Tervalent uranium compounds

This review presents the preparation procedures and characterisations of almost all hitherto identified tervalent uranium compounds. Emphasis is placed on crystallographic and optical properties of the compounds. Spectroscopic properties of uranium(3+) doped single crystals are also discussed. Extensive physical data of the compounds, such as crystallographic, thermodynamic, infrared and magnetic data as well as atomic and crystal-field parameters are summarized in a table. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.