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Zhang W, Hosono E, Asakura D, Yuzawa H, Ohigashi T, Kobayashi M, Kiuchi H, Harada Y. Chemical-state distributions in charged LiCoO 2 cathode particles visualized by soft X-ray spectromicroscopy. Sci Rep 2023; 13:4639. [PMID: 36944681 PMCID: PMC10030574 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-30673-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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Lithium-ion deintercalation/intercalation during charge/discharge processes is one of the essential reactions that occur in the layered cathodes of lithium-ion batteries, and the performance of the cathode can be expressed as the sum of the reactions that occur in the local area of the individual cathode particles. In this study, the spatial distributions of the chemical states present in prototypical layered LiCoO2 cathode particles were determined at different charging conditions using scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) with a spatial resolution of approximately 100 nm. The Co L3- and O K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) spectra, extracted from the same area of the corresponding STXM images, at the initial state as well as after charging to 4.5 V demonstrate the spatial distribution of the chemical state changes depending on individual particles. In addition to the Co L3-edge XAS spectra, the O K-edge XAS spectra of the initial and charged LiCoO2 particles are different, indicating that both the Co and O sites participate in charge compensation during the charging process possibly through the hybridization between the Co 3d and O 2p orbitals. Furthermore, the element maps of both the Co and O sites, derived from the STXM stack images, reveal the spatial distribution of the chemical states inside individual particles after charging to 4.5 V. The element mapping analysis suggests that inhomogeneous reactions occur on the active particles and confirm the existence of non-active particles. The results of this study demonstrate that an STXM-based spatially resolved electronic structural analysis method is useful for understanding the charging and discharging of battery materials.
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- Wenxiong Zhang
- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- Global Zero Emission Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan.
- Research Institute for Energy Conservation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan.
- AIST-UTokyo Advanced Operando-Measurement Technology Open Innovation Laboratory, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8565, Japan.
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- Global Zero Emission Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan
- Research Institute for Energy Conservation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan
- AIST-UTokyo Advanced Operando-Measurement Technology Open Innovation Laboratory, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8565, Japan
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- UVSOR Synchrotron Facility, Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki, 444-8585, Japan
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- UVSOR Synchrotron Facility, Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki, 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
- Center for Spintronics Research Network, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan.
- AIST-UTokyo Advanced Operando-Measurement Technology Open Innovation Laboratory, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8565, Japan.
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Bonanni V, Gianoncelli A. Soft X-ray Fluorescence and Near-Edge Absorption Microscopy for Investigating Metabolic Features in Biological Systems: A Review. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043220. [PMID: 36834632 PMCID: PMC9960606 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) provides the imaging of biological specimens allowing the parallel collection of localized spectroscopic information by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and/or X-ray Absorption Near Edge Spectroscopy (XANES). The complex metabolic mechanisms which can take place in biological systems can be explored by these techniques by tracing even small quantities of the chemical elements involved in the metabolic pathways. Here, we present a review of the most recent publications in the synchrotrons' scenario where soft X-ray spectro-microscopy has been employed in life science as well as in environmental research.
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Asakura D, Hosono E, Kitamura M, Horiba K, Magome E, Setoyama H, Kobayashi E, Yuzawa H, Ohigashi T, Sakai T, Kanega R, Funaki T, Sato Y, Ohira A. Redox Reaction in Ti-Mn Redox Flow Battery Studied by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202201047. [PMID: 36398386 PMCID: PMC10107193 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202201047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We performed X-ray absorption studies for the electrolytes of a Ti-Mn redox flow battery (RFB) to understand the redox reaction of the Ti/Mn ions and formation of precipitates in charged catholyte, because suppression of the disproportionation reaction is a key to improve the cyclability of Ti-Mn RFB and enhance the energy density. Hard X-ray absorption spectroscopy with a high transmittance and soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy to directly observe the 3d orbitals were complementarily employed. Moreover, the Ti/Mn 3d electronic structure for each precipitate and solution in the charged catholyte was investigated by using scanning transmission X-ray microscopy: the valence of Mn in the precipitate is mostly attributed to 4+, and the solution includes only Mn2+ . This charge disproportionation reaction should occur after the Mn ions in the catholyte should be oxidized from Mn2+ to Mn3+ by charge.
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- Daisuke Asakura
- Research Institute for Energy Conservation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan.,Global Zero Emission Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan.,AIST-University of Tokyo Advanced Operando-Measurement Open Innovation Laboratory, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8565, Japan
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- Research Institute for Energy Conservation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan.,Global Zero Emission Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan.,AIST-University of Tokyo Advanced Operando-Measurement Open Innovation Laboratory, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8565, Japan
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- Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0801, Japan.,SOKENDAI, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0801, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Synchrotron Light Source, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), 6-6-11-901 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8579, Japan
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- SAGA Light Source, Kyushu Synchrotron Light Research Center, 8-7 Yayoigaoka, Tosu, Saga, 841-0005, Japan
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- SAGA Light Source, Kyushu Synchrotron Light Research Center, 8-7 Yayoigaoka, Tosu, Saga, 841-0005, Japan
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- SAGA Light Source, Kyushu Synchrotron Light Research Center, 8-7 Yayoigaoka, Tosu, Saga, 841-0005, Japan
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- UVSOR Synchrotron Facility, Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), 38 Nishigo-Naka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, 444-8585, Japan
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- Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0801, Japan.,SOKENDAI, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0801, Japan.,UVSOR Synchrotron Facility, Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), 38 Nishigo-Naka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, 444-8585, Japan
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- Global Zero Emission Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan
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- Research Institute for Energy Conservation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan
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- Research Institute for Energy Conservation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan
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- Research Institute for Energy Conservation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan
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- Research Institute for Energy Conservation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan.,Global Zero Emission Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan
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Arakawa M, Kishimoto M, Nakanishi Y, Mita K, Takenaka M. Spatial inhomogeneity of chain orientation associated with strain-induced density fluctuations in polyethylene. Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-021-00601-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mitsunobu S, Ohashi Y, Makita H, Suzuki Y, Nozaki T, Ohigashi T, Ina T, Takaki Y. One-Year In Situ Incubation of Pyrite at the Deep Seafloor and Its Microbiological and Biogeochemical Characterizations. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e0097721. [PMID: 34550782 PMCID: PMC8592575 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00977-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In this study, we performed a year-long in situ incubation experiment on a common ferrous sulfide (Fe-S) mineral, pyrite, at the oxidative deep seafloor in the hydrothermal vent field in the Izu-Bonin arc, Japan, and characterized its microbiological and biogeochemical properties to understand the microbial alteration processes of the pyrite, focusing on Fe(II) oxidation. The microbial community analysis of the incubated pyrite showed that the domain Bacteria heavily dominated over Archaea compared with that of the ambient seawater, and Alphaproteobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria distinctively codominated at the class level. The mineralogical characterization by surface-sensitive Fe X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) analysis revealed that specific Fe(III) hydroxides (schwertmannite and ferrihydrite) were locally formed at the pyrite surface as the pyrite alteration products. Based on the Fe(III) hydroxide species and proportion, we thermodynamically calculated the pH value at the pyrite surface to be pH 4.9 to 5.7, indicating that the acidic condition derived from pyrite alteration was locally formed at the surface against neutral ambient seawater. This acidic microenvironment at the pyrite surface might explain the distinct microbial communities found in our pyrite samples. Also, the acidity at the pyrite surface indicates that the abiotic Fe(II) oxidation rate was much limited at the pyrite surface kinetically, 3.9 × 103- to 1.6 × 105-fold lower than that in the ambient seawater. Moreover, nanoscale characterization of microbial biomolecules using carbon near-edge X-ray absorption fine-structure (NEXAFS) analysis showed that the sessile cells attached to pyrite excreted the acidic polysaccharide-rich extracellular polymeric substances at the pyrite surface, which can lead to the promotion of biogenic Fe(II) oxidation and pyrite alteration. IMPORTANCE Pyrite is one of the most common Fe-S minerals found in submarine hydrothermal environments. Previous studies demonstrated that the Fe-S mineral can be a suitable host for Fe(II)-oxidizing microbes in hydrothermal environments; however, the details of microbial Fe(II) oxidation processes with Fe-S mineral alteration are not well known. The spectroscopic and thermodynamic examination in the present study suggests that a moderately acidic pH condition was locally formed at the pyrite surface during pyrite alteration at the seafloor due to proton releases with Fe(II) and sulfidic S oxidations. Following previous studies, the abiotic Fe(II) oxidation rate significantly decreases with a decrease in pH, but the biotic (microbial) Fe(II) oxidation rate is not sensitive to the pH decrease. Thus, our findings clearly suggest that the pyrite surface is a unique microenvironment where abiotic Fe(II) oxidation is limited and biotic Fe(II) oxidation is more prominent than that in neutral ambient seawater.
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- S. Mitsunobu
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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- Graduate Division of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Institute for Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
- Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Research Institute for Marine Resources Utilization, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
- Frontier Research Center for Energy and Resources, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Planetology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
- Ocean Resources Research Center for Next Generation, Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Chiba, Japan
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- UVSOR Facility, Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Japan
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- SPring-8, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), Sayo-gun, Hyogo, Japan
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- Institute for Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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Germer G, Ohigashi T, Yuzawa H, Kosugi N, Flesch R, Rancan F, Vogt A, Rühl E. Improved Skin Permeability after Topical Treatment with Serine Protease: Probing the Penetration of Rapamycin by Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy. ACS Omega 2021; 6:12213-12222. [PMID: 34056375 PMCID: PMC8154144 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Drug penetration in human skin ex vivo following a modification of skin barrier permeability is systematically investigated by scanning transmission X-ray microscopy. Element-selective excitation is used in the O 1s regime for probing quantitatively the penetration of topically applied rapamycin in different formulations with a spatial resolution reaching <75 nm. The data were analyzed by a comparison of two methods: (i) two-photon energies employing the Beer-Lambert law and (ii) a singular value decomposition approach making use of the full spectral information in each pixel of the X-ray micrographs. The latter approach yields local drug concentrations more reliably and sensitively probed than the former. The present results from both approaches indicate that rapamycin is not observed within the stratum corneum of nontreated skin ex vivo, providing evidence for the observation that this high-molecular-weight drug inefficiently penetrates intact skin. However, rapamycin is observed to penetrate more efficiently the stratum corneum when modifications of the skin barrier are induced by the topical pretreatment with the serine protease trypsin for variable time periods ranging from 2 to 16 h. After the longest exposure time to serine protease, the drug is even found in the viable epidermis. High-resolution micrographs indicate that the lipophilic drug preferably associates with corneocytes, while signals found in the intercellular lipid compartment were less pronounced. This result is discussed in comparison to previous work obtained from low-molecular-weight lipophilic drugs as well as polymer nanocarriers, which were found to penetrate the intact stratum corneum exclusively via the lipid layers between the corneocytes. Also, the role of the tight junction barrier in the stratum granulosum is briefly discussed with respect to modifications of the skin barrier induced by enhanced serine protease activity, a phenomenon of clinical relevance in a range of inflammatory skin disorders.
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- Gregor Germer
- Physical
Chemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- UVSOR
Synchrotron Facility, Institute for Molecular
Science, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- UVSOR
Synchrotron Facility, Institute for Molecular
Science, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- UVSOR
Synchrotron Facility, Institute for Molecular
Science, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Physical
Chemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin 10117, Germany
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- Physical
Chemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, Berlin 14195, Germany
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Ohigashi T, Yuzawa H, Kosugi N. A low-pass filtering Fresnel zone plate for soft x-ray microscopic analysis down to the lithium K-edge region. Rev Sci Instrum 2020; 91:103110. [PMID: 33138576 DOI: 10.1063/5.0020956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We have designed a new low-pass Fresnel zone plate (LPFZP) to extend soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) to the lithium K absorption edge in a scanning transmission x-ray microscope (STXM). The performance of the LPFZP was evaluated in the STXM beamline at the UVSOR-III Synchrotron (Okazaki, Japan); the contribution of the higher-order harmonics is successfully suppressed to 0.1% of the fundamental energy, and a spatial resolution of 72 nm and an energy resolution (E/∆E) above 1000 are achieved as expected. XAS spectra of lithium are measured successfully in an electrode of a lithium-ion battery.
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- Takuji Ohigashi
- UVSOR Synchrotron Facility, Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- UVSOR Synchrotron Facility, Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- UVSOR Synchrotron Facility, Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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Mansikkala T, Patanen M, Kärkönen A, Korpinen R, Pranovich A, Ohigashi T, Swaraj S, Seitsonen J, Ruokolainen J, Huttula M, Saranpää P, Piispanen R. Lignans in Knotwood of Norway Spruce: Localisation with Soft X-ray Microscopy and Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25132997. [PMID: 32630014 PMCID: PMC7411943 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25132997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Lignans are bioactive compounds that are especially abundant in the Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.) knotwood. By combining a variety of chromatographic, spectroscopic and imaging techniques, we were able to quantify, qualify and localise the easily extractable lignans in the xylem tissue. The knotwood samples contained 15 different lignans according to the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. They comprised 16% of the knotwood dry weight and 82% of the acetone extract. The main lignans were found to be hydroxymatairesinols HMR1 and HMR2. Cryosectioned and resin-embedded ultrathin sections of the knotwood were analysed with scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM). Cryosectioning was found to retain only lignan residues inside the cell lumina. In the resin-embedded samples, lignan was interpreted to be unevenly distributed inside the cell lumina, and partially confined in deposits which were either readily present in the lumina or formed when OsO4 used in staining reacted with the lignans. Furthermore, the multi-technique characterisation enabled us to obtain information on the chemical composition of the structural components of knotwood. A simple spectral analysis of the STXM data gave consistent results with the gas chromatographic methods about the relative amounts of cell wall components (lignin and polysaccharides). The STXM analysis also indicated that a torus of a bordered pit contained aromatic compounds, possibly lignin.
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- Tuomas Mansikkala
- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 8000, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland; (T.M.); (M.H.)
- Biocenter Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, University of Oulu, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 8000, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland; (T.M.); (M.H.)
- Biocenter Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, University of Oulu, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
- Correspondence: (M.P.); (R.P.); Tel.: +358-29-448-1326 (M.P.); +358-29-532-5473 (R.P.)
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- Production Systems, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland; (A.K.); (R.K.); (P.S.)
- Viikki Plant Science Centre, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Production Systems, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland; (A.K.); (R.K.); (P.S.)
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- Wood and Paper Chemistry Research Group, Laboratory of Natural Materials Technology, Åbo Akademi University, Porthansgatan 3, FI-20500 Turku, Finland;
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- UVSOR Facility, Institute for Molecular Science, 38 Nishigo-naka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan;
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- SOLEIL Synchrotron, L’Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, P.O. Box 48, CEDEX, FR-91192 Gif-Sur-Yvette, France;
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- Nanomicroscopy Center, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, P.O. Box 15100, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland; (J.S.); (J.R.)
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- Nanomicroscopy Center, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, P.O. Box 15100, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland; (J.S.); (J.R.)
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 8000, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland; (T.M.); (M.H.)
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- Production Systems, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland; (A.K.); (R.K.); (P.S.)
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- Production Systems, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland; (A.K.); (R.K.); (P.S.)
- Correspondence: (M.P.); (R.P.); Tel.: +358-29-448-1326 (M.P.); +358-29-532-5473 (R.P.)
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Ismail MY, Patanen M, Sirviö JA, Visanko M, Ohigashi T, Kosugi N, Huttula M, Liimatainen H. Hybrid films of cellulose nanofibrils, chitosan and nanosilica—Structural, thermal, optical, and mechanical properties. Carbohydr Polym 2019; 218:87-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.04.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Suga H, Kikuchi S, Takeichi Y, Miyamoto C, Miyahara M, Mitsunobu S, Ohigashi T, Mase K, Ono K, Takahashi Y. Spatially Resolved Distribution of Fe Species around Microbes at the Submicron Scale in Natural Bacteriogenic Iron Oxides. Microbes Environ 2017; 32:283-287. [PMID: 28781344 PMCID: PMC5606699 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me17009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Natural bacteriogenic iron oxides (BIOS) were investigated using local-analyzable synchrotron-based scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) with a submicron-scale resolution. Cell, cell sheath interface (EPS), and sheath in the BIOS were clearly depicted using C-, N-, and O- near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) obtained through STXM measurements. Fe-NEXAFS obtained from different regions of BIOS indicated that the most dominant iron mineral species was ferrihydrite. Fe(II)- and/or Fe(III)-acidic polysaccharides accompanied ferrihydrite near the cell and EPS regions. Our STXM/NEXAFS analysis showed that Fe species change continuously between the cell, EPS, and sheath under several 10-nm scales.
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- Hiroki Suga
- Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, Graduate School of Science (DEPSS), Hiroshima University
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- Project Team for Development of New-Generation Research Protocol for Submarine Resources, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High-Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK).,Department of Materials Structure Science, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, Graduate School of Science (DEPSS), Hiroshima University
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- Department of Environmental Conservation, Graduate school of Agriculture, Ehime University
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High-Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK).,Department of Materials Structure Science, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High-Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK).,Department of Materials Structure Science, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, Graduate School of Science (DEPSS), Hiroshima University.,Institute of Materials Structure Science, High-Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK).,Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
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- Yuichi Sano
- Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Technology Development Department, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Japan
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- Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Technology Development Department, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Japan
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- Department of Nuclear Safety Engineering, Tokyo City University, Setagaya, Japan
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Toyosu, Japan
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Toyosu, Japan
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Mitsunobu S, Zhu M, Takeichi Y, Ohigashi T, Suga H, Jinno M, Makita H, Sakata M, Ono K, Mase K, Takahashi Y. Direct Detection of Fe(II) in Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) at the Mineral-Microbe Interface in Bacterial Pyrite Leaching. Microbes Environ 2016; 31:63-9. [PMID: 26947441 PMCID: PMC4791118 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me15137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 01/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
We herein investigated the mechanisms underlying the contact leaching process in pyrite bioleaching by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans using scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM)-based C and Fe near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) analyses. The C NEXAFS analysis directly showed that attached A. ferrooxidans produces polysaccharide-abundant extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) at the cell-pyrite interface. Furthermore, by combining the C and Fe NEXAFS results, we detected significant amounts of Fe(II), in addition to Fe(III), in the interfacial EPS at the cell-pyrite interface. A probable explanation for the Fe(II) in detected EPS is the leaching of Fe(II) from the pyrite. The detection of Fe(II) also indicates that Fe(III) resulting from pyrite oxidation may effectively function as an oxidizing agent for pyrite at the cell-pyrite interface. Thus, our results imply that a key role of Fe(III) in EPS, in addition to its previously described role in the electrostatic attachment of the cell to pyrite, is enhancing pyrite dissolution.
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- Satoshi Mitsunobu
- Department of Environmental Conservation, Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime UniversityTarumi, Matsuyama 790–8566Japan
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- Graduate Division of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of ShizuokaYada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422–8526Japan
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High-Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–0801Japan
- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies1–1 Oho, Tsukuba 305–0801Japan
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- UVSOR facility, Institute for Molecular ScienceMyodaiji, Okazaki 444–8585Japan
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, Hiroshima UniversityKagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739–8526
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High-Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–0801Japan
- Toyama Co. Ltd.4–13–16 Hibarigaoka, Zama, Kanagawa 252–0002Japan
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- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237–0061Japan
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- Graduate Division of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of ShizuokaYada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422–8526Japan
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High-Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–0801Japan
- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies1–1 Oho, Tsukuba 305–0801Japan
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High-Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–0801Japan
- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies1–1 Oho, Tsukuba 305–0801Japan
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of TokyoHongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113–0033Japan
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Takeichi Y, Inami N, Suga H, Miyamoto C, Ueno T, Mase K, Takahashi Y, Ono K. Design and performance of a compact scanning transmission X-ray microscope at the Photon Factory. Rev Sci Instrum 2016; 87:013704. [PMID: 26827325 DOI: 10.1063/1.4940409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
We present a new compact instrument designed for scanning transmission X-ray microscopy. It has piezo-driven linear stages, making it small and light. Optical components from the virtual source point to the detector are located on a single optical table, resulting in a portable instrument that can be operated at a general-purpose spectroscopy beamline without requiring any major reconstruction. Careful consideration has been given to solving the vibration problem common to high-resolution microscopy, so as not to affect the spatial resolution determined by the Fresnel zone plate. Results on bacteriogenic iron oxides, single particle aerosols, and rare-earth permanent magnets are presented as examples of its performance under diverse applications.
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- Y Takeichi
- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku 113-0033, Japan
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- National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba 305-0047, Japan
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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Mitsunobu S, Zhu M, Takeichi Y, Ohigashi T, Suga H, Makita H, Sakata M, Ono K, Mase K, Takahashi Y. Nanoscale Identification of Extracellular Organic Substances at the Microbe–Mineral Interface by Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy. CHEM LETT 2015. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.140880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Satoshi Mitsunobu
- Graduate Division of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka
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- Graduate Division of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High-Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, Hiroshima University
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- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
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- Graduate Division of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High-Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High-Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High-Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo
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