Synchrotron-based ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of hydrogen and helium

Zhong, Jian-Qiang; Wang, Mengen; Hoffmann, William H.; van Spronsen, Matthijs A.; Lu, Deyu; Boscoboinik, J. Anibal

doi:10.1063/1.5022479

Synchrotron-based ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of hydrogen and helium

Journal Article · Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5022479· OSTI ID:1430858

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Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN); Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to obtain X-ray photoelectron spectra for elements lighter than lithium, namely hydrogen and helium. The literature is plagued with claims of this impossibility, which holds true for lab-based X-ray sources. However, this limitation is merely technical and is related mostly to the low X-ray photoionization cross-sections of the 1s orbitals of hydrogen and helium. Here, we show that, using ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), a bright-enough X-ray source allows the study of these elusive elements. This has important implications in the understanding of the limitations of one of the most useful techniques in materials science, and moreover, it potentially opens the possibility of using XPS to directly study the most abundant element in the universe.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Integrated Mesoscale Architectures for Sustainable Catalysis (IMASC)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Scientific User Facilities Division; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) (SC-27)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; SC0012573; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1430858

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1423385

Report Number(s):: BNL--203379-2018-JAAM

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 112; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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