First-Principles Approach to Extracting Chemical Information from X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Spectra of Ga-Containing Materials
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C(2021)
Abstract
The X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) can provide uniquely detailed information on the coordination environments of important Ga-containing materials with unknown structures, including catalytically active materials. In this study, the Ga K-edge XANES was simulated using first-principles-based methods for seven molecular Ga complexes as well beta-Ga2O3, in order to explore the chemical origins of the experimentally observed features. The theoretical spectra were computed using FEFF, CASTEP, and StoBe, to assess the sensitivity of the results to the computational approach. While the XANES features depend on the Ga coordination environment, they are also sensitive to the electronegativity of the ligands and the symmetry at Ga. The white line position responds to changes in both the core state (due to differential screening) and the valence "p" states (arising from differences in ligand coordination).
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X-ray Absorption
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