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  • Accepted Manuscript: Supervised Machine-Learning-Based Determination of Three-Dimensional Structure of Metallic Nanoparticles

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Title: Supervised Machine-Learning-Based Determination of Three-Dimensional Structure of Metallic Nanoparticles

Tracking the structure of heterogeneous catalysts under operando conditions remains a challenge due to the paucity of experimental techniques that can provide atomic-level information for catalytic metal species. Here we report on the use of X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy and supervised machine learning (SML) for refining the three-dimensional geometry of metal catalysts. SML is used to unravel the hidden relationship between the XANES features and catalyst geometry. To train our SML method, we rely on ab-initio XANES simulations. Our approach allows one to solve the structure of a metal catalyst from its experimental XANES, as demonstrated here by reconstructing the average size, shape and morphology of well-defined platinum nanoparticles. This method is applicable to the determination of the nanoparticle structure in operando studies and can be generalized to other nanoscale systems. In conclusion, it also allows on-the-fly XANES analysis, and is a promising approach for high-throughput and time-dependent studies.
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  1. Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States)
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  3. Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Publication Date:
Report Number(s):
BNL-114511-2017-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 1948-7185
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-03ER15476; SC0012704
Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 20; Journal ID: ISSN 1948-7185
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Research Org:
Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; neural networks; nanoparticles; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; coordination numbers; three-dimensional structure; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
OSTI Identifier:
1395675
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1425047