The Electrochemical Behavior of 1-Ethyl-3-Methyl Imidazolium Tetracyanoborate Visualized by In Situ X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy at the Negatively and Positively Polarized Micro-Mesoporous Carbon Electrode

2017 ◽  
Vol 164 (13) ◽  
pp. A3393-A3402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaanus Kruusma ◽  
Arvo Tõnisoo ◽  
Rainer Pärna ◽  
Ergo Nõmmiste ◽  
Ivar Kuusik ◽  
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Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaanus Kruusma ◽  
Arvo Tõnisoo ◽  
Rainer Pärna ◽  
Ergo Nõmmiste ◽  
Enn Lust

Influence of electrode potential on the electrochemical behavior of a 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMImBF4) solution containing 5 wt % 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide (EMImBr) has been investigated using electrochemical and synchrotron-initiated high-resolution in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) methods. Observation of the Br 3d5/2 in situ XPS signal, collected in a 5 wt % EMImBr solution at an EMImBF4–vacuum interface, enabled the detection of the start of the electrooxidation process of the Br- anion to Br3- anion and thereafter to the Br2 at the micro-mesoporous carbon electrode, polarized continuously at the high fixed positive potentials. A new photoelectron peak, corresponding to B–O bond formation in the B 1s in situ XPS spectra at E ≤ –1.17 V, parallel to the start of the electroreduction of the residual water at the micro-mesoporous carbon electrode, was observed and is discussed. The electroreduction of the residual water caused a reduction in the absolute value of binding energy vs. potential plot slope twice to ca. dBE dE-1 = –0.5 eV V-1 at E ≤ –1.17 V for C 1s, N 1s, B 1s, F 1s, and Br 3d5/2 photoelectrons.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Benjamin Hahn ◽  
Paul M. Dietrich ◽  
Jörg Radnik

AbstractIonizing radiation damage to DNA plays a fundamental role in cancer therapy. X-ray photoelectron-spectroscopy (XPS) allows simultaneous irradiation and damage monitoring. Although water radiolysis is essential for radiation damage, all previous XPS studies were performed in vacuum. Here we present near-ambient-pressure XPS experiments to directly measure DNA damage under water atmosphere. They permit in-situ monitoring of the effects of radicals on fully hydrated double-stranded DNA. The results allow us to distinguish direct damage, by photons and secondary low-energy electrons (LEE), from damage by hydroxyl radicals or hydration induced modifications of damage pathways. The exposure of dry DNA to x-rays leads to strand-breaks at the sugar-phosphate backbone, while deoxyribose and nucleobases are less affected. In contrast, a strong increase of DNA damage is observed in water, where OH-radicals are produced. In consequence, base damage and base release become predominant, even though the number of strand-breaks increases further.


2021 ◽  
pp. 150898
Author(s):  
Makoto Takayanagi ◽  
Takashi Tsuchiya ◽  
Shigenori Ueda ◽  
Tohru Higuchi ◽  
Kazuya Terabe

1999 ◽  
Vol 567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayuki Suzuki ◽  
Yoji Saito

ABSTRACTWe tried direct oxynitridation of silicon surfaces by remote-plasma-exited nitrogen and oxygen gaseous mixtures at 700°C in a high vacuum. The oxynitrided surfaces were investigated with in-situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. With increase of the oxynitridation time, the surface density of nitrogen gradually increases, but that of oxygen shows nearly saturation behavior after the rapid increase in the initial stage. We also annealed the grown oxynitride and oxide films to investigate the role of the contained nitrogen. The desorption rate of oxygen from the oxynitride films is much less than that from oxide films. We confirmed that nitrogen stabilizes the thermal stability of these oxynitride films.


2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuejia Zhan ◽  
Guangzhi Hu ◽  
Thomas Wagberg ◽  
Dongwei Zhang ◽  
Pei Zhou

A novel aptasensor based on a tetracycline (TET) aptamer immobilized by physical adsorption on an ordered mesoporous carbon–Fe3O4 (OMC-Fe3O4)-modified screen-printed electrode surface was successfully fabricated. OMC-Fe3O4 was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The modification procedure of the aptasensor was characterized by cyclic voltammetry. Interaction between the TET aptamer and target was determined by differential pulse voltammetry. Under optimal conditions, the proposed aptasensor exhibited good electrochemical sensitivity to TET in a concentration range of 5 nM to 10 μM, with a detection limit of 0.8 nM (S/N = 3). This aptasensor exhibited satisfactory specificity, reproducibility, and stability.


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