Photoreduction Kinetics of Sodium Tetrachloroaurate under Synchrotron Soft X-ray Exposure

We report on the time evolution of the sodium tetrachloroaurate (NaAuCl4) chemical properties as a function of soft X-ray exposure in a dried sample on a silicon surface using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Our investigations provide mechanistic insight into the photoreduction kinetics from...

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Main Authors: Fong, Y., Visser, B., Gascooke, J., Cowie, B., Thomsen, L., Metha, G., Buntine, Mark, Harris, H.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3285
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author Fong, Y.
Visser, B.
Gascooke, J.
Cowie, B.
Thomsen, L.
Metha, G.
Buntine, Mark
Harris, H.
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Visser, B.
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Thomsen, L.
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description We report on the time evolution of the sodium tetrachloroaurate (NaAuCl4) chemical properties as a function of soft X-ray exposure in a dried sample on a silicon surface using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Our investigations provide mechanistic insight into the photoreduction kinetics from AuIII to AuI and then AuI to Au0. We unambiguously show that XPS photoreduction occurs in stepwise fashion via the AuI state. Both photoreduction steps undergo first-order kinetics.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-32852017-09-13T16:01:43Z Photoreduction Kinetics of Sodium Tetrachloroaurate under Synchrotron Soft X-ray Exposure Fong, Y. Visser, B. Gascooke, J. Cowie, B. Thomsen, L. Metha, G. Buntine, Mark Harris, H. We report on the time evolution of the sodium tetrachloroaurate (NaAuCl4) chemical properties as a function of soft X-ray exposure in a dried sample on a silicon surface using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Our investigations provide mechanistic insight into the photoreduction kinetics from AuIII to AuI and then AuI to Au0. We unambiguously show that XPS photoreduction occurs in stepwise fashion via the AuI state. Both photoreduction steps undergo first-order kinetics. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3285 10.1021/la200463k American Chemical Society restricted
spellingShingle Fong, Y.
Visser, B.
Gascooke, J.
Cowie, B.
Thomsen, L.
Metha, G.
Buntine, Mark
Harris, H.
Photoreduction Kinetics of Sodium Tetrachloroaurate under Synchrotron Soft X-ray Exposure
title Photoreduction Kinetics of Sodium Tetrachloroaurate under Synchrotron Soft X-ray Exposure
title_full Photoreduction Kinetics of Sodium Tetrachloroaurate under Synchrotron Soft X-ray Exposure
title_fullStr Photoreduction Kinetics of Sodium Tetrachloroaurate under Synchrotron Soft X-ray Exposure
title_full_unstemmed Photoreduction Kinetics of Sodium Tetrachloroaurate under Synchrotron Soft X-ray Exposure
title_short Photoreduction Kinetics of Sodium Tetrachloroaurate under Synchrotron Soft X-ray Exposure
title_sort photoreduction kinetics of sodium tetrachloroaurate under synchrotron soft x-ray exposure
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3285