Ultrashort XUV pulse absorption spectroscopy of partially oxidized cobalt nanoparticles

Schiffmann, Alexander; Toulson, Benjamin W.; Knez, Daniel; Messner, Roman; Schnedlitz, Martin; Lasserus, Maximilian; Hofer, Ferdinand; Ernst, Wolfgang E.; Gessner, Oliver; Lackner, Florian

doi:10.1063/5.0004582

Title: Ultrashort XUV pulse absorption spectroscopy of partially oxidized cobalt nanoparticles

Journal Article · Mon May 11 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0004582· OSTI ID:1642687

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Graz Univ. of Technology, Petersgasse (Austria)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Graz Univ. of Technology, Steyrergasse (Austria)

High-order harmonic generation (HHG) based transient extreme ultraviolet (XUV) absorption spectroscopy is an emerging technique to trace photoinduced charge carrier dynamics in condensed phase materials with femtosecond and even attosecond temporal resolution and elemental specificity. However, its application to nanoparticulate samples that are relevant, for example, for novel photocatalytic light harvesting concepts, has been limited. This is in part due to the challenge to produce residual-free samples on ultrathin, XUV-transparent substrates as well as a widespread understanding that sparsely distributed nanoparticles do not provide sufficient contrast for XUV absorption measurements. Here, we present static XUV absorption spectra of partially oxidized Co nanowire-structures with diameters of approximately 4.5 nm and lengths between 10 and 40 nm, recorded with an ultrashort pulse HHG light source. Nanoparticles are synthesized by the agglomeration of Co atoms inside superfluid helium droplets, followed by surface deposition and oxidation in ambient air. The method is uniquely suited for residual-free synthesis of transition metal nanowires and their deposition on ultrathin substrates. Analysis by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy reveals the formation of CoO nanowires with regions of unoxidized Co in their interior. The nanoparticle samples are investigated in an HHG-driven ultrafast XUV absorption setup. Despite the low surface coverage of only 23%, the recorded spectrum exhibits a distinct absorption feature at the Co M_2,3(2p) edge near 60 eV with a peak height of about 40 mOD. Finally, the results support the feasibility of table-top ultrafast transient XUV absorption studies of photoinduced dynamics in transition metal oxide nanoparticles with sub-monolayer surface coverage.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES), Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; Australian Sience Fund (FWF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; P30940-N36; AC02- 05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1642687

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1617995

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 127, Issue 18; ISSN 0021-8979

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