An in situ X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) experiment has been performed to observe the evolution of gold nanoparticles in the ionic liquid [BMIM][AuCl4], by hard X-ray irradiation. The ionic liquid acts as both a reducing agent and a protective ligand. A synchrotron-based X-ray plays the role of the irradiation source, which induces the reduction of the gold species, as well as being a ...

The structure of hydrated Co ions confined in the nanospace of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) has been studied using the X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) technique. Water adsorption isotherms on Co-impregnated SWNTs indicate a high affinity of Co ions to water molecules. The results of XAFS analysis provided the information on the proportion of dissolved species in nanospaces agai...

X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) measurements on a series of epitaxially grown GaN samples have shown a distortion in the microstructure of GaN. More specifically the central N atom is 4-fold coordinated but the four Ga atoms are not equidistant. It has been shown that 2.9 to 3.5 of them (depending on the growth conditions) are found in the expected from XRD distance of 1.94 A and the rem...

Correction for ‘A morphology-dependent lattice stability investigation in ZnS nanostructures by high-pressure XAFS studies’ Qing Dong et al. , J. Mater. Chem. C 2022, https://doi.org/10.1039/d2tc02043b.

The speciation of Tc(vii) was studied in 12 M H(2)SO(4) by NMR, UV-visible and XAFS spectroscopy. Experimental results and density functional calculations show the formation of TcO(3)(OH)(H(2)O)(2).

The decomposition of ammonium heptamolybdate was investigated by in situ XAFS and in situ XRD to elucidate the influence of different atmospheres on the products formed the formation of different decomposition products and various intermediates is described in detail.

The structure evolution of CdSe nanocrystal with different grown sizes (1.9, 2.7 and 3.1 nm, respectively) obtained by size-selective method from colloidal solution is investigated by XAFS. By such purposeful design of samples, we have investigated the isolated ripening process effect on the structure of nanocrystals. The Se K-edge XAFS results of CdSe nanocrystals show that structure disorder ...

The design and performance of a new high-pressure and high-temperature cell for measurement of x-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectra of solid catalysts working in a flowing liquid are presented. The cell has flat, high-purity sintered cubic boron nitride (c-BN) windows which can tolerate high temperature (900 K) and high pressure (10 MPa). The c-BN is a new material which has the highe...

Abstract Iris-patterned lenses have recently become popular in the field of soft contact (SCLs), and SCLs are typical examples an industrial application gel materials. As these patterns can be printed using oxidized-metal-containing pigments, oxidized metals may exposed on lens surface depending printing method, potentially accounting for various health hazards. To evaluate state metal surface,...

Aerosol samples of PM10 particulates were examined with particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE and micro-PIXE ), inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, and X-ray absorption fine structures (XAFS) to investigate atmospheric Pb concentrations and its chemical species and to decide the source assignment. From the elemental analyses, lead concentrations were averaged at 369 and 237 ng.m-3 in ...