Nanoparticle size evaluation of catalysts by EXAFS: Advantages and limitations

In this article we determine particle size of nanocatalysts using the first-shell fitting results of Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) measurements. The EXAFS technique measures the average coordination number of nanoparticles in the path of X-ray beam. Since nanoparticles can be foun...

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Main Authors: Nebojša S. Marinković, Radoslav R. Adžić
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Published: Engineering Society for Corrosion, Belgrade, Serbia 2016-03-01
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description In this article we determine particle size of nanocatalysts using the first-shell fitting results of Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) measurements. The EXAFS technique measures the average coordination number of nanoparticles in the path of X-ray beam. Since nanoparticles can be found in variety of cluster structures with varying coordination number of surface atoms, the discussion is limited to the structures of face centered cubic (fcc) lattice in which most metals of interest for catalysis crystalize. Two nanoparticle structures, namely cuboctahedron and icosahedron, were analyzed and their calculated average coordination numbers compared to those determined by EXAFS. It was found that the particle size determined using EXAFS corresponds best to the diameter of the sphere that has the same volume as the nanoparticle. This volume-corrected sphere was calculated for a number of platinum group metals. It is further shown that the model for particle size evaluation can be extended to bimetallic and trimetallic nanoparticles. Advantages and limitations of the technique in assessing the particle size are discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-ae8c1fe27f0040bbafbe9cfb72978b242024-12-09T16:49:32ZengEngineering Society for Corrosion, Belgrade, SerbiaZaštita Materijala0351-94652466-25852016-03-0157110110910.5937/ZasMat1601101M725Nanoparticle size evaluation of catalysts by EXAFS: Advantages and limitationsNebojša S. Marinković0Radoslav R. Adžić1Columbia University, Department of Chemical Engineering, New York, U.S.A.Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, U.S.A.In this article we determine particle size of nanocatalysts using the first-shell fitting results of Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) measurements. The EXAFS technique measures the average coordination number of nanoparticles in the path of X-ray beam. Since nanoparticles can be found in variety of cluster structures with varying coordination number of surface atoms, the discussion is limited to the structures of face centered cubic (fcc) lattice in which most metals of interest for catalysis crystalize. Two nanoparticle structures, namely cuboctahedron and icosahedron, were analyzed and their calculated average coordination numbers compared to those determined by EXAFS. It was found that the particle size determined using EXAFS corresponds best to the diameter of the sphere that has the same volume as the nanoparticle. This volume-corrected sphere was calculated for a number of platinum group metals. It is further shown that the model for particle size evaluation can be extended to bimetallic and trimetallic nanoparticles. Advantages and limitations of the technique in assessing the particle size are discussed.https://www.zastita-materijala.org/index.php/home/article/view/726extended x-ray absorption fine structureexafsnanoparticlesparticle sizecuboctahedronicosahedrons
spellingShingle Nebojša S. Marinković
Radoslav R. Adžić
Nanoparticle size evaluation of catalysts by EXAFS: Advantages and limitations
Zaštita Materijala
extended x-ray absorption fine structure
exafs
nanoparticles
particle size
cuboctahedron
icosahedrons
title Nanoparticle size evaluation of catalysts by EXAFS: Advantages and limitations
title_full Nanoparticle size evaluation of catalysts by EXAFS: Advantages and limitations
title_fullStr Nanoparticle size evaluation of catalysts by EXAFS: Advantages and limitations
title_full_unstemmed Nanoparticle size evaluation of catalysts by EXAFS: Advantages and limitations
title_short Nanoparticle size evaluation of catalysts by EXAFS: Advantages and limitations
title_sort nanoparticle size evaluation of catalysts by exafs advantages and limitations
topic extended x-ray absorption fine structure
exafs
nanoparticles
particle size
cuboctahedron
icosahedrons
url https://www.zastita-materijala.org/index.php/home/article/view/726
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