Molecular Insights into Yb(III) Speciation in Sulfate-Bearing Hydrothermal Fluids from X-ray Absorption Spectra Informed by ab initio Molecular Dynamics

Xiaodong Zhao, Duo Song, Sebastian Mergelsberg +9

Rare earth elements (REEs) are critical for advanced technologies, yet in hydrothermal aqueous solutions the molecular level details of their interaction with ligands that control…