IR spectroscopic investigations of chemical and photochemical reactions on metal oxides: bridging the materials gap

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 1875-1932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuemin Wang ◽  
Christof Wöll

In this review, we highlight recent progress (2008–2016) in infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) studies on oxide powders achieved by using different types of metal oxide single crystals as reference systems.

The interactions between CO species chemisorbed on Ni (111) and the interactions between CO and S on S-poisoned Ni (111) have been studied by using infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy. For CO chemisorption on the clean surface, evidence for long-range chemical interactions is presented in which donor-acceptor effects prevail in determining CO hybridization states. For CO chemisorption on S-poisoned Ni (111) , evidence for the influence of local electrostatic effects in the vicinity of the S atom is presented. Slightly longer range S....CO interactions also occur, removing the CO chemisorption ability of next-neighbour Ni sites to S. These two interaction mechanisms extend over about six Ni atom neighbours to S. Surface Penning ionization electron spectroscopy has been used to probe the filled molecular orbitals of chemisorbed CO on Ni (111) , and direct evidence for the involvement in chemisorption of the CO 2n* orbitals is found, both on the clean N i(111) surface and on K + Ni (111).


Biosensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Antuña-Jiménez ◽  
María Begoña González-García ◽  
David Hernández-Santos ◽  
Pablo Fanjul-Bolado

Recent progress in the field of electroanalysis with metal nanoparticle (NP)-based screen-printed electrodes (SPEs) is discussed, focusing on the methods employed to perform the electrode surface functionalization, and the final application achieved with different types of metallic NPs. The ink mixing approach, electrochemical deposition, and drop casting are the usual methodologies used for SPEs’ modification purposes to obtain nanoparticulated sensing phases with suitable tailor-made functionalities. Among these, applications on inorganic and organic molecule sensing with several NPs of transition metals, bimetallic alloys, and metal oxides should be highlighted.


Author(s):  
E. L. Thomas ◽  
S. L. Sass

In polyethylene single crystals pairs of black and white lines spaced 700-3,000Å apart, parallel to the [100] and [010] directions, have been identified as microsector boundaries. A microsector is formed when the plane of chain folding changes over a small distance within a polymer crystal. In order for the different types of folds to accommodate at the boundary between the 2 fold domains, a staggering along the chain direction and a rotation of the chains in the plane of the boundary occurs. The black-white contrast from a microsector boundary can be explained in terms of these chain rotations. We demonstrate that microsectors can terminate within the crystal and interpret the observed terminal strain contrast in terms of a screw dislocation dipole model.


2007 ◽  
Vol 142 (5) ◽  
pp. 256-260
Author(s):  
E.A. Vinogradov ◽  
V.A. Yakovlev ◽  
N.N. Novikova ◽  
M.N. Popova ◽  
S.K. Saikin ◽  
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