1. Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
Abstract This work briefly introduces the discovery history, basic nuclear properties, unique electronic structure and related coordination chemistry of uranium element. Meanwhile, the applications of uranium in nuclear fuel, molecular catalysis, single-molecule magnets and superconductivity are also summarized.
