Fast time-resolved pair distribution function studies of supported gold nanoparticle formation

2012 ◽  
Vol 227 (5) ◽  
pp. 268-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiyan Zhao ◽  
Peter J. Chupas ◽  
Karena W. Chapman
2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 463-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Chupas ◽  
Karena W. Chapman ◽  
Peter L. Lee

The application of a large-area (41 × 41 cm, 2048 × 2048 or 1024 × 1024 pixel) high-sensitivity (detective quantum efficiency > 65%) fast-readout (up to 7.5 or 30 Hz) flat-panel detector based on an amorphous silicon array system to the collection of high-energy X-ray scattering data for quantitative pair distribution function (PDF) analysis is evaluated and discussed. Data were collected over a range of exposure times (0.13 s–7 min) for benchmark PDF samples: crystalline nickel metal and amorphous silica (SiO2). The high real-space resolution of the resultant PDFs (withQmaxup to ∼40 Å−1) and the high quality of fits to data [RNi(0.13s)= 10.5%,RNi(1.3s)= 6.3%] obtained in short measurement times indicate that this detector is well suited to studies of materials disorder. Further applications of the detector to locate weakly scattering H2molecules within the porous Prussian blue system, {\rm Mn}^{\rm II}_{\,3}[CoIII(CN)6]2·xH2, and to follow thein situreduction of PtIVO2to Pt0at 30 Hz, confirm the high sensitivity of the detector and demonstrate a new potential for fast time-resolved studies.


2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1627-1633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Ohara ◽  
Satoshi Tominaka ◽  
Hiroki Yamada ◽  
Masakuni Takahashi ◽  
Hiroshi Yamaguchi ◽  
...  

A dedicated apparatus has been developed for studying structural changes in amorphous and disordered crystalline materials substantially in real time. The apparatus, which can be set up on beamlines BL04B2 and BL08W at SPring-8, mainly consists of a large two-dimensional flat-panel detector and high-energy X-rays, enabling total scattering measurements to be carried out for time-resolved pair distribution function (PDF) analysis in the temperature range from room temperature to 873 K at pressures of up to 20 bar. For successful time-resolved analysis, a newly developed program was used that can monitor and process two-dimensional image data simultaneously with the data collection. The use of time-resolved hardware and software is of great importance for obtaining a detailed understanding of the structural changes in disordered materials, as exemplified by the results of commissioned measurements carried out on both beamlines. Benchmark results obtained using amorphous silica and demonstration results for the observation of sulfide glass crystallization upon annealing are introduced.


2020 ◽  
Vol 257 (11) ◽  
pp. 2000106
Author(s):  
Koji Ohara ◽  
Naoya Masuda ◽  
Hiroshi Yamaguchi ◽  
Atsushi Yao ◽  
Satoshi Tominaka ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 1712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana M. Gámez ◽  
Oscar Resto ◽  
Maria M. Martinez-Inesta

ABSTRACTPlatinum particles supported in zeolites are used as catalysts for hydrogenation/ dehydrogenation reactions. In this study in situ high energy synchrotron X-ray diffraction was used to study the Pt particle formation under calcination and reduction conditions using time resolved pair distribution function (PDF). Because these particles grow inside the pores of zeolite X, PDF is able to give insight to unique information at the short and medium interatomic distance range that cannot be readily obtained with other techniques. Among the information obtained are the Pt atom interactions during calcination and the evolvement of the Pt particle sizes and average Pt-Pt distances during reduction.


2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (11) ◽  
pp. 5036-5039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Newton ◽  
Karena W. Chapman ◽  
David Thompsett ◽  
Peter J. Chupas

2020 ◽  
Vol 257 (11) ◽  
pp. 2070041
Author(s):  
Koji Ohara ◽  
Naoya Masuda ◽  
Hiroshi Yamaguchi ◽  
Atsushi Yao ◽  
Satoshi Tominaka ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuradha Pallipurath ◽  
Francesco Civati ◽  
Jonathan Skelton ◽  
Dean Keeble ◽  
Clare Crowley ◽  
...  

X-ray pair distribution function analysis is used with first-principles molecular dynamics simulations to study the co-operative H<sub>2</sub>O binding, structural dynamics and host-guest interactions in the channel hydrate of diflunisal.


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