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Alternative methods of identifying the oxidation of metallic nanoparticles embedded in a matrix

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2006.06.006
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  1. National Research Council Canada. National Institute for Nanotechnology
FormatText, Article
Subjectenergy-loss near-edge structures (ELNES); prepeak; postpeak; iron nanoparticles; valence; interface bonding
Abstract
We compare methods for valence-state analysis based on energy-loss near-edge structure (ELNES), including the white-line ratio (WLR), pre-edge peak (prepeak) and post-edge peak (postpeak) techniques. Starting from multiple-scattering calculations, we correlate the appearance of a prepeak in the O-K edge and postpeak in the L-edge with oxidation of a transition metal (TM). The ability to use more than one technique is especially advantageous for a nanocomposite of metallic nanoparticles embedded in a matrix, as we show for the case of iron nanoparticles in a silica matrix.
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  • Micron 38, no. 4 (June 2007): 371–376.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC number547
NPARC number8926302
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