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Fransson T, Pettersson LGM. TDDFT and the x-ray absorption spectrum of liquid water: Finding the "best" functional. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:234105. [PMID: 38884399 DOI: 10.1063/5.0209719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024] Open
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We investigate the performance of time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) for reproducing high-level reference x-ray absorption spectra of liquid water and water clusters. For this, we apply the integrated absolute difference (IAD) metric, previously used for x-ray emission spectra of liquid water [T. Fransson and L. G. M. Pettersson, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 19, 7333-7342 (2023)], in order to investigate which exchange-correlation (xc) functionals yield TDDFT spectra in best agreement to reference, as well as to investigate the suitability of IAD for x-ray absorption spectroscopy spectrum calculations. Considering highly asymmetric and symmetric six-molecule clusters, it is seen that long-range corrected xc-functionals are required to yield good agreement with the reference coupled cluster (CC) and algebraic-diagrammatic construction spectra, with 100% asymptotic Hartree-Fock exchange resulting in the lowest IADs. The xc-functionals with best agreement to reference have been adopted for larger water clusters, yielding results in line with recently published CC theory, but which still show some discrepancies in the relative intensity of the features compared to experiment.
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- Thomas Fransson
- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, 10961 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, 10961 Stockholm, Sweden
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Folkestad SD, Paul AC, Paul Née Matveeva R, Coriani S, Odelius M, Iannuzzi M, Koch H. Understanding X-ray absorption in liquid water using triple excitations in multilevel coupled cluster theory. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3551. [PMID: 38670938 PMCID: PMC11053016 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47690-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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X-ray absorption (XA) spectroscopy is an essential experimental tool to investigate the local structure of liquid water. Interpretation of the experiment poses a significant challenge and requires a quantitative theoretical description. High-quality theoretical XA spectra require reliable molecular dynamics simulations and accurate electronic structure calculations. Here, we present the first successful application of coupled cluster theory to model the XA spectrum of liquid water. We overcome the computational limitations on system size by employing a multilevel coupled cluster framework for large molecular systems. Excellent agreement with the experimental spectrum is achieved by including triple excitations in the wave function and using molecular structures from state-of-the-art path-integral molecular dynamics. We demonstrate that an accurate description of the electronic structure within the first solvation shell is sufficient to successfully model the XA spectrum of liquid water within the multilevel framework. Furthermore, we present a rigorous charge transfer analysis of the XA spectrum, which is reliable due to the accuracy and robustness of the electronic structure methodology. This analysis aligns with previous studies regarding the character of the prominent features of the XA spectrum of liquid water.
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- Sarai Dery Folkestad
- Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, DTU, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Stockholm University, 10691, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, 8057, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, 7491, Trondheim, Norway.
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Petit T, Lounasvuori M, Chemin A, Bärmann P. Nanointerfaces: Concepts and Strategies for Optical and X-ray Spectroscopic Characterization. ACS PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY AU 2023; 3:263-278. [PMID: 37249937 PMCID: PMC10214513 DOI: 10.1021/acsphyschemau.2c00058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Interfaces at the nanoscale, also called nanointerfaces, play a fundamental role in physics and chemistry. Probing the chemical and electronic environment at nanointerfaces is essential in order to elucidate chemical processes relevant for applications in a variety of fields. Many spectroscopic techniques have been applied for this purpose, although some approaches are more appropriate than others depending on the type of the nanointerface and the physical properties of the different phases. In this Perspective, we introduce the major concepts to be considered when characterizing nanointerfaces. In particular, the interplay between the characteristic length of the nanointerfaces, and the probing and information depths of different spectroscopy techniques is discussed. Differences between nano- and bulk interfaces are explained and illustrated with chosen examples from optical and X-ray spectroscopies, focusing on solid-liquid nanointerfaces. We hope that this Perspective will help to prepare spectroscopic characterization of nanointerfaces and stimulate interest in the development of new spectroscopic techniques adapted to the nanointerfaces.
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Tomo Y, Nag S, Takamatsu H. Observation of Interfacial Instability of an Ultrathin Water Film. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 128:144502. [PMID: 35476498 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.144502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We observed the instability of a few-nanometer-thick water film encapsulated inside a graphene nanoscroll using transmission electron microscopy. The film, that was left after recession of a meniscus, formed ripples along the length of the nanoscroll with a distance only 20%-44% of that predicted by the classical Plateau-Rayleigh instability theory. The results were explained by a theoretical analysis that incorporates the effect of the van der Waals interactions between the water film and the graphene layers. We derived important insights into the behavior of liquid under nanoscale confinement and in nanofluidic systems.
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- Yoko Tomo
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Pruessmann T, Nagel P, Simonelli L, Batchelor D, Gordon R, Schimmelpfennig B, Trumm M, Vitova T. Opportunities and challenges of applying advanced X-ray spectroscopy to actinide and lanthanide N-donor ligand systems. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2022; 29:53-66. [PMID: 34985423 PMCID: PMC8733980 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577521012091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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N-donor ligands such as n-Pr-BTP [2,6-bis(5,6-dipropyl-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)pyridine] preferentially bind trivalent actinides (An3+) over trivalent lanthanides (Ln3+) in liquid-liquid separation. However, the chemical and physical processes responsible for this selectivity are not yet well understood. Here, an explorative comparative X-ray spectroscopy and computational (L3-edge) study for the An/Ln L3-edge and the N K-edge of [An/Ln(n-Pr-BTP)3](NO3)3, [Ln(n-Pr-BTP)3](CF3SO3)3 and [Ln(n-Pr-BTP)3](ClO4)3 complexes is presented. High-resolution X-ray absorption near-edge structure (HR-XANES) L3-edge data reveal additional features in the pre- and post-edge range of the spectra that are investigated using the quantum chemical codes FEFF and FDMNES. X-ray Raman spectroscopy studies demonstrate the applicability of this novel technique for investigations of liquid samples of partitioning systems at the N K-edge.
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- Tim Pruessmann
- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Facility, Cerdanyola del Vallès 08290, Spain
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- PNCSRF, APS Sector 20, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
- Moyie Institute, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Tesch MF, Bonke SA, Golnak R, Xiao J, Simonov AN, Schlögl R. Vacuum compatible flow‐cell for high‐quality in situ and operando soft X‐ray photon‐in–photon‐out spectroelectrochemical studies of energy materials. ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/elsa.202100141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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- Marc F. Tesch
- Department Heterogeneous Reactions Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry University of Cambridge Cambridge UK
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- Department of Highly Sensitive X‐ray Spectroscopy Helmholtz‐Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH Berlin Germany
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- Department of Highly Sensitive X‐ray Spectroscopy Helmholtz‐Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH Berlin Germany
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- School of Chemistry and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science Monash University Victoria 3800 Australia
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- Department Heterogeneous Reactions Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
- Department Inorganic Chemistry Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Berlin Germany
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Muthachikavil AV, Peng B, Kontogeorgis GM, Liang X. Distinguishing Weak and Strong Hydrogen Bonds in Liquid Water-A Potential of Mean Force-Based Approach. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:7187-7198. [PMID: 34184538 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c02816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The ability to form hydrogen bonds is one of the most important factors behind water's many anomalous properties. However, there is still no consensus on the hydrogen bond structure of liquid water, including the average number of hydrogen bonds in liquid water. We use molecular dynamics simulations of the polarizable iAMOEBA water model for investigating the hydrogen bond characteristics of liquid water over a wide range of temperatures and pressures. Geometric definitions of a hydrogen bond often use a rectangular region on the plane of hydrogen bond distances and angles. In this work, we find that an elliptical region is more appropriate for the identification of hydrogen bonds, based on statistically favorable molecular configurations. The two-dimensional potential of mean force (PMF) landscape along the hydrogen bond distance (O-H) and angle (O-H-O) is calculated for identifying the statistically favored molecular configurations, which is then used for defining hydrogen bond formation as well as the strength of a hydrogen bond. We further propose a new approach to characterize the hydrogen bonds as strong when the PMF is lower than -2 kT. Using this definition, a consistent explanation for the different average numbers of hydrogen bonds in water is obtained in agreement with the literature. Simulations are also performed with the rigid and nonpolarizable TIP4P/2005 water model. Both water models are qualitatively consistent in predicting the distribution of double-, single-, and non-donor configurations, in line with experimental data, while the iAMOEBA water model yields more quantitatively precise results, including a 10-15% double-donor fraction at 90 °C and 1 atm. The method is also demonstrated to be applicable to the recent, and more general, three-dimensional PMF-based definition of hydrogen bonds.
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- Aswin V Muthachikavil
- Center for Energy Resources Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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- Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development (RIPED), PetroChina, Beijing 100083, China.,Key Laboratory of Nano Chemistry (KLNC), CNPC, Beijing 100083, China
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- Center for Energy Resources Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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- Center for Energy Resources Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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- Tomohiro Hayashi
- Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8502, Japan
- JST-PRESTO (Materials Informatics), 4-1-8 Hon-cho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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Gurbani N, Choudhary RJ, Phase DM, Marumoto K, Liu RS, Chouhan N. Graphene oxide @ nickel phosphate nanocomposites for photocatalytic hydrogen production. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL ADVANCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceja.2021.100105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Menzi S, Knopp G, Al Haddad A, Augustin S, Borca C, Gashi D, Huthwelker T, James D, Jin J, Pamfilidis G, Schnorr K, Sun Z, Wetter R, Zhang Q, Cirelli C. Generation and simple characterization of flat, liquid jets. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2020; 91:105109. [PMID: 33138597 DOI: 10.1063/5.0007228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We present an approach to determine the absolute thickness profile of flat liquid jets, which takes advantage of the information of thin film interference combined with light absorption, both captured in a single microscopic image. The feasibility of the proposed method is demonstrated on our compact experimental setup used to generate micrometer thin, free-flowing liquid jet sheets upon collision of two identical laminar cylindrical jets. Stable operation was achieved over several hours of the flat jet in vacuum (10-4 mbar), making the system ideally suitable for soft x-ray photon spectroscopy of liquid solutions. We characterize the flat jet size and thickness generated with two solvents, water and ethanol, employing different flow rates and nozzles of variable sizes. Our results show that a gradient of thickness ranging from a minimal thickness of 2 µm to over 10 µm can be found within the jet surface area. This enables the tunability of the sample thickness in situ, allowing the optimization of the transmitted photon flux for the chosen photon energy and sample. We demonstrate the feasibility of x-ray absorption spectroscopy experiments in transmission mode by measuring at the oxygen K-edge of ethanol. Our characterization method and the description of the experimental setup and its reported performance are expected to expand the range of applications and facilitate the use of flat liquid jets for spectroscopy experiments.
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- Samuel Menzi
- Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation and Femtochemistry, Photon Science Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation and Femtochemistry, Photon Science Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Advanced Photonics, Photon Science Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation and Femtochemistry, Photon Science Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation and Femtochemistry, Photon Science Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation and Femtochemistry, Photon Science Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation and Femtochemistry, Photon Science Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Biology and Chemistry Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation and Femtochemistry, Photon Science Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation and Femtochemistry, Photon Science Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Advanced Photonics, Photon Science Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation and Femtochemistry, Photon Science Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation and Femtochemistry, Photon Science Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation and Femtochemistry, Photon Science Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation and Femtochemistry, Photon Science Division, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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Mudryk KD, Seidel R, Winter B, Wilkinson I. The electronic structure of the aqueous permanganate ion: aqueous-phase energetics and molecular bonding studied using liquid jet photoelectron spectroscopy. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:20311-20330. [PMID: 32895669 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp04033a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Permanganate aqueous solutions, MnO4-(aq.), were studied using liquid-micro-jet-based soft X-ray non-resonant and resonant photoelectron spectroscopy to determine valence and core-level binding energies. To identify possible differences in the energetics between the aqueous bulk and the solution-gas interface, non-resonant spectra were recorded at two different probing depths. Similar experiments were performed with different counter ions, Na+ and K+, with the two solutions yielding indistinguishable anion electron binding energies. Our resonant photoelectron spectroscopy measurements, performed near the Mn LII,III- and O K-edges, selectively probed valence charge distributions between the Mn metal center, O ligands, and first solvation shell in the aqueous bulk. Associated resonantly-enhanced solute ionisation signals revealed hybridisation of the solute constituents' atomic orbitals, including the inner valence Mn 3p and O 2s. We identified intermolecular coulombic decay relaxation processes following resonant X-ray excitation of the solute that highlight valence MnO4-(aq.)-H2O(l) electronic couplings. Furthermore, our results allowed us to infer oxidative reorganisation energies of MnO4˙(aq.) and adiabatic valence ionisation energies of MnO4-(aq.), revealing the Gibbs free energy of oxidation and permitting estimation of the vertical electron affinity of MnO4˙(aq.). Finally, the Gibbs free energy of hydration of isolated MnO4- was determined. Our results and analysis allowed a near-complete binding-energy-scaled MnO4-(aq.) molecular orbital and a valence energy level diagram to be produced for the MnO4-(aq.)/MnO4˙(aq.) system. Cumulatively, our mapping of the aqueous-phase electronic structure of MnO4- is expected to contribute to a deeper understanding of the exceptional redox properties of this widely applied aqueous transition-metal complex ion.
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- Karen D Mudryk
- Locally-Sensitive & Time-Resolved Spectroscopy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, D-14109 Berlin, Germany. and Fachbereich Physik, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Operando Interfacial Photochemistry, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 15, D-12489 Berlin, Germany and Fachbereich Chemie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Locally-Sensitive & Time-Resolved Spectroscopy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, D-14109 Berlin, Germany.
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Nagasaka M, Iwayama H. Photoelectron based soft x-ray detector for removing high order x rays. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2020; 91:083103. [PMID: 32872951 DOI: 10.1063/5.0011302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) in the low energy region below 200 eV is important to investigate chemical and biological phenomena under an atmospheric condition since it covers K-edges of Li and B and L-edges of Si, P, S, and Cl. Monochromatic soft x rays usually include not only first order x rays but also high order x rays due to the high order diffraction of a plane grating monochromator. It is difficult to measure XAS in the low energy region under an atmospheric helium condition since the transmitted soft x rays mostly consist of the high order x rays due to the low transmission of the first order x rays. In this study, we have developed a photoelectron based soft x-ray (PBSX) detector, where the Au 4f photoelectrons emitted by the first order x rays are separated from those by the high order x rays using a difference in kinetic energies of photoelectrons. By using the PBSX detector, we have successfully obtained Si L-edge XAS spectra of the SiC and polymer/SiC films that mainly include the first order x rays by removing the major contributions of the second order x rays at the C K-edge and the fifth order x rays at the O K-edge. In the future, several physical, chemical, and biological phenomena in solution will be investigated by XAS in the low energy region with the PBSX detector.
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- Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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Nagasaka M. Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy in the low-energy region explored using an argon gas window. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2020; 27:959-962. [PMID: 33566004 PMCID: PMC7336171 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577520005883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The soft X-ray region below 200 eV is important for investigating chemical and biological phenomena since it covers K-edges of Li and B and L-edges of Si, P, S and Cl. Helium gas is generally used as the soft X-ray transmission window for soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) under atmospheric conditions. However, the helium gas window cannot be applied to XAS in the low-energy region since transmitted soft X-rays mostly consist of high-order X-rays due to the low transmission of first-order X-rays. In this study, the argon gas window is proposed as a new soft X-ray transmission window in the low-energy region. High-order X-rays are removed by the absorption of the Ar L-edge (240 eV), and first-order X-rays become the major contribution of transmitted soft X-rays in the low-energy region. Under atmospheric argon conditions, the double-excitation Rydberg series of helium gas (60 eV), Si L-edge XAS of an Si3N4 membrane (100 eV) and S L-edge XAS of dimethyl sulfoxide gas (170 eV) are successfully measured, indicating that the argon gas window is effective for soft X-ray transmission in the low-energy region from 60 eV to 240 eV.
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- Masanari Nagasaka
- Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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Monroe J, Barry M, DeStefano A, Aydogan Gokturk P, Jiao S, Robinson-Brown D, Webber T, Crumlin EJ, Han S, Shell MS. Water Structure and Properties at Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces. Annu Rev Chem Biomol Eng 2020; 11:523-557. [PMID: 32169001 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-120919-114657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The properties of water on both molecular and macroscopic surfaces critically influence a wide range of physical behaviors, with applications spanning from membrane science to catalysis to protein engineering. Yet, our current understanding of water interfacing molecular and material surfaces is incomplete, in part because measurement of water structure and molecular-scale properties challenges even the most advanced experimental characterization techniques and computational approaches. This review highlights progress in the ongoing development of tools working to answer fundamental questions on the principles that govern the interactions between water and surfaces. One outstanding and critical question is what universal molecular signatures capture the hydrophobicity of different surfaces in an operationally meaningful way, since traditional macroscopic hydrophobicity measures like contact angles fail to capture even basic properties of molecular or extended surfaces with any heterogeneity at the nanometer length scale. Resolving this grand challenge will require close interactions between state-of-the-art experiments, simulations, and theory, spanning research groups and using agreed-upon model systems, to synthesize an integrated knowledge of solvation water structure, dynamics, and thermodynamics.
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- Jacob Monroe
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA;
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- Department of Materials, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA;
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA;
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.,Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA; .,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA;
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Nagasaka M, Yuzawa H, Kosugi N. Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Liquids for Understanding Chemical Processes in Solution. ANAL SCI 2020; 36:95-105. [PMID: 31708561 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.19r005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) involving excitation processes of a core electron to unoccupied states is an effective method to study local structures around excited C, N, and O atoms in liquid samples. Since soft X-rays are strongly absorbed by air and liquid itself, we have developed transmission-type liquid flow cells, where the absorbance of liquid samples can be easily reduced and optimized by controlling the liquid thickness. By using the transmission-mode XAS techniques, we have investigated local structures of several liquid samples such as concentration dependence of aqueous pyridine solutions and unexpected temperature-dependent structural changes in liquid benzene from the precise energy shift measurements in XAS spectra with the help of molecular dynamics simulation and inner-shell calculations. These XAS techniques are also applied to in situ/operando observation of chemical processes in solutions such as catalytic and electrochemical reactions.
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- Masanari Nagasaka
- Institute for Molecular Science.,SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
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- Institute for Molecular Science.,SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
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Hart JL, Hantanasirisakul K, Lang AC, Anasori B, Pinto D, Pivak Y, van Omme JT, May SJ, Gogotsi Y, Taheri ML. Control of MXenes' electronic properties through termination and intercalation. Nat Commun 2019; 10:522. [PMID: 30705273 PMCID: PMC6355901 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08169-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 306] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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MXenes are an emerging family of highly-conductive 2D materials which have demonstrated state-of-the-art performance in electromagnetic interference shielding, chemical sensing, and energy storage. To further improve performance, there is a need to increase MXenes' electronic conductivity. Tailoring the MXene surface chemistry could achieve this goal, as density functional theory predicts that surface terminations strongly influence MXenes' Fermi level density of states and thereby MXenes' electronic conductivity. Here, we directly correlate MXene surface de-functionalization with increased electronic conductivity through in situ vacuum annealing, electrical biasing, and spectroscopic analysis within the transmission electron microscope. Furthermore, we show that intercalation can induce transitions between metallic and semiconductor-like transport (transitions from a positive to negative temperature-dependence of resistance) through inter-flake effects. These findings lay the groundwork for intercalation- and termination-engineered MXenes, which promise improved electronic conductivity and could lead to the realization of semiconducting, magnetic, and topologically insulating MXenes.
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- James L Hart
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- DENSsolutions, Informaticalaan 12, Delft, 2626ZD, The Netherlands
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- DENSsolutions, Informaticalaan 12, Delft, 2626ZD, The Netherlands
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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Zhovtobriukh I, Norman P, Pettersson LGM. X-ray absorption spectrum simulations of hexagonal ice. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:034501. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5078385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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- Iurii Zhovtobriukh
- FYSIKUM, Stockholm University, AlbaNova University Center, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- FYSIKUM, Stockholm University, AlbaNova University Center, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Wolny JA, Schünemann V, Németh Z, Vankó G. Spectroscopic techniques to characterize the spin state: Vibrational, optical, Mössbauer, NMR, and X-ray spectroscopy. CR CHIM 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crci.2018.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Kubin M, Guo M, Ekimova M, Baker ML, Kroll T, Källman E, Kern J, Yachandra VK, Yano J, Nibbering ETJ, Lundberg M, Wernet P. Direct Determination of Absolute Absorption Cross Sections at the L-Edge of Dilute Mn Complexes in Solution Using a Transmission Flatjet. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:5449-5462. [PMID: 29634280 PMCID: PMC5972834 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The 3d transition metals play a pivotal role in many charge transfer processes in catalysis and biology. X-ray absorption spectroscopy at the L-edge of metal sites probes metal 2p-3d excitations, providing key access to their valence electronic structure, which is crucial for understanding these processes. We report L-edge absorption spectra of MnII(acac)2 and MnIII(acac)3 complexes in solution, utilizing a liquid flatjet for X-ray absorption spectroscopy in transmission mode. With this, we derive absolute absorption cross-sections for the L-edge transitions with peak magnitudes as large as 12 and 9 Mb for MnII(acac)2 and MnIII(acac)3, respectively. We provide insight into the electronic structure with ab initio restricted active space calculations of these L-edge transitions, reproducing the experimental spectra with excellent agreement in terms of shapes, relative energies, and relative intensities for the two complexes. Crystal field multiplet theory is used to assign spectral features in terms of the electronic structure. Comparison to charge transfer multiplet calculations reveals the importance of charge transfer in the core-excited final states. On the basis of our experimental observations, we extrapolate the feasibility of 3d transition metal L-edge absorption spectroscopy using the liquid flatjet approach in probing highly dilute biological solution samples and possible extensions to table-top soft X-ray sources.
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- Markus Kubin
- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, SE-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Max-Born-Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- The School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester at Harwell, Didcot, OX11 OFA, U.K
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, SE-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Max-Born-Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, SE-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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Tenório BN, de Moura CE, Oliveira RR, Rocha AB. Transitions energies, optical oscillator strengths and partial potential energy surfaces of inner-shell states of water clusters. Chem Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2018.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Koralek JD, Kim JB, Brůža P, Curry CB, Chen Z, Bechtel HA, Cordones AA, Sperling P, Toleikis S, Kern JF, Moeller SP, Glenzer SH, DePonte DP. Generation and characterization of ultrathin free-flowing liquid sheets. Nat Commun 2018; 9:1353. [PMID: 29636445 PMCID: PMC5893585 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03696-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The physics and chemistry of liquid solutions play a central role in science, and our understanding of life on Earth. Unfortunately, key tools for interrogating aqueous systems, such as infrared and soft X-ray spectroscopy, cannot readily be applied because of strong absorption in water. Here we use gas-dynamic forces to generate free-flowing, sub-micron, liquid sheets which are two orders of magnitude thinner than anything previously reported. Optical, infrared, and X-ray spectroscopies are used to characterize the sheets, which are found to be tunable in thickness from over 1 μm down to less than 20 nm, which corresponds to fewer than 100 water molecules thick. At this thickness, aqueous sheets can readily transmit photons across the spectrum, leading to potentially transformative applications in infrared, X-ray, electron spectroscopies and beyond. The ultrathin sheets are stable for days in vacuum, and we demonstrate their use at free-electron laser and synchrotron light sources.
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- Jake D Koralek
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94720, USA.
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94720, USA
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- ELI Beamlines, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic.,Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 14 Engineering Dr, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94720, USA.,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1H9, Canada
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94720, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94720, USA.,European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility GmbH, Schenefeld, 22869, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Notkestraße 85, Hamburg, D-22607, Germany
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94720, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94720, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94720, USA
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Al-Madhagi LH, Chang SY, Balasubramanian M, Kroner AB, Shotton EJ, Willneff EA, Mishra B, Schroeder SLM. X-ray Raman scattering: a new in situ probe of molecular structure during nucleation and crystallization from liquid solutions. CrystEngComm 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce00929e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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X-ray Raman scattering (XRS) has been used for in situ probing of solute molecule speciation in solution during cooling crystallization.
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- Laila H. Al-Madhagi
- School of Chemical and Process Engineering
- University of Leeds
- Leeds LS2 9JT
- UK
- Diamond Light Source Ltd
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering
- University of Leeds
- Leeds LS2 9JT
- UK
- Department of Physics
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering
- University of Leeds
- Leeds LS2 9JT
- UK
- Diamond Light Source Ltd
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Yu SU, Lee H, Cho WJ, Kim C, Kang MC, Shin HJ, Kim N, Hahn SK, Kim KS. Spectromicroscopic observation of a live single cell in a biocompatible liquid-enclosing graphene system. NANOSCALE 2017; 10:150-157. [PMID: 29115327 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr05223e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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On-the-spot visualization of biochemical responses of intact live cells is vital for a clear understanding of cell biology. The main obstacles for instant visualization of biochemical responses of living cells arise from the lack of a sophisticated detecting technique which can simultaneously provide chemical analysis tools and the biocompatible wet conditions. Here we introduce scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) combined with a liquid-enclosing graphene system (LGS), offering biocompatible conditions and improved X-ray absorption spectra to probe the chemical responses of live cells under wet conditions. This set-up enables us to probe a subtle change in absorption spectra depending on the oxidation state of a miniscule amount of oxygen in the functional groups present in each cell and its surroundings containing a minimal amount of liquid water. As an example of in situ biochemical responses of wet cells, chemical responses of a single Colo 205 cell are visualized and analyzed using X-ray absorption near the oxygen K-edge. This spectromicroscopic method using LGS can be applied to diverse biological samples under wet conditions for the analysis of their biochemical responses.
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- Seong Uk Yu
- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 689-798, Korea.
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Nagasaka M, Yuzawa H, Kosugi N. Interaction between Water and Alkali Metal Ions and Its Temperature Dependence Revealed by Oxygen K-Edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:10957-10964. [PMID: 29131955 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b09789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Interaction between water molecules and alkali metal ions in aqueous salt solutions has been studied by the oxygen K-edge soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) in transmission mode. In the measurement of several alkali halide aqueous solutions with different alkali chlorides (Li, Na, and K) and different sodium halides (Cl, Br, and I), the pre-edge component arising from the hydration water molecules shows a blue shift in peak energy as strongly depending on cations but not on anions. In the temperature dependent measurement, the pre-edge component arising from water molecules beyond the first hydration shell shows the same behavior as that of pure liquid water. On the other hand, the pre-edge component arising from water molecules in the first hydration shell of Li+ ions is not evidently dependent on the temperature, indicating that the hydration water molecules are more strongly bound with Li+ ions than the other water molecules. These experimental results are supported by the results of radial distribution functions of the first hydration shell and their temperature dependence, evaluated by molecular dynamics simulations.
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- Masanari Nagasaka
- Institute for Molecular Science , Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan.,SOKENDAI (Graduate University for Advanced Studies) , Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Institute for Molecular Science , Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Institute for Molecular Science , Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan.,SOKENDAI (Graduate University for Advanced Studies) , Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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Smith JW, Saykally RJ. Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Liquids and Solutions. Chem Rev 2017; 117:13909-13934. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Jacob W. Smith
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Dwyer JR, Harb M. Through a Window, Brightly: A Review of Selected Nanofabricated Thin-Film Platforms for Spectroscopy, Imaging, and Detection. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2017; 71:2051-2075. [PMID: 28714316 DOI: 10.1177/0003702817715496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We present a review of the use of selected nanofabricated thin films to deliver a host of capabilities and insights spanning bioanalytical and biophysical chemistry, materials science, and fundamental molecular-level research. We discuss approaches where thin films have been vital, enabling experimental studies using a variety of optical spectroscopies across the visible and infrared spectral range, electron microscopies, and related techniques such as electron energy loss spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and single molecule sensing. We anchor this broad discussion by highlighting two particularly exciting exemplars: a thin-walled nanofluidic sample cell concept that has advanced the discovery horizons of ultrafast spectroscopy and of electron microscopy investigations of in-liquid samples; and a unique class of thin-film-based nanofluidic devices, designed around a nanopore, with expansive prospects for single molecule sensing. Free-standing, low-stress silicon nitride membranes are a canonical structural element for these applications, and we elucidate the fabrication and resulting features-including mechanical stability, optical properties, X-ray and electron scattering properties, and chemical nature-of this material in this format. We also outline design and performance principles and include a discussion of underlying material preparations and properties suitable for understanding the use of alternative thin-film materials such as graphene.
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- Jason R Dwyer
- 1 Department of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA
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- 2 Department of Physics and Materials, Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Fondell M, Eckert S, Jay RM, Weniger C, Quevedo W, Niskanen J, Kennedy B, Sorgenfrei F, Schick D, Giangrisostomi E, Ovsyannikov R, Adamczyk K, Huse N, Wernet P, Mitzner R, Föhlisch A. Time-resolved soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy in transmission mode on liquids at MHz repetition rates. STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS (MELVILLE, N.Y.) 2017; 4:054902. [PMID: 28852689 PMCID: PMC5555770 DOI: 10.1063/1.4993755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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We present a setup combining a liquid flatjet sample delivery and a MHz laser system for time-resolved soft X-ray absorption measurements of liquid samples at the high brilliance undulator beamline UE52-SGM at Bessy II yielding unprecedented statistics in this spectral range. We demonstrate that the efficient detection of transient absorption changes in transmission mode enables the identification of photoexcited species in dilute samples. With iron(II)-trisbipyridine in aqueous solution as a benchmark system, we present absorption measurements at various edges in the soft X-ray regime. In combination with the wavelength tunability of the laser system, the set-up opens up opportunities to study the photochemistry of many systems at low concentrations, relevant to materials sciences, chemistry, and biology.
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- Mattis Fondell
- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Physik und Astronomie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institut für Physik und Astronomie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Physik und Astronomie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Hamburg and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Hamburg and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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A Dispersive Inelastic X-ray Scattering Spectrometer for Use at X-ray Free Electron Lasers. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/app7090899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Schreck S, Wernet P. Isotope effects in liquid water probed by transmission mode x-ray absorption spectroscopy at the oxygen K-edge. J Chem Phys 2016; 145:104502. [PMID: 27634266 DOI: 10.1063/1.4962237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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- Simon Schreck
- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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Fransson T, Harada Y, Kosugi N, Besley NA, Winter B, Rehr JJ, Pettersson LGM, Nilsson A. X-ray and Electron Spectroscopy of Water. Chem Rev 2016; 116:7551-69. [PMID: 27244473 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Here we present an overview of recent developments of X-ray and electron spectroscopy to probe water at different temperatures. Photon-induced ionization followed by detection of electrons from either the O 1s level or the valence band is the basis of photoelectron spectroscopy. Excitation between the O 1s and the unoccupied states or occupied states is utilized in X-ray absorption and X-ray emission spectroscopies. These techniques probe the electronic structure of the liquid phase and show sensitivity to the local hydrogen-bonding structure. Both experimental aspects related to the measurements and theoretical simulations to assist in the interpretation are discussed in detail. Different model systems are presented such as the different bulk phases of ice and various adsorbed monolayer structures on metal surfaces.
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- Thomas Fransson
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University , S-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo , Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Molecular Science , Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham , University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Methods for Material Development, Helmholtz Center Berlin , Albert-Einstein-Strasse 15, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University , S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University , S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Ekimova M, Quevedo W, Faubel M, Wernet P, Nibbering ETJ. A liquid flatjet system for solution phase soft-x-ray spectroscopy. STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS (MELVILLE, N.Y.) 2015; 2:054301. [PMID: 26798824 PMCID: PMC4711648 DOI: 10.1063/1.4928715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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We present a liquid flatjet system for solution phase soft-x-ray spectroscopy. The flatjet set-up utilises the phenomenon of formation of stable liquid sheets upon collision of two identical laminar jets. Colliding the two single water jets, coming out of the nozzles with 50 μm orifices, under an impact angle of 48° leads to double sheet formation, of which the first sheet is 4.6 mm long and 1.0 mm wide. The liquid flatjet operates fully functional under vacuum conditions (<10(-3) mbar), allowing soft-x-ray spectroscopy of aqueous solutions in transmission mode. We analyse the liquid water flatjet thickness under atmospheric pressure using interferomeric or mid-infrared transmission measurements and under vacuum conditions by measuring the absorbance of the O K-edge of water in transmission, and comparing our results with previously published data obtained with standing cells with Si3N4 membrane windows. The thickness of the first liquid sheet is found to vary between 1.4-3 μm, depending on the transverse and longitudinal position in the liquid sheet. We observe that the derived thickness is of similar magnitude under 1 bar and under vacuum conditions. A catcher unit facilitates the recycling of the solutions, allowing measurements on small sample volumes (∼10 ml). We demonstrate the applicability of this approach by presenting measurements on the N K-edge of aqueous NH4 (+). Our results suggest the high potential of using liquid flatjets in steady-state and time-resolved studies in the soft-x-ray regime.
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- Maria Ekimova
- Max-Born-Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie , Max-Born-Str. 2A, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research , Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Dynamik und Selbstorganisation , Am Fassberg 17, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research , Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Born-Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie , Max-Born-Str. 2A, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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Ozkanlar A, Zhou T, Clark AE. Towards a unified description of the hydrogen bond network of liquid water: a dynamics based approach. J Chem Phys 2015; 141:214107. [PMID: 25481129 DOI: 10.1063/1.4902538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The definition of a hydrogen bond (H-bond) is intimately related to the topological and dynamic properties of the hydrogen bond network within liquid water. The development of a universal H-bond definition for water is an active area of research as it would remove many ambiguities in the network properties that derive from the fixed definition employed to assign whether a water dimer is hydrogen bonded. This work investigates the impact that an electronic-structure based definition, an energetic, and a geometric definition of the H-bond has upon both topological and dynamic network behavior of simulated water. In each definition, the use of a cutoff (either geometric or energetic) to assign the presence of a H-bond leads to the formation of transiently bonded or broken dimers, which have been quantified within the simulation data. The relative concentration of transient species, and their duration, results in two of the three definitions sharing similarities in either topological or dynamic features (H-bond distribution, H-bond lifetime, etc.), however no two definitions exhibit similar behavior for both classes of network properties. In fact, two networks with similar local network topology (as indicated by similar average H-bonds) can have dramatically different global network topology (as indicated by the defect state distributions) and altered H-bond lifetimes. A dynamics based correction scheme is then used to remove artificially transient H-bonds and to repair artificially broken bonds within the network such that the corrected network exhibits the same structural and dynamic properties for two H-bond definitions (the properties of the third definition being significantly improved). The algorithm described represents a significant step forward in the development of a unified hydrogen bond network whose properties are independent of the original hydrogen bond definition that is employed.
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- Abdullah Ozkanlar
- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Science and Engineering Program, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Science and Engineering Program, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Science and Engineering Program, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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Sellberg JA, Kaya S, Segtnan VH, Chen C, Tyliszczak T, Ogasawara H, Nordlund D, Pettersson LGM, Nilsson A. Comparison of x-ray absorption spectra between water and ice: new ice data with low pre-edge absorption cross-section. J Chem Phys 2015; 141:034507. [PMID: 25053326 DOI: 10.1063/1.4890035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The effect of crystal growth conditions on the O K-edge x-ray absorption spectra of ice is investigated through detailed analysis of the spectral features. The amount of ice defects is found to be minimized on hydrophobic surfaces, such as BaF2(111), with low concentration of nucleation centers. This is manifested through a reduction of the absorption cross-section at 535 eV, which is associated with distorted hydrogen bonds. Furthermore, a connection is made between the observed increase in spectral intensity between 544 and 548 eV and high-symmetry points in the electronic band structure, suggesting a more extended hydrogen-bond network as compared to ices prepared differently. The spectral differences for various ice preparations are compared to the temperature dependence of spectra of liquid water upon supercooling. A double-peak feature in the absorption cross-section between 540 and 543 eV is identified as a characteristic of the crystalline phase. The connection to the interpretation of the liquid phase O K-edge x-ray absorption spectrum is extensively discussed.
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- Jonas A Sellberg
- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, P.O. Box 20450, Stanford, California 94309, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, P.O. Box 20450, Stanford, California 94309, USA
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Waluyo I, Nordlund D, Bergmann U, Schlesinger D, Pettersson LGM, Nilsson A. A different view of structure-making and structure-breaking in alkali halide aqueous solutions through x-ray absorption spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2015; 140:244506. [PMID: 24985653 DOI: 10.1063/1.4881600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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X-ray absorption spectroscopy measured in transmission mode was used to study the effect of alkali and halide ions on the hydrogen-bonding (H-bonding) network of water. Cl(-) and Br(-) are shown to have insignificant effect on the structure of water while I(-) locally weakens the H-bonding, as indicated by a sharp increase of the main-edge feature in the x-ray absorption spectra. All alkali cations act as structure-breakers in water, weakening the H-bonding network. The spectral changes are similar to spectra of high density ices where the 2nd shell has collapsed due to a break-down of the tetrahedral structures, although here, around the ions, the breakdown of the local tetrahedrality is rather due to non-directional H-bonding to the larger anions. In addition, results from temperature-dependent x-ray Raman scattering measurements of NaCl solution confirm the H-bond breaking effect of Na(+) and the effect on the liquid as similar to an increase in temperature.
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- Iradwikanari Waluyo
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, P.O. Box 20450, Stanford, California 94309, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, P.O. Box 20450, Stanford, California 94309, USA
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, P.O. Box 20450, Stanford, California 94309, USA
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, P.O. Box 20450, Stanford, California 94309, USA
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Meibohm J, Schreck S, Wernet P. Temperature dependent soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy of liquids. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2014; 85:103102. [PMID: 25362366 DOI: 10.1063/1.4896977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A novel sample holder is introduced which allows for temperature dependent soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy of liquids in transmission mode. The setup is based on sample cells with x-ray transmissive silicon nitride windows. A cooling circuit allows for temperature regulation of the sample liquid between -10 °C and +50 °C. The setup enables to record soft x-ray absorption spectra of liquids in transmission mode with a temperature resolution of 0.5 K and better. Reliability and reproducibility of the spectra are demonstrated by investigating the characteristic temperature-induced changes in the oxygen K-edge x-ray absorption spectrum of liquid water. These are compared to the corresponding changes in the oxygen K-edge spectra from x-ray Raman scattering.
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- Jan Meibohm
- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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The application of synchrotron radiation and in particular X-ray absorption spectroscopy to matrix isolated species. Coord Chem Rev 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Chen C, Huang C, Waluyo I, Nordlund D, Weng TC, Sokaras D, Weiss T, Bergmann U, Pettersson LGM, Nilsson A. Solvation structures of protons and hydroxide ions in water. J Chem Phys 2013; 138:154506. [PMID: 23614429 DOI: 10.1063/1.4801512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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X-ray Raman spectroscopy (XRS) combined with small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) were used to study aqueous solutions of HCl and NaOH. Hydrated structures of H(+) and OH(-) are not simple mirror images of each other. While both ions have been shown to strengthen local hydrogen bonds in the hydration shell as indicated by XRS, SAXS suggests that H(+) and OH(-) have qualitatively different long-range effects. The SAXS structure factor of HCl (aq) closely resembles that of pure water, while NaOH (aq) behaves similar to NaF (aq). We propose that protons only locally enhance hydrogen bonds while hydroxide ions induce tetrahedrality in the overall hydrogen bond network of water.
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- Chen Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Ray D, Dalapati S, Guchhait N. Spectral properties of a simple azine Schiff base and its sensing ability towards protic environment through hydrogen bonding interaction. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2013; 115:219-226. [PMID: 23835054 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2013.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Revised: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A simple azine linkage containing Schiff base p-N,N-diethylaminobenzaldazine (PDEAB) has been synthesized and its spectroscopic properties have been investigated using steady state absorption and fluorescence measurement. Both the absorption and emission studies indicate that the compound PDEAB forms intermolecular hydrogen bond with protic solvents. The formation of intermolecular hydrogen bond between PDEAB and protic solvents is further verified by Quantum chemical calculation using Density Functional Theory (DFT) (B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p)) and Natural Bond Orbital (NBO) analysis. The non-fluorescent nature (fluorescence off) of PDEAB in aprotic environment can be switched over to a fluorescent system (fluorescence on) in presence of protic solvents and hence this molecule can be used as highly sensitive fluorosensor for protic solvent in aprotic medium like ACN or DOX.
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- Debarati Ray
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 92 APC Road, Calcutta 700 009, India
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Bordage A, Pápai M, Sas NS, Szlachetko J, Nachtegaal M, Vankó G. On the sensitivity of hard X-ray spectroscopies to the chemical state of Br. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:11088-98. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp50367d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Kurian R, Kunnus K, Wernet P, Butorin SM, Glatzel P, de Groot FMF. Intrinsic deviations in fluorescence yield detected x-ray absorption spectroscopy: the case of the transition metal L₂,₃ edges. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2012; 24:452201. [PMID: 23060535 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/24/45/452201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Fluorescence yield (FY) detected x-ray absorption spectra (XAS) of 3d transition metal ions are calculated from the integrated 2p3d resonant x-ray emission spectra. The resulting FY-XAS spectra are compared with the normal XAS spectra corresponding to the absorption cross section and significant deviations between the two spectra are found. This implies that the assumption that the FY-XAS spectrum identifies with the XAS spectrum is disproved. Especially for the early transition metal systems the differences between the FY-XAS and XAS are large, due to the opening of inelastic decay channels from selected x-ray absorption final states. The theoretical calculations show that the difference between FY detection and XAS is largest for the detection in depolarized geometry. The calculations are compared with experimental spectra for oxides and coordination compounds for Fe(2+), Co(2+) and Ni(2+) systems. The implications for the sum rules in XAS and magnetic circular dichroism experiments are discussed.
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- Reshmi Kurian
- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG, The Netherlands.
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Fulton JL, Balasubramanian M, Pham VT, Deverman GS. A variable ultra-short-pathlength solution cell for XAFS transmission spectroscopy of light elements. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2012; 19:949-953. [PMID: 23093754 DOI: 10.1107/s090904951203806x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2012] [Accepted: 09/04/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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An X-ray absorption fine-structure spectroscopy (XAFS) cell that is suitable for solution-phase studies of the light elements in the series from Na(+) and Ca(2+) is described. This cell has an ultra-short pathlength that can be remotely adjusted using a miniature stepper-motor drive and thereby readily provides transmission pathlengths in the range from submicrometer to several hundred micrometers. The flexibility to vary the pathlength enables acquisition of high-quality XAFS spectra and also allows one to check for potential distortions in the spectra from thickness effects. The primary components are mostly commercially available optical parts. The performance of this device is demonstrated at the Cl K-edge (2.8 keV) for several different aqueous Cl(-) solutions.
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- John L Fulton
- Chemical and Materials Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA.
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Tokushima T, Horikawa Y, Arai H, Harada Y, Takahashi O, Pettersson LGM, Nilsson A, Shin S. Polarization dependent resonant x-ray emission spectroscopy of D2O and H2O water: assignment of the local molecular orbital symmetry. J Chem Phys 2012; 136:044517. [PMID: 22299901 DOI: 10.1063/1.3678443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The polarization dependence of the split two peaks in the lone-pair region in the x-ray emission spectra has been determined at several different excitation energies for both D(2)O and H(2)O water. In contrast to predictions based on a narrow range of local water structures where the two peaks would be of different molecular orbital symmetry and arise from, respectively, intact and dissociated molecules, we show that the two peaks in the lone-pair region are both of lone-pair 1b(1) orbital symmetry. The results support the interpretation that the two peaks appear due to fluctuations between two distinct different main structural environments.
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Sokaras D, Nordlund D, Weng TC, Mori RA, Velikov P, Wenger D, Garachtchenko A, George M, Borzenets V, Johnson B, Qian Q, Rabedeau T, Bergmann U. A high resolution and large solid angle x-ray Raman spectroscopy end-station at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2012; 83:043112. [PMID: 22559520 PMCID: PMC4108631 DOI: 10.1063/1.4704458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2012] [Accepted: 04/02/2012] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We present a new x-ray Raman spectroscopy end-station recently developed, installed, and operated at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource. The end-station is located at wiggler beamline 6-2 equipped with two monochromators-Si(111) and Si(311) as well as collimating and focusing optics. It consists of two multi-crystal Johann type spectrometers arranged on intersecting Rowland circles of 1 m diameter. The first one, positioned at the forward scattering angles (low-q), consists of 40 spherically bent and diced Si(110) crystals with 100 mm diameters providing about 1.9% of 4π sr solid angle of detection. When operated in the (440) order in combination with the Si (311) monochromator, an overall energy resolution of 270 meV is obtained at 6462.20 eV. The second spectrometer, consisting of 14 spherically bent Si(110) crystal analyzers (not diced), is positioned at the backward scattering angles (high-q) enabling the study of non-dipole transitions. The solid angle of this spectrometer is about 0.9% of 4π sr, with a combined energy resolution of 600 meV using the Si (311) monochromator. These features exceed the specifications of currently existing relevant instrumentation, opening new opportunities for the routine application of this photon-in/photon-out hard x-ray technique to emerging research in multidisciplinary scientific fields, such as energy-related sciences, material sciences, physical chemistry, etc.
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- D Sokaras
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA.
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Pylkkänen T, Sakko A, Hakala M, Hämäläinen K, Monaco G, Huotari S. Temperature Dependence of the Near-Edge Spectrum of Water. J Phys Chem B 2011; 115:14544-50. [DOI: 10.1021/jp2015462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Tuomas Pylkkänen
- Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, B.P. 220, F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, B.P. 220, F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, B.P. 220, F-38043 Grenoble, France
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Huang N, Nordlund D, Huang C, Bergmann U, Weiss TM, Pettersson LGM, Nilsson A. X-ray Raman scattering provides evidence for interfacial acetonitrile-water dipole interactions in aqueous solutions. J Chem Phys 2011; 135:164509. [PMID: 22047254 PMCID: PMC3298555 DOI: 10.1063/1.3655468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2011] [Accepted: 10/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Aqueous solutions of acetonitrile (MeCN) have been studied with oxygen K-edge x-ray Raman scattering (XRS) which is found to be sensitive to the interaction between water and MeCN. The changes in the XRS spectra can be attributed to water directly interacting with MeCN and are reproduced by density functional theory calculations on small clusters of water and MeCN. The dominant structural arrangement features dipole interaction instead of H-bonds between the two species as revealed by the XRS spectra combined with spectrum calculations. Small-angle x-ray scattering shows the largest heterogeneity for a MeCN to water ratio of 0.4 in agreement with earlier small-angle neutron scattering data.
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- Ningdong Huang
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, P.O.B. 20450, Stanford, California 94309, USA
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Temelso B, Archer KA, Shields GC. Benchmark Structures and Binding Energies of Small Water Clusters with Anharmonicity Corrections. J Phys Chem A 2011; 115:12034-46. [DOI: 10.1021/jp2069489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 256] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Berhane Temelso
- Dean’s Office, College of Arts and Sciences, and Department of Chemistry, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 17837, United States
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- Dean’s Office, College of Arts and Sciences, and Department of Chemistry, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 17837, United States
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- Dean’s Office, College of Arts and Sciences, and Department of Chemistry, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 17837, United States
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Schreck S, Gavrila G, Weniger C, Wernet P. A sample holder for soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy of liquids in transmission mode. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2011; 82:103101. [PMID: 22047274 DOI: 10.1063/1.3644192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A novel sample holder for soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy of liquids in transmission mode based on sample cells with x-ray transparent silicon nitride membranes is introduced. The sample holder allows for a reliable preparation of ultrathin liquid films with an adjustable thickness in the nm-μm range. This enables measurements of high quality x-ray absorption spectra of liquids in transmission mode, as will be shown for the example of liquid H(2)O, aqueous solutions of 3d-transition metal ions and alcohol-water mixtures. The fine structure of the x-ray absorption spectra is not affected by the sample thickness. No effects of the silicon nitride membranes were observed in the spectra. It is shown how an inhomogeneous thickness of the sample affects the spectra and how this can be avoided.
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- Simon Schreck
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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Shields RM, Temelso B, Archer KA, Morrell TE, Shields GC. Accurate predictions of water cluster formation, (H₂O)(n=2-10). J Phys Chem A 2011; 114:11725-37. [PMID: 20882961 DOI: 10.1021/jp104865w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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An efficient mixed molecular dynamics/quantum mechanics model has been applied to the water cluster system. The use of the MP2 method and correlation consistent basis sets, with appropriate correction for BSSE, allows for the accurate calculation of electronic and free energies for the formation of clusters of 2-10 water molecules. This approach reveals new low energy conformers for (H(2)O)(n=7,9,10). The water heptamer conformers comprise five different structural motifs ranging from a three-dimensional prism to a quasi-planar book structure. A prism-like structure is favored energetically at low temperatures, but a chair-like structure is the global Gibbs free energy minimum past 200 K. The water nonamers exhibit less complexity with all the low energy structures shaped like a prism. The decamer has 30 conformers that are within 2 kcal/mol of the Gibbs free energy minimum structure at 298 K. These structures are categorized into four conformer classes, and a pentagonal prism is the most stable structure from 0 to 320 K. Results can be used as benchmark values for empirical water models and density functionals, and the method can be applied to larger water clusters.
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- Robert M Shields
- Dean's Office, College of Arts and Sciences, and Department of Chemistry, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 17837, USA
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Gebauer JS, Treuel L. Influence of individual ionic components on the agglomeration kinetics of silver nanoparticles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2010; 354:546-54. [PMID: 21146829 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2010] [Revised: 10/25/2010] [Accepted: 11/09/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
The precise characteristic of the agglomeration behavior of colloidal suspensions is of paramount interest to many current studies in nanoscience. This work seeks to elucidate the influence that differently charged salts have on the agglomeration state of a Lee-Meisel-type silver colloid. Moreover, we investigate the influence of the chemical nature of individual ions on their potential to induce agglomeration. Raman spectroscopy and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy are used to give insights into mechanistic aspects of the agglomeration process and to assess the differences in the influence of different salts on the agglomeration behavior. Finally, we demonstrate the potential of the measurement procedure used in this work to determine the elementary charge on colloidal NPs.
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Affiliation(s)
- J S Gebauer
- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Centre for Water and Environmental Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstrasse 5-7, 45117 Essen, Germany
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