Experimental demonstration of necessary conditions for X-ray induced synthesis of cesium superoxide

Evlyukhin, Egor; Cifligu, Petrika; Pravica, Michael; Bhowmik, Pradip K.; Kim, Eunja; Popov, Dmitry; Park, Changyong

doi:10.1039/d2cp04767e

Experimental demonstration of necessary conditions for X-ray induced synthesis of cesium superoxide

Journal Article · Thu Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cp04767e· OSTI ID:2406022

^[1]; Cifligu, Petrika ^[1]; Pravica, Michael ^[1]; ^[1]; Kim, Eunja ^[2]; Popov, Dmitry ^[3]; ^[3]

Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
Univ. of Texas at El Paso, TX (United States)
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). High Pressure Collaborative Access Team (HPCAT)

Absorption of sufficiently energetic X-ray photons by a molecular system results in a cascade of ultrafast electronic relaxation processes which leads to a distortion and dissociation of its molecular structure. Here, in this work, we demonstrate that only decomposition of powdered cesium oxalate monohydrate induced by monochromatic X-ray irradiation under high pressure leads to the formation of cesium superoxide. Whereas, for an unhydrated form of cesium oxalate subjected to the same extreme conditions, only degradation of the electron density distribution is observed. Moreover, the corresponding model of X-ray induced electronic relaxation cascades with an emphasis on water molecules’ critical role is proposed. Our experimental results suggest that the presence of water molecules in initially solid-state systems (i.e. additional electronic relaxation channels) together with applied high pressure (reduced interatomic/intermolecular distance) could potentially be a universal criteria for chemical and structural synthesis of novel compounds via X-ray induced photochemistry.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; SC0023248

OSTI ID:: 2406022

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1907908

Journal Information:: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP, Journal Name: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 25; ISSN 1463-9076

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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