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2021
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Interface Sensitivity in Electron/Ion Yield X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy: The TiO2–H2O Interface
Interface Sensitivity in Electron/Ion Yield X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy: The TiO2–H2O Interface
To understand corrosion, energy storage, (electro)catalysis, etc., obtaining chemical information on the solid–liquid interface is crucial but remains extremely challenging. Here, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is used to study the solid–liquid interface between TiO2 and H2O. A thin film (6.7 n...
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Personal Name(s): | van Spronsen, Matthijs A. (Corresponding author) |
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Zhao, Xiao / Jaugstetter, Maximilian / Escudero, Carlos / Duchoň, Tomáš / Hunt, Adrian / Waluyo, Iradwikanari / Yang, Peidong / Tschulik, Kristina / Salmeron, Miquel B. (Corresponding author) | |
Contributing Institute: |
Elektronische Eigenschaften; PGI-6 |
Published in: | The journal of physical chemistry letters, 12 (2021) 41, S. 10212 - 10217 |
Imprint: |
Washington, DC
ACS
2021
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DOI: |
10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02115 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Materials – Quantum, Complex and Functional Materials |
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Publikationsportal JuSER |
Please use the identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/28840 in citations.
To understand corrosion, energy storage, (electro)catalysis, etc., obtaining chemical information on the solid–liquid interface is crucial but remains extremely challenging. Here, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is used to study the solid–liquid interface between TiO2 and H2O. A thin film (6.7 nm) of TiO2 is deposited on an X-ray-transparent SiNx window, acting as the working electrode in a three-electrode flow cell. The spectra are collected based on the electron emission resulting from the decay of the X-ray-induced core-hole-excited atoms, which we show is sensitive to the solid–liquid interface within a few nm. The drain currents measured at the working and counter electrodes are identical but of opposite sign. With this method, we found that the water layer next to anatase is spectroscopically similar to ice. This result highlights the potential of electron-yield XAS to obtain chemical and structural information with a high sensitivity for the species at the electrode–electrolyte interface. |