Impact Factor
• Article: How are centrosymmetric and noncentrosymmetric structures achieved in uranyl borates?

  Shuao Wang, Evgeny V Alekseev, Jared T Stritzinger, Wulf Depmeier, Thomas E Albrecht-Schmitt
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  ABSTRACT: Four uranyl borates, UO(2)B(2)O(4) (UBO-1), alpha-(UO(2))(2)[B(9)O(14)(OH)(4)] (UBO-2), beta-(UO(2))(2)[B(9)O(14)(OH)(4)] (UBO-3), and (UO(2))(2)[B(13)O(20)(OH)(3)].1.25H(2)O (UBO-4), have been prepared from boric acid fluxes at 190 degrees C. UBO-3 and UBO-4 are centrosymmetric, whereas UBO-1 and UBO-2 are noncentrosymmetric (chiral and polar). These uranyl borates possess layered structures constructed from UO(8) hexagonal bipyramids, BO(3) triangles, and BO(4) tetrahedra. In the case of UBO-4, clusters of BO(3) triangles link the layers together to form open slabs with a thickness of almost 2 nm. The ability of uranyl borates to use very similar layers to yield both centrosymmetric and noncentrosymmetric layers is detailed in this work.
  Inorganic Chemistry 02/2010; 49(6):2948-53. · 4.60 Impact Factor