Study of the effect of swift heavy Ni ion irradiation on ruby single crystal by using the XANES and EXAFS techniques

We have made the XAFS measurements at the Cr–K-edge on natural Indian ruby single crystals (corundum) and its two irradiated samples with fluence 1×10¹² Ni⁶⁺ and 5×10¹² Ni⁶⁺ ions/cm². Irradiated samples show interesting changes in their physical appearance. XANES measurements show progressive decrease in Δ_oct value on increase of Ni fluence in irradiated samples. EXAFS measurements on these samples show decrease in Cr–O distance on increase of Ni fluence. Lowering of Δ_oct value is correlated with the increase of Cr–O distance.     

CuO/γ-Al2O3单分散催化剂的XAFS研究

采用XAFS方法研究浸渍法制备并于低温焙烧的CuO/γ-Al2O3催化剂的局域结构.对于CuO负载量小于单层分散阈值的CuO/γ-Al2O3(0.4 mmol/100 m2),结果表明,CuO物种是以层状分散的孤立原子簇存在于γ-Al2O3载体表面,其第一近邻Cu－O配位环境的结构与晶态CuO的相似,键长和配位数分别为0.195 nm和4.对于CuO负载量等于单层分散阈值的CuO/γ-Al2O3(0.8 mmol/100 m2),已有少量的CuO纳米颗粒生成.对于CuO负载量大于单层分散阈值的CuO/γ-Al2O3(1.2 mmol/100 m2),其结构与多晶CuO的相近.基于CuO在γ-Al2O3载体上的三种不同分散状态的结构特点,我们提出了CuO/γ-Al2O3催化剂的结构模型.     

CuO/γ-Al2O3单分散催化剂的XAFS研究

采用XAFS方法研究浸渍法制备并于低温焙烧的CuO/γ-Al2O3催化剂的局域结构.对于CuO负载量小于单层分散阈值的CuO/γ-Al2O3(0.4mmol/100m2),结果表明,CuO物种是以层状分散的孤立原子簇存在于γ-Al2O3载体表面,其第一近邻Cu-O配位环境的结构与晶态CuO的相似,键长和配位数分别为0.195nm和4.对于CuO负载量等于单层分散阈值的CuO/γ-Al2O3(0.8mmol/100m2),已有少量的CuO纳米颗粒生成.对于CuO负载量大于单层分散阈值的CuO/γ-Al2O3(1.2mmol/100m2),其结构与多晶CuO的相近.基于CuO在γ-Al2O3载体上的三种不同分散状态的结构特点,我们提出了CuO/γ-Al2O3催化剂的结构模型.     

Local structure of core/shell nanocrystalline particles produced by surfactant-assisted ball milling of Fe powder in paraffin

Surfactant-assisted ball milling of the Fe powder in paraffin has been used for fabrication of core–shell nanocrystalline particles. The local atomic structure of the bulk and surface layers of the mechanically milled particles has been studied using X-ray absorption spectroscopic techniques with synchrotron radiation from the DORIS storage ring at DESY, Hamburg. Regardless of milling environment composition, the as-prepared powders were shown to be characterized by a significant drop in the EXAFS signal intensity and coordination numbers of the Fe–Fe pairs due to the formation of nanocrystalline state in the particles. It has been shown that an addition of perfluorononanoic acid as a surfactant has a more prominent effect on the structure of the shell layers. The effect is revealed as an appearance of light element atoms (O, F, C) in the local atomic environment of the Fe atoms due to formation of oxide, carbide and adsorbed structures of different types in the particle shell.     

Synergic approach to XAFS analysis for the identification of most probable binding motifs for mononuclear zinc sites in metalloproteins

In the present work a data analysis approach, based on XAFS data, is proposed for the identification of most probable binding motifs of unknown mononuclear zinc sites in metalloproteins. This approach combines multiple‐scattering EXAFS analysis performed within the rigid‐body refinement scheme, non‐muffin‐tin ab initio XANES simulations, average structural information on amino acids and metal binding clusters provided by the Protein Data Bank, and Debye–Waller factor calculations based on density functional theory. The efficiency of the method is tested by using three reference zinc proteins for which the local structure around the metal is already known from protein crystallography. To show the applicability of the present analysis to structures not deposited in the Protein Data Bank, the XAFS spectra of six mononuclear zinc binding sites present in diverse membrane proteins, for which we have previously proposed the coordinating amino acids by applying a similar approach, is also reported. By comparing the Zn K‐edge XAFS features exhibited by these proteins with those pertaining to the reference structures, key spectral characteristics, related to specific binding motifs, are observed. These case studies exemplify the combined data analysis proposed and further support its validity.     

The Aqueous Ca2+ System,in Comparison with Zn2+, Fe3 +, and Al3 +: An Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Study

Herein, we report on the structure and dynamics of the aqueous Ca²⁺ system studied by using ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations. Our detailed study revealed the formation of well‐formed hydration shells with characteristics that were significantly different to those of bulk water. To facilitate a robust comparison with state‐of‐the‐art X‐ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) data, we employ a 1st principles MD‐XAFS procedure and directly compare simulated and experimental XAFS spectra. A comparison of the data for the aqueous Ca²⁺ system with those of the recently reported Zn²⁺, Fe³⁺, and Al³⁺ species showed that many of their structural characteristics correlated well with charge density on the cation. Some very important exceptions were found, which indicated a strong sensitivity of the solvent structure towards the cation′s valence electronic structure. Average dipole moments for the 2nd shell of all cations were suppressed relative to bulk water.     

Temperature-dependent structural changes of[Bmim]FeCl4 magnetic ionic liquid characterized by an in-situ X-ray absorption fine structure

The temperature-dependent structural changes in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoride([Bmim]FeCl4)magnetic ionic liquid(MIL)were investigated by using in-situ X-ray absorption fine structure(XAFS)combined with Raman spectroscopy and DFT calculations.XAFS re sults revealed that the coordination number and bond length of Fe-Cl in the anion of[Bmim]FeCl4 MIL decreased with increments in temperature.These results directly reflected the dissociation of tetrahedral structure[FeCl4]^-,and the formation of bridge-chain[Fe2 Cl5]^+,and[FeCl2]^+species in the anion of[Bmim]FeCl4 MIL.These behaviors indicated that[FeCl4]^-dissociation was endothermic,and was promoted by increased temperature.The results obtained through XAFS were in agreement with those obtained through Raman spectroscopy and DFT calculations.     

丝光沸石骨架中Fe的XAFS表征

通过水热法合成了骨架含铁的杂原子丝光沸石,采用XRD,FT-IR及TPR等表征技术确认铁进入了分子筛骨架。利用XAFS地分子筛中铁的精细结构和配位环境进行了表征和计算,近边吸收的Fe-K边前跃迁证实铁在分子筛骨架中位于四面体配位环境中,与邻近原子存在共价键作用;铁-氧配位键长为0.188～0.189nm.     

MnxGe1－x稀磁半导体薄膜的结构研究

利用X 射线衍射(XRD)和X射线吸收精细结构(XAFS)方法研究了磁控共溅射方法制备的Mn_xGe_1-x薄膜样品的结构随掺杂磁性原子Mn含量的变化规律.XRD结果表明，在Mn的含量较低(7.0%)的Mn_0.07Ge_0.93样品中，只能观察到对应于多晶Ge的XRD衍射峰，而对Mn含量较高(25.0%, 36.0%)的Mn_0.25Ge_0.75和Mn关键词： 磁控溅射 XRD XAFS xGe_1-x稀磁半导体薄膜')" href="#">Mn_xGe_1-x稀磁半导体薄膜     

Structural and optical properties of porous iron oxide

The structural and optical properties of the novel porous iron oxide fabricated by wood template have been investigated. The obtained porous iron oxide was characterized to be α- Fe₂O₃ by Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectroscopy. X-ray absorption fine structure measurement revealed that the bond length of Fe-O₁ of the porous iron oxide has good agreement with that reported for the α- Fe₂O₃ crystal structure while the bond lengths for Fe-O₂ and Fe-Fe deviate slightly from those of the α- Fe₂O₃ crystal structure. Photoluminescence from the porous iron oxide exhibited broad emission bands around 760 and 890 nm, which are believed to be due to the unique nanoscale structure of the porous iron oxide.