Heavy actinides—elements at the bottom of the periodic table, after plutonium—are radioactive, rare and chemically complex, ...

The willingness of the 4f orbitals of lanthanide metals to participate in chemical reactions is as rare as their presence in ...

A research team involving University of Iowa chemists reports a new oxidation state for a rare earth chemical element, a ...

Rare earth materials are a group of 17 metallic elements, including the 15 lanthanides plus Scandium and Yttrium, prized for ...