The local structure of dilute
CrCl<sub>3</sub> in a molten MgCl<sub>2</sub>:KCl salt was investigated by <i>in situ</i> x-ray absorption spectroscopy
(XAS) at temperatures from room temperature to 800<sup>o</sup>C. This
constitutes the first experiment where dilute Cr speciation is explored in a
molten chloride salt, ostensibly due to the compounding challenges arising from
a low Cr concentration in a matrix of heavy absorbers at extreme temperatures. CrCl<sub>3</sub> was confirmed to be the
stable species between 200 and 500<sup>o</sup>C, while mobility of metal ions
at higher temperature (>700<sup>o</sup>C) prevented confirmation of the
local structure.
The state-of-art RuO2 catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is measured by using in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) to elucidate the structural transformation during catalyzing the reaction in acidic and alkaline conditions.
Resolving the Evolution of Atomic Layer-Deposited Thin-Film Growth by Continuous In Situ X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy