Ray absorption spectroscopy XAS

Although the topic of X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is thoroughly covered 

In a more sophisticated approach, recent work by Galoisy and Galas (1999, 2001) employed single mineral species to represent each type of Fe valence and coordination. Reference spectra of andradite are used for Fe, augite glass for berlinite for 

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EXAFS is part of the field of X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), in which a number of acronyms abound. An X-ray absorption spectrum contains EXAFS data as well as the X-ray absorption near-edge structure, XANES (alternatively called the near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure, NEXAFS). The combination of XANES (NEXAFS) and EXAFS is commonly referred to as X-ray absorption fine structure, or XAFS. In applications of EXAFS to surface science, the acronym SEXAFS, for surface-EXAFS, is used. The principles and analysis of EXAFS and SEXAFS are the same. See the article following this one for a discussion of SEXAFS and NEXAFS. 

The prepared catalysts were characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption and CO chemisorption. Also, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) at the Ni K edge (8.333 keV) of reference and catalyst samples was carried out in the energy range 8.233 to 9.283 keV at beamline X18B of the... 

Transition metal oxides, rare earth oxides and various metal complexes deposited on their surface are typical phases of DeNO catalysts that lead to redox properties. For each of these phases, complementary tools exist for a proper characterization of the metal coordination number, oxidation state or nuclearity. Among all the techniques such as EPR [80], UV-vis [81] and IR, Raman, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and NMR, recently reviewed [82] for their application in the study of supported molecular metal complexes, Raman and IR spectroscopies are the only ones we will focus on. The major advantages offered by these spectroscopic techniques are that (1) they can detect XRD inactive amorphous surface metal oxide phases as well as crystalline nanophases and (2) they are able to collect information under various environmental conditions [83], We will describe their contributions to the study of both the support (oxide) and the deposited phase (metal complex). 

X-ray spectroscopic techniques are powerful tools for the analysis of electronic structures of materials. There are two principal techniques, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), both of which have... 

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... 

Bacteria and their composites with soil minerals or organic matter are capable of taking up a wide range and variety of toxic metals in soil environments. Research done over the last decade or so has greatly improved our understanding of the mechanisms on biosorption of metals and bacte-ria-metal-soil component interactions. However, more studies from molecular level are needed in order to enhance the ability of bacteria and their association with soil components to remediate toxic metals-contaminated soils. The focus of future investigations should be on the mechanisms by which metals are sorbed and bound by bacterial cell surfaces and bacteria-soil/mineral composites. In this connection, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is a promising technique because it can provide information about... 

X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY (XAS) AND EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE (EXAFS)... 

The use of X-ray diffraction from crystalline samples can result in a complete three-dimensional crystal structure of a molecule, but requires a single crystal suitable for proper diffraction (see Section 3.3). X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) can yield limited molecular structural information on noncrystalline (amorphous) solid... 

X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) and Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS), 68... 

Synchotron based techniques, such as surface X-ray scattering (SXS) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), have found increased use in characterization of electrocatalysts during electrochemical reactions.37 These techniques, which can be used for characterization of surface structures, require intricate cell designs that can provide realistic electrochemical conditions while acquiring spectra. Several examples of the use of XAS and EXAFS in non-precious metal cathode catalysts can be found in the literature.38 2... 

Most research on the structure of skeletal catalysts has focused on nickel and involved methods such as x-ray diffraction (XRD), x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), electron diffraction, Auger spectroscopy, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), in addition to pore size and surface area measurements. Direct imaging of skeletal catalyst structures was not possible for a long while, and so was inferred from indirect methods such as carbon replicas of surfaces [54], The problem is that the materials are often pyrophoric and require storage under water. On drying, they oxidize rapidly and can generate sufficient heat to cause ignition. 

X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS). The XAS measurements were similar to those described elsewhere.Grazing incidence (GI)-XAS measurements were performed at beamline 11-2 at Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL). A double Si(220) crystal spectrometer was used to select the energy of the synchrotron X-rays, and the beam size was set to 400 pm x 2 mm. The bandwidth of the spectrometer was about 1 eV. Routine procedures were used to optimize the positions of the samples so that the angle of incidence was about 0.17°, with the X-ray... 

Recently, however, considerable doubt has been cast on these conclusions. In the case of the putative Mg/Al/Sn - CO3, Mg/Al/Zr - CO3 and Co/Al/Sn - CO3 materials it has been unambiguously shown by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and Mossbauer spectroscopy that the tetravalent cations are segregated from the LDH structure and form amorphous oxide-hke particles [69]. It was further demonstrated that the increased values of Uo previously attributed to the introduction of the large cations... 

Bond distances and angles determined by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) methods. See reference 138 and Figures 7.44 and 7.47. References 138 and 159. 

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