In Situ X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of the Oxygen K-Edge in a Lithiated Transition Metal Oxide Battery

Pramana ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
W H Madhusudan ◽  
Sheelavathi Kollali ◽  
P R Sarode ◽  
M S Hegde ◽  
P Ganguly ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (25) ◽  
pp. 16930-16940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina A. Cama ◽  
Christopher J. Pelliccione ◽  
Alexander B. Brady ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Eric A. Stach ◽  
...  

The first XAS study of (de)lithiation of CuFe2O4 showed iron can be reoxidized while Cu0 remains in its reduced form.


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-89
Author(s):  
Yuyang Huang ◽  
Yaping Li ◽  
Meng Wu ◽  
Hui-Qiong Wang ◽  
Xuebin Yuan ◽  
...  

Surface polarity with different crystal orientations has been demonstrated as a crucial parameter in determining the physical properties and device applications in many transition metal oxide and semiconductor compound systems. The influences of surface polarity on electronic structures in nitrogen-incorporated ZnO lattices have been investigated in the present work. The successful doping of nitrogen atoms in ZnO lattices is suggested by the existence of N-related chemical bonds obtained from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis where a pronounced N–Zn peak intensity has been observed in the (000\bar 1)-terminated polar ZnO compound compared with the (10\bar 10)-terminated nonpolar ZnO compound. An energy shift of the valence band maximum towards the Fermi level has been resolved for both polar and nonpolar ZnO lattices, whereas a charge redistribution of the O 2p hybridized states is only resolved for o-plane ZnO with a polar surface. Angular-dependent X-ray absorption analyses at the O K-edge reveal enhanced surface-state contributions and asymmetric O 2p orbital occupations in the (000\bar 1)-terminated o-plane ZnO compound. The results shed light on the efficient nitrogen doping in ZnO lattices with polar surfaces. The comprehensive electronic structure investigations of correlations between impurity doping and surface polarity in ZnO lattices may also offer guidance for the material design in other transition metal oxide and semiconductor systems.


2014 ◽  
Vol 118 (32) ◽  
pp. 18706-18712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ram P. Gandhiraman ◽  
Dennis Nordlund ◽  
Cristina Javier ◽  
Jessica E. Koehne ◽  
Bin Chen ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ershuai Liu ◽  
Qingying Jia ◽  
Jun Yang ◽  
Kai Sun ◽  
Li Jiao ◽  
...  

Among various metal nanoparticles supported on metal oxide (MMO) catalysts, the Pt/NbOx/C system has promising oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity as cathode for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Herein, we study a series of Pt/NbOx/C catalysts with tunable structural and electronic properties via physical vapor deposition and unravel the nature of metal and metal oxide interaction (MMOI) by characterizing this system under reactive conditions. By conducting in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) experiments, we demonstrate the Pt preferably interacts with O but not Nb in the Pt/NbOx/C system and such Pt-O interaction benefits the ORR activity via electronic effect rather than strain effect. We also provide clear evidence for the formation of metallic Nb phase at the early stage of PEMFC operation and identify severe particle growth of Pt after long-term PEMFC operation. These findings deepen our understanding of the degradation mechanism of MMO catalysts during long-term PEMFC operation.


2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina H. M. van Oversteeg ◽  
Hoang Q. Doan ◽  
Frank M. F. de Groot ◽  
Tanja Cuk

X-ray absorption studies of the geometric and electronic structure of primarily heterogeneous Co, Ni, and Mn based water oxidation catalysts are reviewed.


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