Spatially Resolved XPS Characterization of Electrochemical Surfaces

Bozzini, Benedetto; Kuščer, Danjela; Amati, Matteo; Gregoratti, Luca; Zeller, Patrick; Dobrovolska, Tsvetina; Krastev, I.

doi:10.3390/surfaces2020022

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“…More recent developments include the use of graphene and Si membranes for electrochemical and gas-phase application [32][33][34][35][36][37] as well as hydrogen permeation membranes 38 and also pulsed valves for the creation of dynamic pressures. 13,39 In the latter approach, a highly collimated gas jet is pointed to the sample surface from several millimeter distance. Pulsing the jet allows for studying the pressure-time behavior of different systems.…”

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A high-pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy instrument for studies of industrially relevant catalytic reactions at pressures of several bars

Amann

Degerman

Lee

et al. 2019

Review of Scientific Instruments

115

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We present a new high-pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy system dedicated to probing catalytic reactions under realistic conditions at pressures of multiple bars. The instrument builds around the novel concept of a "virtual cell" in which a gas flow onto the sample surface creates a localized high-pressure pillow. This allows the instrument to be operated with a low pressure of a few millibar in the main chamber, while simultaneously a local pressure exceeding 1 bar can be supplied at the sample surface. Synchrotron based hard x-ray excitation is used to increase the electron mean free path in the gas region between sample and analyzer while grazing incidence <5 ○ close to total external refection conditions enhances surface sensitivity. The aperture separating the high-pressure region from the differential pumping of the electron spectrometer consists of multiple, evenly spaced, micrometer sized holes matching the footprint of the x-ray beam on the sample. The resulting signal is highly dependent on the sample-to-aperture distance because photoemitted electrons are subject to strong scattering in the gas phase. Therefore, high precision control of the sample-to-aperture distance is crucial. A fully integrated manipulator allows for sample movement with step sizes of 10 nm between 0 and −5 mm with very low vibrational amplitude and also for sample heating up to 500 ○ C under reaction conditions. We demonstrate the performance of this novel instrument with bulk 2p spectra of a copper single crystal at He pressures of up to 2.5 bars and C1s spectra measured in gas mixtures of CO + H 2 at pressures of up to 790 mbar. The capability to detect emitted photoelectrons at several bars opens the prospect for studies of catalytic reactions under industrially relevant operando conditions.Published under license by AIP Publishing. https://doi. ARTICLEscitation.org/journal/rsi FIG. 13. Mass spectrometry signal of m/z corresponding to CO (red), O 2 (blue), and CO 2 (black) and left axis. The single crystal temperature (dashed black and right axis) was ramped at a rate of 2.5 ○ C/s.

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