Francis Abraham

Solid State Chemistry Department
Chemistry, materials and processes for a sustainab (CIMEND)

Professeur des Universités

(Faculty researchers)

Publications :

Publications in the database: 51 (since 2005)

• 2020

• Zirconium Oxalates: Zr(OH)2(C2O4), (H11O5)2[Zr2(C2O4)5(H2O)4], and MM′[Zr(C2O4)3]·xH2O with M and M′ = Ammonium, Alkali Metal, and Hydroxonium Ion H2n+1On+ (n = 2, 3, 4).
  Thomas Rudy, Devaux Philippe, Rivenet Murielle, Henry Natacha, Abraham Francis.
  ACS Omega, vol. 5, pg. 21260-21270 (2020) DOI
   

• 2019

• Structural Variations of 2D and 3D Lanthanide Oxalate Frameworks Hydrothermally Synthesized in the Presence of Hydrazinium Ions.
  Ellart Marine, Blanchard Florent, Rivenet Murielle, Abraham Francis.
  Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 59, pg. 491-504 (2019) DOI
   
• Structural Evolution in the Rare-Earth Uranyl Vanadates Ln2[(UO2)2V2O8]3·nH2O, Singularity of the Lanthanum Compound, and Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal Partial Dehydration.
  Mer Alexandre, Obbade Saïd, Devaux Philippe, Abraham Francis.
  Crystal Growth < Design, vol. 19, pg. 3305-3314 (2019) DOI
   

• 2018

• Solid State Chemistry of Ten-Fold Coordinate Thorium(IV) Complexes with Oxalates in the Presence of Ammonium and Hydrazinium Ions.
  Blanchard Florent, Rivenet Murielle, Vigier Nicolas, Hablot Isabelle, Grandjean Stéphane, Abraham Francis.
  Crystal Growth < Design, vol. 18, pg. 4593-4601 (2018) DOI
   
• Uranium (III)-Plutonium (III) co-precipitation in molten chloride.
  Vigier Jean-François, Laplace Annabelle, Renard Catherine, Miguirditchian Manuel, Abraham Francis.
  Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 499, pg. 394-400 (2018) DOI
   

• 2017

• Thermal decomposition of (UO 2 )O 2 (H 2 O) 2 ·2H 2 O: Influence on structure, microstructure and hydrofluorination.
  Thomas R., Rivenet M., Berrier E., de Waele I., Arab M., Amaraggi D., Morel B., Abraham F.
  Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 483, pg. 149-157 (2017) DOI
   
• From Nd(III) and Pu(III) Oxalates to Oxides: Influence of Nitrilotris(methylenephosphonic acid) on Chemical Composition, Structure, and Morphology.
  Vitart Anne-Lise, Haidon Blaise, Arab-Chapelet Benedicte, Rivenet Murielle, Bisel Isabelle, Pochon Patrick, Roussel Pascal, Grandjean Stéphane, Abraham Francis.
  Crystal Growth < Design, vol. 17, pg. 4715-4725 (2017) DOI
   

• 2016

• Crystal growth methods dedicated to low solubility actinide oxalates.
  Tamain C., Arab-Chapelet B., Rivenet M., Grandjean S., Abraham F.
  Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 236, pg. 246-256 (2016) DOI
   
• Neodymium uranyl peroxide synthesis by ion exchange on ammonium uranyl peroxide nanoclusters.
  Blanchard F., Ellart M., Rivenet M., Vigier N., Hablot I., Morel B., Grandjean S., Abraham F.
  Chemical Communications, vol. 52, pg. 3947-3950 (2016) DOI
   
• Uranium (III) precipitation in molten chloride by wet argon sparging.
  Vigier Jean-François, Laplace Annabelle, Renard Catherine, Miguirditchian Manuel, Abraham Francis.
  Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 474, pg. 19-27 (2016) DOI
   
• Coordination Modes of Americium in the Am2(C2O4)3(H2O)6·4H2O Oxalate: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Spectroscopic Characterizations and Comparison in the M2(C2O4)3(H2O)6·nH2O (M = Ln, An) Series.
  Tamain C., Arab-Chapelet B., Rivenet M., Legoff X. F., Loubert G., Grandjean S., Abraham F.
  Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 55, pg. 51-61 (2016) DOI
   
• Role of Ammonium Ions in the Formation of Ammonium Uranyl Peroxides and Uranyl Peroxo-oxalates.
  Blanchard Florent, Ellart Marine, Rivenet Murielle, Vigier Nicolas, Hablot Isabelle, Morel Bertrand, Grandjean Stéphane, Abraham Francis.
  Crystal Growth < Design, vol. 16, pg. 200-209 (2016) DOI
   

• 2014

• Hydrazinium lanthanide oxalates: synthesis, structure and thermal reactivity of N2H5[Ln2(C2O4)4(N2H5)]·4H2O, Ln = Ce, Nd.
  De Almeida Lucie, Grandjean Stéphane, Rivenet Murielle, Patisson Fabrice, Abraham Francis.
  Dalton Transactions, vol. 43, pg. 4680 (2014) DOI
   
• Actinide oxalates, solid state structures and applications.
  Abraham Francis, Arab-Chapelet Bénédicte, Rivenet Murielle, Tamain Christelle, Grandjean Stéphane.
  Coordination Chemistry Reviews, vol. 266-267, pg. 28-68 (2014) DOI
   

• 2013

• Crystal structures of 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine uranyl chlorides molecular assemblies and their luminescence signatures.
  Lhoste Jérôme, Henry Natacha, Loiseau Thierry, Guyot Yannick, Abraham Francis.
  Polyhedron, vol. 50, pg. 321-327 (2013) DOI
   
• Cerium and neodymium co-precipitation in molten chloride by wet argon sparging.
  Vigier J.F., Renard C., Laplace A., Lacquement J., Abraham F.
  Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 432, pg. 407-413 (2013) DOI
   
• Molten salt flux synthesis and crystal structure of a new open-framework uranyl phosphate Cs3(UO2)2(PO4)O2: Spectroscopic characterization and cationic mobility studies.
  Yagoubi S., Renard C., Abraham F., Obbade S.
  Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 200, pg. 13-21 (2013) DOI
   
• Structural diversity of the lanthanide oxalates: Condensation of neodymium oxygen polyhedra under hydrothermal conditions.
  Mer A., Rivenet M., De Almeida L., Grandjean S., Abraham F.
  Inorganic Chemistry Communications, vol. 31, pg. 90-95 (2013) DOI
   
• Crystal Growth and First Crystallographic Characterization of Mixed Uranium(IV)–Plutonium(III) Oxalates.
  Tamain Christelle, Arab Chapelet Bénédicte, Rivenet Murielle, Abraham Francis, Caraballo Richard, Grandjean Stéphane.
  Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 52 (9), pg. 4941-4949 (2013) DOI
   

• 2012

• Molten Salt Synthesis of a Mixed-Valent Lanthanide(III/IV) Oxychloride with an Unprecedented Sillen X24Structure: Ce1.3Nd0.7O3Cl.
  Vigier Jean-François, Renard Catherine, Henry Natacha, Laplace Annabelle, Abraham Francis.
  Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 51, pg. 4352-4358 (2012) DOI
   
• [La(UO2)V2O7][(UO2)(VO4)] the first lanthanum uranyl-vanadate with structure built from two types of sheets based upon the uranophane anion-topology.
  Mer A., Obbade S., Rivenet M., Renard C., Abraham F.
  Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 185, pg. 180-186 (2012) DOI
   
• Single Crystal Synthesis Methods Dedicated to Structural Investigations of Very Low Solubility Mixed-Actinide Oxalate Coordination Polymers.
  Tamain Christelle, Arab-Chapelet Bénédicte, Rivenet Murielle, Abraham Francis, Grandjean Stéphane.
  Crystal Growth < Design, vol. 12, pg. 5447-5455 (2012) DOI
   

• 2011

• Lanthanide-based 0D and 2D molecular assemblies with the pyridazine-3,6-dicarboxylate linker.
  Henry Natacha, Costenoble Sylvain, Lagrenée Michel, Loiseau Thierry, Abraham Francis.
  CrystEngComm, vol. 13, pg. 251 (2011) DOI
   
• Tetrameric entity resulting from two distinct dinuclear uranyl-centered motifs bridged through μ2-OH and pyridazine-3,6-dicarboxylate.
  Henry Natacha, Lagrenée Michel, Loiseau Thierry, Clavier Nicolas, Dacheux Nicolas, Abraham Francis.
  Inorganic Chemistry Communications, vol. 14, pg. 429-432 (2011) DOI
   
• An uranyl citrate coordination polymer with a 3D open-framework involving uranyl cation-cation interactions.
  Lhoste Jérôme, Henry Natacha, Roussel Pascal, Loiseau Thierry, Abraham Francis.
  Dalton Transactions, vol. 40, pg. 2422 (2011) DOI
   
• From ∞1[(UO2)2O(MoO4)4]6− to ∞1[(UO2)2(MoO4)3(MoO5)]6− infinite chains in A6U2Mo4O21 (A=Na, K, Rb, Cs) compounds: Synthesis and crystal structure of Cs6[(UO2)2(MoO4)3(MoO5)].
  Yagoubi S., Obbade S., Saad S., Abraham F.
  Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 184, pg. 971-981 (2011) DOI
   
• Linear Alkyl Diamine-Uranium-Phosphate Systems: U(VI) to U(IV) Reduction with Ethylenediamine.
  Jouffret Laurent, Rivenet Murielle, Abraham Francis.
  Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 50, pg. 4619-4626 (2011) DOI
   
• Molecular assemblies of trichloride neodymium and europium complexes chelated by 1,10-phenanthroline.
  Lhoste Jérôme, Henry Natacha, Loiseau Thierry, Abraham Francis.
  Polyhedron, vol. 30, pg. 1289-1294 (2011) DOI
   
• Microwave-assisted synthesis of a neodymium trichloride complex with phenanthroline containing infinite chains, NdCl3(H2O)(phen).
  Lhoste Jérôme, Henry Natacha, Loiseau Thierry, Abraham Francis.
  Inorganic Chemistry Communications, vol. 14, pg. 1525-1527 (2011) DOI
   
• Chain-like and dinuclear coordination polymers in lanthanide (Nd, Eu) oxochloride complexes with 2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine: synthesis, XRD structure and magnetic properties.
  Lhoste Jérôme, Pérez-Campos Ana, Henry Natacha, Loiseau Thierry, Rabu Pierre, Abraham Francis.
  Dalton Transactions, vol. 40, pg. 9136 (2011) DOI
   

• 2010

• A new series of pillared uranyl-vanadates based on uranophane-type sheets in the uranium-vanadium-linear alkyl diamine systems.
  Jouffret Laurent, Rivenet Murielle, Abraham Francis.
  Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 183, pg. 84-92 (2010) DOI
   
• A new polymeric chain in the dihydrogendecavanadate(V)–decavanadate(V) [NH2(CH2)4]5[V10O28H2]0.5[V10O28]0.5 obtained by in situ synthesis of the organic cation.
  Jouffret Laurent, Rivenet Murielle, Abraham Francis.
  Inorganic Chemistry Communications, vol. 13, pg. 5-9 (2010) DOI
   
• X-Ray Diffraction and μ-Raman Investigation of the Monoclinic-Orthorhombic Phase Transition in Th1−xUx(C2O4)2·2H2O Solid Solutions.
  Clavier Nicolas, Hingant Nina, Rivenet Murielle, Obbade Saïd, Dacheux Nicolas, Barré Nicole, Abraham Francis.
  Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 49, pg. 1921-1931 (2010) DOI
   
• New three-dimensional inorganic frameworks based on the uranophane-type sheet in monoamine templated uranyl-vanadates.
  Jouffret Laurent, Shao Zhenmian, Rivenet Murielle, Abraham Francis.
  Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 183, pg. 2290-2297 (2010) DOI
   
• Synthesis, crystal structure and thermal behavior of two hydrated forms of lanthanide phthalates Ln2(O2+C6H4–CO2)3(H2O) (Ln=Ce, Nd) and Nd2(O2C–C6H4–CO2)3(H2O)3.
  Pizon David, Henry Natacha, Loiseau Thierry, Roussel Pascal, Abraham Francis.
  Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 183, pg. 1943-1948 (2010) DOI
   

• 2009

• New open-framework in the uranyl vanadates A3(UO2)7(VO4)5O (A=Li, Ag) with intergrowth structure between A(UO2)4(VO4)3 and A2(UO2)3(VO4)2O.
  Obbade S., Renard C., Abraham F.
  Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 182, pg. 413-420 (2009) DOI
   
• Channels occupancy and distortion in new lithium uranyl phosphates with three-dimensional open-frameworks.
  Renard C., Obbade S., Abraham F.
  Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 182, pg. 1377-1386 (2009) DOI
   
• [Ni(H2O)4]3[U(OH,H2O)(UO2)8O12(OH)3], crystal structure and comparison with uranium minerals with U3O8-type sheets.
  Rivenet Murielle, Vigier Nicolas, Roussel Pascal, Abraham Francis.
  Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 182, pg. 905-912 (2009) DOI
   
• Preparation, sintering and leaching of optimized uranium thorium dioxides.
  Hingant N., Clavier N., Dacheux N., Barre N., Hubert S., Obbade S., Taborda F., Abraham F.
  Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 385, pg. 400-406 (2009) DOI
   
• Synthesis, crystal structure, infrared and electrical conductivity of the layered rubidium uranate Rb4U5O17.
  Saad S., Obbade S., Renard C., Abraham F.
  Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 474, pg. 68-72 (2009) DOI
   
• Structure of mixed U(IV)–An(III) precursors synthesized by co-conversion methods (where An=Pu, Am or Cm).
  Grandjean S., Arab-Chapelet B., Robisson A.C., Abraham F., Martin Ph., Dancausse J.-Ph., Herlet N., Léorier C.
  Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 385, pg. 204-207 (2009) DOI
   
• Direct carbothermic reduction of actinide oxalates: Example of Nd(III) oxalate–carbon mixtures conversion.
  Handschuh A., Dubois S., Vaudez S., Grandjean S., Leturcq G., Abraham F.
  Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 385, pg. 186-188 (2009) DOI
   
• An easy sol–gel route for deposition of oriented Ln2Ti2O7 (Ln=La, Nd) films on SrTiO3 substrates.
  Shao Zhenmian, Saitzek Sébastien, Roussel Pascal, Huvé Marielle, Desfeux Rachel, Mentré Olivier, Abraham Francis.
  Journal of Crystal Growth, vol. 311, pg. 4134-4141 (2009) DOI
   

• 2008

• Synthesis, structural analysis and magnetic properties of Sc-doped Nd 0.8Sr0.2Mn1-xScxO3 manganites.
  Cornei N, Mita C, Mentré O, Abraham F, Craus M -L.
  Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, vol. 10 (12), pg. 3300-3304 (2008)
   
• Structure, dimensionality and magnetism of new cobalt oxyhalides.
  Mentré Olivier, Kauffmann Matthieu, Ehora Ghislaine, Daviero-Minaud Sylvie, Abraham Francis, Roussel Pascal.
  Solid State Sciences, vol. 10, pg. 471-475 (2008) DOI
   
• One-dimensional inorganic arrangement in the bismuth oxalate hydroxide Bi(C2O4)OH.
  Rivenet Murielle, Roussel Pascal, Abraham Francis.
  Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 181, pg. 2586-2590 (2008) DOI
   
• Solvothermal synthesis, a new preparative route to mononuclear lanthanide complexes with in situ built N4O2 hexadendate Schiff base. Synthesis and crystal structure of N,N′-bis[(2-salicylideneamino)ethyl]ethane-1,2-diamine nitrato[O,O]Erbium(III) hydrate.
  Henry N., Lagrenée M., Abraham F.
  Inorganic Chemistry Communications, vol. 11, pg. 1071-1074 (2008) DOI
   
• A new uranyl niobate sheet in the cesium uranyl niobate Cs9[(UO2)8O4(NbO5)(Nb2O8)2].
  Saad S., Obbade S., Yagoubi S., Renard C., Abraham F.
  Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 181, pg. 741-750 (2008) DOI
   
• Synthesis and characterization of mixed An(IV)An(III) oxalates (An(IV)=Th, Np, U or Pu and An(III)=Pu or Am).
  Arab-Chapelet B., Grandjean S., Nowogrocki G., Abraham F.
  Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 373, pg. 259-268 (2008) DOI
   
• Adaptable coordination of U(IV) in the 2D-(4,4) uranium oxalate network: From 8 to 10 coordinations in the uranium (IV) oxalate hydrates.
  Duvieubourg-Garela L., Vigier N., Abraham F., Grandjean S.
  Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 181, pg. 1899-1908 (2008) DOI
   

• 2005

• Structural and electrochemical characterisation of new oxide ion conductors for oxygen generating systems and fuel cells.
  ROLLE A, VANNIER R, GIRIDHARAN N, ABRAHAM F.
  Solid State Ionics, vol. 176, pg. 2095-2103 (2005) DOI