X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy - Applications

Applications

XAS is an experimental technique used in different scientific fields including molecular and condensed matter physics, materials science and engineering, chemistry, earth science, and biology. In particular, its unique sensitivity to the local structure, as compared to x-ray diffraction, have been exploited for studying:

  • Amorphous solids and liquid systems
  • Solid solutions
  • Doping and ion implantation materials for electronics
  • Local distortions of crystal lattices
  • Organometallic compounds
  • Metalloproteins
  • Metal clusters
  • Catalysis
  • Vibrational dynamics
  • Ions in solutions
  • Speciation of elements
  • Liquid water and aqueous solutions

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