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Investigation of surface structures by powder diffraction: a differential pair distribution function study on arsenate sorption on ferrihydrite

  • Richard Harrington
  • , Douglas B. Hausner
  • , Narayan Bhandari
  • , Daniel R. Strongin
  • , Karena W. Chapman
  • , Peter J. Chupas
  • , Derek S. Middlemiss
  • , Clare P. Grey
  • , John B. Parise
  • Stony Brook University
  • Temple University
  • United States Department of Energy

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Abstract

Differential pair distribution function (d-PDF) analysis of high energy powder X-ray diffraction data was carried out on 2-line ferrihydrite nanoparticles with arsenate oxyanions adsorbed on the surface to investigate the binding mechanism. In this analysis, a PDF of ferrihydrite Is subtracted from a PDF of ferrihydrite with arsenate sorbed on the surface, leaving only correlations from within the surface layer and between the surface and the particle. As-O and As-Fe correlations were observed at 1.68 and 3.29 Å, respectively, In good agreement with previously published EXAFS data, confirming a bidentate binuclear binding mechanism. Further peaks are observed in the d-PDF which are not present in EXAFS, corresponding to correlations between As and O in the particle and As-2nd Fe.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)325-330
Number of pages6
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume49
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 4 2010

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