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High-resolution Measurement of Contact Ion-pair Structures in Aqueous RbCl Solutions from the Simultaneous Corefinement of their Rb and Cl K-edge XAFS and XRD Spectra. J SOLUTION CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10953-016-0487-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Thompson PBJ, Nguyen BN, Nicholls R, Bourne RA, Brazier JB, Lovelock KRJ, Brown SD, Wermeille D, Bikondoa O, Lucas CA, Hase TPA, Newton MA. X-ray spectroscopy for chemistry in the 2-4 keV energy regime at the XMaS beamline: ionic liquids, Rh and Pd catalysts in gas and liquid environments, and Cl contamination in γ-Al2O3. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2015; 22:1426-1439. [PMID: 26524308 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577515016148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
The 2-4 keV energy range provides a rich window into many facets of materials science and chemistry. Within this window, P, S, Cl, K and Ca K-edges may be found along with the L-edges of industrially important elements from Y through to Sn. Yet, compared with those that cater for energies above ca. 4-5 keV, there are relatively few resources available for X-ray spectroscopy below these energies. In addition, in situ or operando studies become to varying degrees more challenging than at higher X-ray energies due to restrictions imposed by the lower energies of the X-rays upon the design and construction of appropriate sample environments. The XMaS beamline at the ESRF has recently made efforts to extend its operational energy range to include this softer end of the X-ray spectrum. In this report the resulting performance of this resource for X-ray spectroscopy is detailed with specific attention drawn to: understanding electrostatic and charge transfer effects at the S K-edge in ionic liquids; quantification of dilution limits at the Cl K- and Rh L3-edges and structural equilibria in solution; in vacuum deposition and reduction of [Rh(I)(CO)2Cl]2 to γ-Al2O3; contamination of γ-Al2O3 by Cl and its potential role in determining the chemical character of supported Rh catalysts; and the development of chlorinated Pd catalysts in `green' solvent systems. Sample environments thus far developed are also presented, characterized and their overall performance evaluated.
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Affiliation(s)
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- XMaS, UK CRG, ESRF, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- XMaS, UK CRG, ESRF, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- XMaS, UK CRG, ESRF, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Oliver Lodge Laboratory, Liverpool L69 7ZE, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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Fulton JL, Govind N, Huthwelker T, Bylaska EJ, Vjunov A, Pin S, Smurthwaite TD. Electronic and Chemical State of Aluminum from the Single- (K) and Double-Electron Excitation (KLII&III, KLI) X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Spectra of α-Alumina, Sodium Aluminate, Aqueous Al3+·(H2O)6, and Aqueous Al(OH)4–. J Phys Chem B 2015; 119:8380-8. [DOI: 10.1021/jp511602n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
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- Swiss Light Source,
Laboratory for Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry (LSK), Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Swiss Light Source,
Laboratory for Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry (LSK), Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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Pham VT, Fulton JL. Ion-pairing in aqueous CaCl2and RbBr solutions: Simultaneous structural refinement of XAFS and XRD data. J Chem Phys 2013; 138:044201. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4775588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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