Chemical state

About: Chemical state is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2378 publications have been published within this topic receiving 78183 citations.

NEXAFS spectroscopy study of lithium interaction with nitrogen incorporated in porous graphitic material

Abstract: Nitrogen-doped carbon nanomaterials have greater capacity and better cycling stability for Li-ion batteries as compared to undoped carbon materials. In situ near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy in combination with quantum chemical modeling has been applied to determine the chemical states of the incorporated nitrogen after interaction with lithium. NEXAFS N K-edge spectra of nitrogen-doped porous carbon were measured before and after thermal deposition of Li vapors. The simulation and interpretation of NEXAFS data were carried out based on density functional theory calculations of initial and lithiated graphene fragments that contained different nitrogen species. The preferable interactions of Li with pyridinic and hydrogenated pyridinic nitrogen which are located at edges of atomic vacancies and graphene planes were revealed.

Thermal stability of magnetic tunnel junctions studied by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Abstract: We have studied the evolution of chemical state of the metallic layers in NiFe/Al oxide/NiFe tunnel junction structures in as-deposited films and after postdeposition annealing. Both top and bottom NiFe layers in as-deposited films show significant Fe oxidation, but no Ni oxidation. This Fe is reduced in annealed samples, implying that oxygen migrates from the FeNi layers, possibly into the Al oxide layer. We also find that both top and bottom electrodes are significantly oxidized even in optimally annealed films.

Experimental methods in chemical engineering: X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy‐XPS

Abstract: X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a quantitative surface analysis technique used to identify the elemental composition, empirical formula, chemical state, and electronic state of an element. The kinetic energy of the electrons escaping from the material surface irradiated by an x‐ray beam produces a spectrum. XPS identifies chemical species and quantifies their content and the interactions between surface species. It is minimally destructive and is sensitive to a depth between 1–10 nm. The elemental sensitivity is in the order of 0.1 atomic %. It requires ultra high vacuum (1 × 10 7 − Pa) in the analysis chamber and measurement time varies from minutes to hours per sample depending on the analyte. XPS dates back 50 years ago. New spectrometers, detectors, and variable size photon beams, reduce analysis time and increase spatial resolution. An XPS bibliometric map of the 10 000 articles indexed by Web of Science identifies five research clusters: (i) nanoparticles, thin films, and surfaces; (ii) catalysis, oxidation, reduction, stability, and oxides; (iii) nanocomposites, graphene, graphite, and electro‐chemistry; (iv) photocatalysis, water, visible light, and TiO2; and (v) adsorption, aqueous solutions, and waste water.

Substrate Effects and Chemical State Plots for the XPS Analysis of Supported TiO2 Catalysts

Abstract: Tbe analysis by XPS of TiO 2 deposited on different substrates (SiO 2 , MgO, Ag, SnO) shows the existence of shifts in the Ti 2p binding energy and Auger parameter values. The magnitude of these shifts is a function of the support and of the coverage. A systematic representation of these shifts is possible with a chemical state plot. The implications of the existence of such shifts for the characterization of catalysts are discussed.