An approach for acquiring more reliable X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data from corrosion inhibitor/metal interfaces is described. More specifically, the focus is on metallic substrates immersed in acidic solutions containing organic corrosion inhibitors, as these systems can be particularly sensitive to oxidation following removal from solution. To minimize the likelihood of such degradatio...

We report photoelectron imaging spectra of CuH and CuH 2 and their deuterated analogs. The CuH photoelectron spectrum exhibits transitions to the ground (X R) and lowest excited triplet (a R) and singlet (A R) states, with EA(CuH) 0.444(6) eV. The photoelectron spectrum of linear X Rg HCuH is dominated by a transition to the linear excited A Rg state with a 2.853 eV binding energy. It is accomp...

We have theoretically studied the effect of dissociative autoionization on the photoelectron energy spectrum in (1+2)-photon above threshold ionization (ATI) of H2 molecules. We have considered excitation from the ground XΣg (v = 0, j) state to the doubly excited autoionizing states of Σu and Πu symmetry, via the intermediate resonantBΣu (v = 5, j) states. We have shown that the photoelectron e...

We report new 351 nm negative ion photoelectron spectra of CCl(2)(-), CBr(2)(-), and CI(2)(-). This study was undertaken in an attempt to understand the major discrepancy between dihalocarbene (CX(2), X = Cl, Br, I) singlet-triplet splittings reported by our laboratory (R. L. Schwartz, G. E. Davico, T. M. Ramond, W. C. Lineberger, J. Phys. Chem. A., 1999, 103, 8213) and new theoretical values. ...

This paper presents a systematic study of the surface chemistry, porous texture and adsorptive characteristics of prepared new activated carbon using Persian mesquite grain. Several techniques and methodologies such as, proximate analysis, N2 adsorption–desorption isotherms, scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoe...

Since the introduction of the first consumer lithium ion battery (LIB) in 1991, it has become attracted considerable attention as a renewable energy source. Its demand is increasing yearly with increasing diffusion of a cell-phone and a laptop PCs, recently it is widely applied to not only small type but also middle-large type products such as hybrid vehicles. For the systematic, effective deve...

One dimensional boron nitride nanostructures promise many interesting applications in biomedical, semiconductor and hydrogen storage and other fields. We have synthesized Boron Nitride in various nanoforms by a high temperature solid state reaction between boric acid and urea in a commercial microwave furnace. The formation of boron nitride was established from the binding energies for boron an...