Hot Article: Technetium nitrides in nuclear waste management

13 Jun 2011

The most stable crystal structures of different TCN compounds are investigated in this Dalton Transactions Hot article.

Philippe F. Weck and colleagues from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, USA, use gradient-corrected density functional theory to look at the structures and properties of technetium nitride phases.

Technetium nitride is used in nuclear waste management, as nitride forms are a good way of storing technetium isotopes, a common by product of the nuclear fuel cycle, and also in nuclear medicine, where it acts a a radiopharmaceutical (if you are interested in radiopharmaceuticals, check out our recent themed issue)