Near-edge fine structure techniques

In solid state physics, the sensitivity of the EELS spectrum to the density of unoccupied states, reflected in the near-edge fine structure, makes it possible to study bonding, local coordination and local electronic properties of materials. One recent trend in ATEM is to compare ELNES data quantitatively with the results of band structure calculations. Furthermore, the ELNES data can directly be compared to X-ray absorption near edge structures (XANES) or to data obtained with other spectroscopic techniques. However, TEM offers by far the highest spatial resolution in the study of the densities of states (DOS). 

A few structures have been solved by x-ray adsorption near-edge fine structure (XANES), including oxygen on Ni(100)./16/ This technique is also known as near-edge x-ray adsorption fine structure (NEXAFS). 

Near-edge X-ray NEXAFS neutron diffraction experiments on large-surface-area samples have provided important structural information on adsorbed molecules and also on surface phase transitions. A core hole is excited as in fine structure techniques (see EXAFS), Atomic structure... 

The X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) methods (EXAFS and X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES)) are suitable techniques for determination of the local structure of metal complexes. Of these methods, the former provides structural information relating to the radial distribution of atom pairs in systems studied the number of neighboring atoms (coordination number) around a central atom in the first, second, and sometimes third coordination spheres the... 

Analytical electron microscopy permits structural and chemical analyses of catalyst areas nearly 1000 times smaller than those studied by conventional bulk analysis techniques. Quantitative x-ray analyses of bismuth molybdates are shown from lOnm diameter regions to better than 5% relative accuracy for the elements 61 and Mo. Digital x-ray images show qualitative 2-dimensional distributions of elements with a lateral spatial resolution of lOnm in supported Pd catalysts and ZSM-5 zeolites. Fine structure in CuLj 2 edges from electron energy loss spectroscopy indicate d>ether the copper is in the form of Cu metal or Cu oxide. These techniques should prove to be of great utility for the analysis of active phases, promoters, and poisons. 

In general, several spectroscopic techniques have been applied to the study of NO, removal. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) and X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) are currently used to determine the surface composition of the catalysts, with the aim to identify the cationic active sites, as well as their coordinative environment. 

The most prevalent technique exploiting synchrotron radiation is X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS, also called X-ray absorption fine structure, XAFS). Two related types of experiments are conducted X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES), which probes the initial absorption edge and related nearby structure, and... 

X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) technique, 74 464-465 X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES), 24 72... 

In 2006, Lobinski et al.1 reported on the imaging and speciation analysis of trace elements to study the element distribution, oxidation state, metal site and metal structure in biological environments using mass spectrometric techniques (LA-ICP-MS, SIMS, MALDI-MS) and non-mass-spectrometric techniques such as micro-PIXE (proton induced X-ray emission), XANES (X-ray absorption near edge structure) and EXAFS (extended X-ray absorption fine structure) -the latter two techniques are very sensitive due the use of a more intense synchrotron beam.1... 

Obviously, it is important to extend the fundamental information, obtained on the single crystal model surfaces, to the more realistic powder materials. In principle, the comparison of the electronic properties of these two systems can be achieved by using the near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) technique, which can be applied to investigate the properties of both single crystals and powder materials. The catalytic properties of the model and powder carbide materials can also be compared if the relevant reactions are carried out for both systems. 

Advances in catalysis have been accompanied by in-depth characterization studies applying modern techniques like infrared absorption-reflection spectroscopy (IRARS), near-edge X-ray absorption fine-structure... 

In order to better understand the mechanism of antiwear functions it is essential to identify the compounds, as well as the elements, constituting the tribofilm. With the exception of XPS and X-ray diffraction techniques, all other physical techniques to date have focused on elemental analysis. Extended X-ray absorption, fine structure EXAFS and, in particular, X-ray absorption near-edge structure XANES techniques have, been shown to be very sensitive for structural and chemical speciation. The K-edge EXAFS spectroscopy has been used to study antiwear additives and tribofilms of some metals (Koningsberger and Prins, 1988 Martin et al., 1986a Belin et al., 1989). 

Technique abbreviations AES = Auger Electron Spectroscopy EXAFS = Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure ISS = Ion Scattering Spectroscopy SIMS = Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy UPS = Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy XANES = X-Ray Absorption Near Edge Structure XPS (or ESCA) = X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy bAnalysis type C = chemical, E = elemental... 

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