An investigation of aqueous ammonium nitrate aerosols with soft X-ray spectroscopy

Weeraratna, Chaya; Kostko, O; Ahmed, M

doi:10.1080/00268976.2021.1983058

Title: An investigation of aqueous ammonium nitrate aerosols with soft X-ray spectroscopy

Journal Article · Mon Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Molecular Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2021.1983058· OSTI ID:1829206

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Aqueous aerosols are important in atmospheric chemistry, drug delivery, and human health. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), a surface-sensitive technique and near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy which informs on the bulk, is deployed to study the solvation of ammonium nitrate (NH₄NO₃). Aerosolised solutions of NH₄NO₃ were introduced into a photoelectron spectrometer via an aerodynamic lens, and interrogated with soft X-ray photons, the resulting electrons were imaged via velocity map imaging. Density functional theory calculations were performed to compare with the measured binding energies of NH₄⁺ and NO₃^- solvated in water. The results reveal that the nitrate anion has a slight propensity for the surface, while both ammonium and nitrate ions are present in equal measure in the bulk.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1829206

Journal Information:: Molecular Physics, Vol. 120, Issue 1-2; ISSN 0026-8976

Publisher:: Taylor & FrancisCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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