Closed and open-shell atomic oxygen on silver: two distinct patterns of the O<Subscript>1s</Subscript> binding energy and X-ray absorption O <Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>-edge spectra as revealed by density functional theory

The electronic structure of atomic oxygen adsorbed species is studied by means of the density functional theory in the context of the ethylene epoxidation on the silver surface. The adsorbed oxygen species are modeled by the Ag₂O molecule either in its closed (¹A₁) or open-shell states (³B₁ and ¹B₁). In both open-shell states the 1s level appears to be lower than that in ¹A₁ by about 2 eV. This is apparently a sequence of the separation of electron pair, occupying the *-type highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO), decreasing the electron density at the oxygen center. Such variation of the O_1s level for closed and open-shell Ag₂O states seems to explain the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) data concerning two distinct atomic oxygen species on silver surface having the O_1s binding energy of about 528 and 530 eV, called nucleophilic and electrophilic oxygen, respectively. The X-ray absorption O K-edge spectra (XANES) calculated for two types of the Ag₂O states by means of multiple-scattered-X-based approach appears to be in a qualitative agreement with those experimentally recorded for nucleophilic and electrophilic oxygen.     

Structural studies in the BaO-B2O3-TiO2 system by XAS and B-NMR

The structure of barium-titanium-metaborate xBaO-xB₂O₃-yTiO₂ (y=0%, 4%, 8%, 16% and x=50-y/2) amorphous and crystallized powders, obtained using a polymeric precursor method, was investigated by Ti and B K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and ¹¹B-NMR high-resolution techniques. XANES study of amorphous samples shows that Ti⁴⁺ ions exist as ^[4]Ti species associated to ^[6]Ti and ^[5]Ti species in a practically equivalent amount. After crystallization, titanium environment is predominately composed by ^[6]Ti species. According to XANES results obtained at the B K-edge, the fraction of boron in tetrahedral sites (^[4]B) reduces as the amount of TiO₂ is increased from x=0% to 4%, with a consequent increase of boron in trigonal sites (^[3]B). By a combination of ¹¹B-NMR spin-echo and triple quantum magic angle spinning (3Q-MAS) techniques, the detailed borate speciation was determined as consisting in ^[4]B and two kind of trigonal sites, ^[3]B_A and ^[3]B_B, corresponding, respectively, to borates sharing three and two O atoms with other boron units. NMR results reveal not only the reduction in boron coordination also seen by XANES but also the simultaneous reduction in the condensation degree of trigonal units, when the Ti content is increased in the glass. In crystallized samples, β-BaB₂O₄ and BaTi(BO₃)₂ phases were identified and quantified by ¹¹B-NMR.     

用密度泛函和XANES计算研究Zn2+在水锰矿表面的吸附和沉淀

用密度泛函理论(density function theory, DFT)和X射线近边结构(X-ray absorption near edge structure, XANES)模拟计算了不同酸度(pH = 7.0, 7.5 和 8.0)下Zn(II)在水锰矿表面的吸附. 优化的几何结构表明, 只有双边吸附方式的水解簇既能解释H+ 释放机制, 又能与扩展X射线吸收精细结构(extended X-ray absorption fine structure, EXAFS)实验键长值相吻合. 吸附能计算表明, 各种吸附方式的稳定性双边(DE)>双角(DC)>B型单边(SE-B)>A型单边(SE-A)；水解能计算表明各种吸附态Zn2+ 均比溶液中水合锌离子易水解. 各种吸附簇模型的XANES计算谱未能与实验谱吻合, 即, 表面发生的并不是简单的吸附. pH=7.5和pH=8.0吸附样品的XANES实验谱与Zn5(OH)6(CO3)2的实验谱非常接近, 因此认为pH=7.5和pH=8.0下Zn(II)在水锰矿表面发生沉淀, Zn(II)是Zn—O八面体和Zn—O四面体的混合, 它们按类似Zn5(OH)6(CO3)2结构中的八面体和四面体排列方式排列. pH=7.0时, Zn(II)在水锰矿表面发生的主要是边连接方式的吸附.     

Review of development of a silica-based thermoluminescence dosimeter

Development of a silica-based material suitable for thermoluminescence dosimetry (TLD) is described. Doped silica samples were prepared in-house using the sol–gel technique. Results from a micro-X-ray fluorescence (μ-XRF) study of Zn-doped silica have confirmed the capability of the sol–gel processing steps in producing homogeneously doped samples. The ability of sol–gel processing in producing doped samples with different dopant charge states has been illustrated in the case of copper (I)- and copper (II)-doped silica samples. The charge states of the dopants have been verified using the technique of X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES). X-ray diffraction (XRD) investigations have shown the structure of samples doped with erbium, copper (I) and copper (II) (listed in order of decreasing effect) to be altered by the dopants, albeit with the samples remaining in an amorphous state. Local structure studies, carried out using the method of extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS), reveal that in most cases the local environment of the dopant is similar to the respective native structure of the respective metal oxides. Conversely, in a number of cases, the dopant atoms occupy the silicon sites in the silica tetragonal geometry. Thermoluminescence (TL) studies were carried out on aluminium, copper (I), germanium, manganese, tin, and zinc-doped silica samples. Weight for weight, the most sensitive thermoluminescent material was found to be 4.0 mol% aluminium-doped silica, providing 3.5 times the TL yield of TLD100 and 5.4 times that of germanium-doped silica. The photon dose response of aluminium-doped silica was observed to be linear over the range of investigated dose, 0.5–10.0 Gy.     

XANES Study on the Generation and Distribution of Holes via Ca Substitution and O Doping in Cu(Ba0.8Sr0.2)2(Yb1−xCax)Cu2O6+z

Generation of holes is facilitated in the Cu(Ba_0.8Sr_0.2)₂ (Yb_1−xCa_x)Cu₂O_6+z (Cu-1212) system by two independent ways, i.e., by Ca substitution (0≤x≤0.35) and O doping (0<z<1). The distribution of holes between the CuO₂-(Yb_1−xCa_x)-CuO₂ block containing two identical superconductive CuO₂ planes and the “charge-reservoir” block consisting of a single CuO_z chain has been quantitatively investigated by means of O K-edge and Cu L_2,3-edge X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy. The resultant values for the CuO₂-plane hole concentration are compared with those calculated employing the bond-valence-sum (BVS) method from the neutron powder diffraction (NPD) data previously reported for the same samples. The results of the two methods are in good agreement. The two independent hole-doping ways are found to result in different distributions of holes over the crystal, i.e., different ratios of hole numbers at the CuO₂ plane and the CuO_z chain. With Ca substitution holes are directed efficiently into the CuO₂ plane, while for O doping holes are more homogeneously distributed between the CuO₂ plane and the CuO_z chain. Moreover, the value of T_c at a fixed CuO₂-plane hole concentration is shown to be higher for Ca-substituted than for O-doped samples.     

Structural study of tungstate fluorophosphate glasses by Raman and X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Transparent glasses were synthesized in the NaPO₃-BaF₂-WO₃ ternary system and several structural characterizations were performed by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XANES) at the tungsten L_I and L_III absorption edges and by Raman spectroscopy. Special attention was paid to the coordination state of tungsten atoms in the vitreous network.XANES investigations showed that tungsten atoms are only six-fold coordinated (octahedra WO₆) and that these glasses are free of tungstate tetrahedra (WO₄).In addition, Raman spectroscopy allowed to identify a break in the linear phosphate chains as the amount of WO₃ increases and the formation of P-O-W bonds in the vitreous network indicating the modifier behavior of WO₆ octahedra in the glass network. Based on XANES data, we suggested a new attribution of several Raman absorption bands which allowed to identify the presence of W-O⁻ and WO terminal bonds and a progressive apparition of W-O-W bridging bonds for the most WO₃ concentrated samples (?30% molar) due to the formation of WO₆ clusters.     

X-ray absorption spectroscopy to analyze nuclear geometry and electronic structure of biological metal centers—potential and questions examined with special focus on the tetra-nuclear manganese complex of oxygenic photosynthesis

X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has become a prominent tool for the element-specific analysis of transition metals at the catalytic center of metalloenzymes. In the present study the information content of X-ray spectra with respect to the nuclear geometry and, in particular, to the electronic structure of the protein-bound metal ions is explored using the manganese complex of photosystem II (PSIII) as a model system. The EXAFS range carries direct information on the number and distances of ligands as well as on the chemical type of the ligand donor function. For first-sphere ligands and second-sphere metals (in multinuclear complexes), the determination of precise distances is mostly straightforward, whereas the determination of coordination numbers clearly requires more effort. The EXAFS section starts with an exemplifying discussion of a PSII spectrum data set with focus on the coordination number problem. Subsequently, the method of linear dichroism EXAFS spectroscopy is introduced and it is shown how the EXAFS data leads to an atomic resolution model for the tetra-manganese complex of PSII. In the XANES section the following aspects are considered: (1) Alternative approaches are evaluated for determination of the metal-oxidation state by comparison with a series of model compounds. (2) The interpretation of XANES spectra in terms of molecular orbitals (MOs) is approached by comparative multiple-scattering calculations and MO calculations. (3) The underlying reasons for the oxidation-state dependence of the XANES spectra are explored. Furthermore, the potential of modern XANES theory is demonstrated by presenting first simulations of the dichroism in the XANES spectra of the PSII manganese complex.     

Effect of atomic vibrations in XANES: polarization‐dependent damping of the fine structure at the Cu K‐edge of (creat)2CuCl4

Polarization‐dependent damping of the fine structure in the Cu K‐edge spectrum of creatinium tetrachlorocuprate [(creat)₂CuCl₄] in the X‐ray absorption near‐edge structure (XANES) region is shown to be due to atomic vibrations. These vibrations can be separated into two groups, depending on whether the respective atoms belong to the same molecular block; individual molecular blocks can be treated as semi‐rigid entities while the mutual positions of these blocks are subject to large mean relative displacements. The effect of vibrations can be efficiently included in XANES calculations by using the same formula as for static systems but with a modified free‐electron propagator which accounts for fluctuations in interatomic distances.     

Feasibility study of SR‐TXRF‐XANES analysis for iron contaminations on a silicon wafer surface

The ability to chemically characterize the contamination on silicon wafers is of critical importance to the semiconductor industry. It provides information on possible unwanted chemical processes taking place on the wafer surface and helps in determining the true source of the contamination problem. This type of information is not readily accessible with standard laboratory equipment. Synchrotron radiation‐induced total reflection X‐ray fluorescence (SR‐TXRF) was combined with X‐ray absorption near‐edge structure (XANES) to determine the chemical state of Fe contaminations on a silicon wafer surface. Main purpose of the study was to test the method for a contamination issue as it could appear in a microelectronic VLSI production fab. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

含酯基苯并噻唑衍生物的摩擦膜及热膜化学结构

制备了两种苯并噻唑衍生物2-苯并噻唑基-巯基硫代乙酸正辛酯(MBTT)和2-苯并噻唑基-巯基乙酸正辛酯(MBTA), 并用元素分析和核磁共振谱表征其分子结构. 用X光吸收近边结构谱(X-ray absorption near edge structure, XANES)全面地分析了杂环化合物在矿物油和菜籽油中所形成的摩擦膜和热膜的化学态. 分析结果表明, 在矿物油中, 添加剂MBTT和MBTA摩擦反应生成的摩擦膜主要由FeS2组成, 而菜籽油中, 两种添加剂摩擦反应生成的摩擦膜由FeSO4组成; 在两种基础油中, 两种添加剂生成的热膜都是由FeSO4组成的.