23rd RERC
Final Program
Arrival & Reception
Saturday, July, 13, 2002
Freeborn Hall
5:00-7:00 pm
Oral Presentations
Sunday, July 14, 2002
Morning Session (9:30am coffee, 10:00 am start)
Freeborn Hall
9:30 am – 12:00 noon
10:00 am
Opening and Introductory Remarks
Welcome
Barry Klein, Vice-Chancellor of Research, UCDavis
Susan M. Kauzlarich, Conference Chair, UCDavis
Peter K. Dorhout, Program Chair
10:30 am
Tenth Frank H. Spedding Award Presentation
Introduction by Lynda Soderholm, Committee Chair
Lynn A. Boatner, Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
The Rare Earth Orthophosphates: Properties and Applications
Afternoon Concurrent Session:
OBI-1. Rare Earths in Biology and Medicine
Freeborn Hall
2:00 – 4:20 pm
Chair:
Tom Meade, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
2:00-2:30 pm
C. Meares, Univ. California - Davis
Antibodies with Infinite Affinity
2:30-3:00 pm
D. Sherry, University of Texas at Dallas
Lanthanide Complexes with Slow Water Exchange Act as Efficient
Magnetization Transfer (MT) Contrast Agents
3:00-3:30 pm
Coffee Break – Freeborn Hall
3:30- 4:00 pm
J. Jurcic, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, New York
Metals as Therapy for Leukemia
4:00-4:30 pm
T. Meade, Cal Tech.
The State of Rare Earths in Biology
Afternoon Concurrent Session:
OSS-1. Solid State Chemistry
1100 Social Sciences
2:00-4:40 pm
Chair:
Peter K. Dorhout, Colorado State University
2:00-2:30 pm
A. Mar, Univ. Alberta, Canada
Structures and Properties of Ternary Rare-Earth Antimonides and
Bismuthides
2:30-3:00 pm
T. Albrecht-Schmitt, Auburn Univ
The Hydrothermal Chemistry, Structures, and Properties of
Uranium Fluorides, Selenites, and Iodates.
3:00-3:30 pm
Coffee Break – Freeborn Hall
3:30-4:00 pm
R. Marchand, Univ. Rennes, Rennes, France
Ternary and Higher Order Rare-Earth -Nitride Materials:
Synthesis and Characterization of Ionic-Covalent Oxynitride
Powders
4:00-4:20 pm
Agnes Dupont,ICMCB-CNRS, Université Bordeaux I, France
Nanosynthesis and Characterization of Yttria Powders
4:20-4:40 pm
R. Saez-Puche, Univ. Complutense, Madrid, Spain
Interplay Between Rare-Earth and Chromium Sublattices in the
Magnetic Properties of RcrO4 Oxides
Monday, July 15, 2002
Plenary Session
Freeborn Hall
8:00-9:00 am
8:00-9:00 am
Berkeley Lab
Norman Edelstein, Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence
Comparison of the Spectroscopic Properties of the Lanthanides
and Actinides
9:00-9:30 am
coffee break
Morning Concurrent Session:
OEN-1. Environmental Chemistry I
Freeborn Hall
9:30 – 12:00 noon
Chair
Mary Neu, Los Alamos National Laboratory
9:30 –10:05 am
L. Soderholm, Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Probing the Local Structure of Actinide Aggregates in Solution
10:05-10:40 am
H. Nitsche, Univ. California - Berkeley
Microbes- An Important Piece in the Puzzle of Environmental
Actinide Interactions
10;40-11:15 am
T. Kimura, Advanced Science Research Center, JAERI, Japan
Spectroscopic Studies to Determine f-element Structural and
Thermodynamic Properties.
11:15- 11:35 am
V. Brendler, Inst. of Radiochem., Forschungzentrum Rossendorf,
Dresden, Germany
RES3T - Rossendorf Expert System for Surface and Sorption
Thermodynamics
11:35-11:55 am
L. Morss, Argonne National Laboratory
Oxidation of Plutonium Dioxide by Water Vapor: Studies with
239
Pu and 242Pu
Morning Concurrent Session:
OMG-1. Magnetism I (local moment magnetism)
Social Sciences
9:30 – 12:00 noon
Chair:
Ballou Rafik, CNRS-Grenoble, France
9:30-10:05 am
J. E. Greedan, McMaster Univesity
Magnetism and Magnetic Structure of the Ordered Fluorite Phases
Nd3ReO7 and Pr3ReO7
10:05-10:40 am
J.-P. Sutter, CNRS Bordeaux , France
Insight Into the Exchange Interaction Involving Lanthanide Ions in
Molecular Compounds
10:40-11:15 am
V. K. Pecharsky, Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA.
The Super Molecule of the New Millenium - Gd5(SixGe1-x)4
11:15-11:55 am
M. Amara, CNRS/UJF, France
Orbital Degrees of Freedom and Ordering Phenomena in RareEarth Compounds
Afternoon Concurrent Session:
OEN-2. Environmental Chemistry II
Freeborn Hall
2:00 – 5:00 pm
Chair
Sue Clark, Washington State Univ.
2:00-2:30 pm
A. Felmy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
The Aqueous Complexation of Eu(III) with Dissolved Silica
Species and Organic Chelating Agents at High Base
Concentration: Molecular and Thermodynamic Modeling Results
2:30-3:00 pm
S. Wood, University of Idaho
The Behavior of the REE in Geothermal Systems
3:00-3:30 pm
Coffee break – Freeborn Hall
3:30-4:00 pm
T. Ohnuki, Advanced Science Research Center, JAERI
Sorption of Eu(III) by Fluorapatite, Smectite, and Their Mixture
4:00-4:20 pm
J. Friese, Washington State University
Lanthanide Separations by Capillary Electropheresis Using
Organic Ligands
4:20-4:40 pm
S. Huebener, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany
Thermochromatographic Oxidation Studies of Plutonium Dioxide
4:40-5:00 pm
Thorsten Stumpf, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Dresden,
Germany
Inner-Sphere, Outer-Sphere and Ternary Surface Complexes: A
TRLFS Study of the Sorption Process of Eu(III) on to Smectite and
Kaolinite
Afternoon Concurrent Session:
OMG-2. Magnetism II (correlated electron magnetism)
Social Sciences
2:00-5:00 pm
Co-Chairs
2:00-2:35 pm
Alicia de Andres, ICMM, Madrid, Spain and Jinke Tang,
University of New Orleans
Q. Si, Rice University, Houston, TX
Locally Critical Quantum Phase Transitions and the f-Electron
Physics
2:35-3:10 pm
S. S. Saxena, University of Cambridge, UK
Superconductivity near a Magnetic Quantum Critical Point
3:10-3:40 pm
Coffee break – Freeborn Hall
3:40-4:15 pm
M. García-Hernández, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de
Madrid -CSIC, Spain
La-Ca Manganites Near the Optimal Dopping Concentrations
4:15-4:55 pm
J. L. García-Muñoz, Institut de Ciencia de Materials de BarcelonaCSIC, Spain
Charge Modulation Phenomena in Doped and Self-Doped R(Mn,Ni)-O Oxides: Relevance of the Rare Earth
Tuesday, July, 16, 2002
Plenary Session
Freeborn Hall
8:00-9:00 am
8:00-9:00 am
Martha Greenblatt - Rutgers University
Tuning the Properties of Transition Metal Oxide RuddlesdenPopper Phases
9:00-9:30 am
Coffee break
Morning Concurrent Session:
OCC-1. Coordination Chemistry I
Freeborn Hall
9:30-12:00 noon
Chair:
9:30-10:05 am
John Brennan, Rutgers University
J.-C. Bunzli, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne,
Switzerland
Introducing functionalities in lanthanide-containing molecular
edifices
10:05-10:40 am
K. Raymond, Univ. California – Berkeley
New high relaxivity agents based on gadolinium
hydroxypyridonate complexes
10:40-11:15 am
M. Ephretikhine, CEA Saclay, France
Selective complexation of trivalent uranium over trivalent
lanthanides by polydentate nitrogen ligands
11:15-11:50 am
W. Rees, Georgia Tech
Rare Earth Element Compounds With Nitrogen-containing
Ligands
Morning Concurrent Session:
OSS-2. Solid State Chemistry
1100 Social Sciences
9:30-12:00 noon
Chair:
Thomas Schleid, Univ. Stuttgart
9:30-10:05 am
G. Meyer, Univ. Köln, Germany
Action of Alkaline-Earth Metals on Rare-Earth Halides
10:05-10:40 am
J. Ibers, Northwestern University
Syntheses, Characterization, and Properties of Some 3d/4f
Chalcogenides and Oxy-chalcogenides
10:40-11:15 am
M. Leskela, Univ. Helsinki, Finland
Rare Earth Oxide Thin Films as Gate Oxides in MOSFET
Transistors
11:15-11:35 am
G. F. de Sá, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Brazil
Photophysical Properties of Lanthanide Complexes Adsorbed on
Inorganic-Organic Hybrids
11:35-11:55 am
M. Fluss, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
A Possible Structure-Property Mechanism for Delta Plutonium
Stabilization
Concurrent Afternoon Session:
OCC-2. Coordination Chemistry II
Freeborn Hall
2:00 – 5:10 pm
Chair:
Jean-Claude Bunzli, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology,
Lausanne, Switzerland
2:00-2:30 pm
S. Gambarotta, Univ. Ottowa, Canada
Highly Reactive of Low-Valent Uranium
2:30-3:00 pm
G. Choppin, Florida State University
Comparison of Structural Effects on Eu(III) Complexes with
Cyclohexyl and Benzyl Polycarboxylate Ligands
3:00-3:30 pm
Coffe Break – Freeborn Hall
3:30-4:00 pm
M. Mazzanti, Laboratoire de Reconnaissance Ionique, Grenoble,
France
The Use of Tripodal Ligands for the Control of the Coordination of
Trivalent f-Elements
4:00-4:30 pm
Z. Zheng , Univ. Arizona
Serendipity-Stimulated Rational Design and Synthesis of
Lanthanide-Oxo/Hydroxo Clusters
4:30-4:50 pm
J. Belot, Univ. Nebraska
Anhydrous Lanthanide Schiff Base Complexes Produced via
Triflate-Derived Amides
4:50-5:10 pm
A. Demourgues, ICMCB, Bordeaux, France
Relationships Between the Structural Features and Absorption
Properties in UV-visible Range of Mixed-Anion Compounds
Concurrent Afternoon Session:
OAP-1. Applied Materials
1100 Social Sciences
2:00- 4:20 pm
Chair:
Toshiyuki Masui, Osaka Univ.
2:00-2:30 pm
S. Yabe, KOSE Corporation, Japan
Cerium Oxide for Sunscreen Cosmetics
2:30-3:00 pm
B. Tissue, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Size-Dependent Structural and Optical Properties of Eu3+:Y2O3
3:00-3:30 pm
Coffe Break – Freeborn Hall
3:30-4:00 pm
J. Kaspar, University of Trieste, Italy
Nanostructured Materials for Advanced Automotive De-pollution
Catalysts
4:00-4:20 pm
O. Guillou, INSA, Rennes, France
Toward Lanthanide Based Molecular Materials Exhibiting
Potential Interest Such as Laser Amplifiers for Optical Fibers
4:20-4:40 pm
M. Jurczyk, Poznan Univ. Tech., Poznan, Poland
Nanocrystalline LaNi5-type Electrode Materials for Ni-MHx
Batteries
Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Plenary Session
Freeborn Hall
8:00-9:00 am
8:00-9:00 am
Andries Meijerink, Univ. Utrecht, Netherlands
Lanthanides for Light
9:00-9:30 am
Coffee break
Morning Concurrent Session:
OSE-1. Separations
Freeborn Hall
9:30 – 12:05 pm
Chair:
Ken Nash, Argonne National Laboratory/ Mark Jensen, co-Chair,
Argonne National Laboratory
9:30-10:00 am
Mark Jensen, Argonne National Laboratory
Selectivity in f-Element Separations
10:00-10:30 am
S. Nishihama, Osaka University, Japan
Advanced Liquid-Liquid Extraction Systems for the Separation of
Rare Earth Ions by Combination of Conversion of the Metal
Species with Chemical Reaction
10:30-11:00 am
S. Muralidharan, Western Michigan Univ.
Molecular Organization Towards Achieving High Selectivities in
Lanthanide Separations
11:00-11:30 am
Ken Nash, Argonne National Laboratory
Actinide Partitioning Today: Something Old, Something New,
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
11:30-11:45 am
R. Rogers, Univ. Alabama
Room Temperature Ionic Liquids: New Solvents for f-Element
Separations and Associated Solution Chemistry
11:45-12:05 pm
A. Brooks, Univ. Tennessee
Lanthanide Separations Using Rate-Controlled Solvent Extraction
Morning Concurrent Session:
OSP-1. Spectroscopy I
1100 Social Sciences
9:30 – 12:05 pm
Chair:
Jean-Claude Krupa, Inst. Nucl. Orsay, France
9:30-10:00 am
U. Happek , Univ. Georgia
Locating the Ionization Threshold of Rare-Earth Ions in Large
Bandgap Materials: Photoconductivity and Thermoluminescence
10:00-10:30 am
C. Thiel, Montana State University :
Energies of 4fN and 4fN-15d States Relative to Host Bands in RareEarth-Activated Optical Materials
10:30-11:00 am
J. Hölsä, Univ. Turku, Finland
Persistent Luminescence Mechanisms and Materials
11:00-11:30 am
K. Binnemans , Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Influence of the Crystal-field Perturbation on the Room
Temperature Magnetic Anisotropy of Lanthanide Compounds
11:30-11:50 am
C. Wickleder, Univ. Köln
Spectroscopy of Divalent Samarium in Chloride Host Lattices
11:50-12:10 pm
J. Tobin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Resonant Photoemission in F Electron Systems: Pu and Gd
Evening Banquet – St. Supery Winery, Napa Valley
Buses pick up at Freeborn Hall at 5:00 pm
Thursday, July 18, 2002
Plenary Session
Freeborn Hall
8:00-9:00 am
8:00-9:00 am
William J. Evans - Univ. California - Irvine
Recent Advances in f Element Reduction Chemistry
9:00-9:30 am
Coffee break
Morning Concurrent Session:
OOM-1. Organometallics
Freeborn Hall
9:30 – 12:00 noon
Chair:
Andrea Sella, Univ. College, London
9:30-10:05 am
P. L. Arnold, University of Nottingham, UK
Tuning the Symmetry in f-element Complexes of Tridentate SulfurBiphenolate Ligands
10:05-10:40 am
F. Nief, École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
Phosphorus and Arsenic in Organolanthanide Chemistry
10:40-11:15 am
H. Aspinall Univ. Liverpool, UK
Defining Effective Chiral Binding Sites at Lanthanide Centers
11:15-11:50 am
J. Gordon, Los Alamos National Laboratory
New Approaches to Stabilizing Lanthanide Main-group Multiple
Bonds
11:50-12:00 am
Susan M. Kauzlarich & Peter Dorhout
Concluding Remarks
Morning Concurrent Session:
OSP-2. Spectroscopy II
1100 Social Sciences
9:30 – 12:15 pm
Chair:
Bernard Jacquier, Univ. Lyon
9:30-10:00 am
Rufus Cone, Montana State Univ.
Coherent Spectroscopy of Er3+-Doped Crystals for 1.5 m Optical
Signal Processing and Laser Frequency Stabilization
10:00-10:30 am
A. M. Jurdyc, Université Lyon, France
Rare Earth Doped Optical Fiber Amplifiers: Which Ion for Which
Host Matrice?
10:30-11:00 am
U. Hommerich, Hampton University
Luminescence Properties of Rare Earth Doped GaN
11:00-11:30 am
G. Liu, Argonne National Laboratory
Phonon Confinement on Luminescence Dynamics in
Nanophosphors of Er3:Y2O2S
11:30-11:50 am
S. Bhushan, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla Univ., Raipur, India
Electro-Optical Studies of Rare Earth Doped (Cd-Pd)S Films
11:50-12:10 pm
P. Dorenbos, Delft Univ. of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
The Nephelauxetic Effect in Lanthanides and the Relation with
Anion Polarizability, Covalency, and Cation Electronegativity.
12:10-12:15 am
Susan M. Kauzlarich & Peter Dorhout
Concluding Remarks