Ultrafast Time-Resolved X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Ferrioxalate Photolysis with a Laser Plasma X-ray Source and Microcalorimeter Array

作者：O'Neil Galen C^*; Miaja Avila Luis; Il Joe Young; Alpert Bradley K; Balasubramanian Mahalingam; Sagar D M; Doriese William; Fowler Joseph W; Fullagar Wilfred K; Chen Ning; Hilton Gene C; Jimenez Ralph; Ravel Bruce; Reintsema Carl D; Schmidt Dan R; Silverman Kevin L; Swetz Daniel S; Uhlig Jens; Ullom Joel N^*

来源：Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2017, 8(5): 1099-1104.

DOI：10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b00078

The detailed pathways of photoactivity on ultrafast time scales are a topic of contemporary interest. Using a 'tabletop apparatus based on a laser plasma X-ray source and an array of cryogenic microcalorimeter X-ray detectors, we measured a transient X-ray absorption spectrum during the ferrioxalate photoreduction reaction. With these high-efficiency detectors, we observe the Fe K edge move to lower energies and the amplitude of the extended X-ray absorption fine structure reduce, consistent with a photoreduction mechanism in which electron transfer precedes disassociation. These results are compared to previously published transient X-ray absorption measurements on the same reaction and found to be consistent with the results from Ogi et al. and inconsistent with the results of Chen et al. (Ogi, Y.; et al. Struct. Dyn. 2015, 2, 034901; Chen, J.; Zhang, H.; Tomov, I. V.; Ding, X.; Rentzepis, P. M. Chem. Phys. Lett. 2007, 437, 50-55). We provide quantitative limits on the Fe-O bond length change. Finally, we review potential improvements to our measurement technique, highlighting the future potential of tabletop X-ray science using microcalorimeter sensors.

• 出版日期2017-3-2
• 单位Saskatoon; Canadian Light Source