In Situ Characterization of the Initial Effect of Water on Molecular Interactions at the Interface of Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Systems
Abstract
Probing initial interactions at the interface of hybrid systems under humid conditions has the potential to reveal the local chemical environment at solid/solid interfaces under real-world, technologically relevant conditions. Here in this paper, we show that ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (APXPS) with a conventional X-ray source can be used to study the effects of water exposure on the interaction of a nanometer-thin polyacrylic acid (PAA) layer with a native aluminum oxide surface. The formation of a carboxylate ionic bond at the interface is characterized both with APXPS and in situ attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in the Kretschmann geometry (ATR-FTIR Kretschmann). When water is dosed in the APXPS chamber up to 5 Torr (~28% relative humidity), an increase in the amount of ionic bonds at the interface is observed. To confirm our APXPS interpretation, complementary ATR-FTIR Kretschmann experiments on a similar model system, which is exposed to an aqueous electrolyte, are conducted. These spectra demonstrate that water leads to an increased wet adhesion through increased ionic bond formation.
- Authors:
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- Vrije Univ. Brussels (Belgium). Dept. of Materials and Chemistry, Research Group Electrochemical and Surface Engineering (SURF); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Chemical Sciences Division
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Chemical Sciences Division
- Delft Univ. of Technology (Netherlands). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
- Vrije Univ. Brussels (Belgium). Dept. of Materials and Chemistry, Research Group Electrochemical and Surface Engineering (SURF)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1408426
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; HDTRA11510005
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Scientific Reports
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 2045-2322
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Characterization and analytical techniques; Composites; Nanoscale materials; Physical chemistry
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Pletincx, Sven, Trotochaud, Lena, Fockaert, Laura-Lynn, Mol, Johannes M. C., Head, Ashley R., Karslıoğlu, Osman, Bluhm, Hendrik, Terryn, Herman, and Hauffman, Tom. In Situ Characterization of the Initial Effect of Water on Molecular Interactions at the Interface of Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Systems. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1038/srep45123.
Pletincx, Sven, Trotochaud, Lena, Fockaert, Laura-Lynn, Mol, Johannes M. C., Head, Ashley R., Karslıoğlu, Osman, Bluhm, Hendrik, Terryn, Herman, & Hauffman, Tom. In Situ Characterization of the Initial Effect of Water on Molecular Interactions at the Interface of Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Systems. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep45123
Pletincx, Sven, Trotochaud, Lena, Fockaert, Laura-Lynn, Mol, Johannes M. C., Head, Ashley R., Karslıoğlu, Osman, Bluhm, Hendrik, Terryn, Herman, and Hauffman, Tom. Wed .
"In Situ Characterization of the Initial Effect of Water on Molecular Interactions at the Interface of Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Systems". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep45123. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1408426.
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title = {In Situ Characterization of the Initial Effect of Water on Molecular Interactions at the Interface of Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Systems},
author = {Pletincx, Sven and Trotochaud, Lena and Fockaert, Laura-Lynn and Mol, Johannes M. C. and Head, Ashley R. and Karslıoğlu, Osman and Bluhm, Hendrik and Terryn, Herman and Hauffman, Tom},
abstractNote = {Probing initial interactions at the interface of hybrid systems under humid conditions has the potential to reveal the local chemical environment at solid/solid interfaces under real-world, technologically relevant conditions. Here in this paper, we show that ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (APXPS) with a conventional X-ray source can be used to study the effects of water exposure on the interaction of a nanometer-thin polyacrylic acid (PAA) layer with a native aluminum oxide surface. The formation of a carboxylate ionic bond at the interface is characterized both with APXPS and in situ attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in the Kretschmann geometry (ATR-FTIR Kretschmann). When water is dosed in the APXPS chamber up to 5 Torr (~28% relative humidity), an increase in the amount of ionic bonds at the interface is observed. To confirm our APXPS interpretation, complementary ATR-FTIR Kretschmann experiments on a similar model system, which is exposed to an aqueous electrolyte, are conducted. These spectra demonstrate that water leads to an increased wet adhesion through increased ionic bond formation.},
doi = {10.1038/srep45123},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
number = ,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Mar 22 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Wed Mar 22 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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