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Meyer F, Hauschild D, Benkert A, Blum M, Yang W, Reinert F, Heske C, Zharnikov M, Weinhardt L. Resonant Inelastic Soft X-ray Scattering and X-ray Emission Spectroscopy of Solid Proline and Proline Solutions. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:10185-10193. [PMID: 36418225 PMCID: PMC9744097 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c06557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
The amino group of proline is part of a pyrrolidine ring, which makes it unique among the proteinogenic amino acids. To unravel its full electronic structure, proline in solid state and aqueous solution is investigated using X-ray emission spectroscopy and resonant inelastic soft X-ray scattering. By controlling the pH value of the solution, proline is studied in its cationic, zwitterionic, and anionic configurations. The spectra are analyzed within a "building-block principle" by comparing with suitable reference molecules, i.e., acetic acid, cysteine, and pyrrolidine, as well as with spectral calculations based on density functional theory. We find that the electronic structure of the carboxyl group of proline is very similar to that of other amino acids as well as acetic acid. In contrast, the electronic structure of the amino group is significantly different and strongly influenced by the ring structure of proline.
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Affiliation(s)
- Frank Meyer
- Experimentelle
Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
- Institute
for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute
for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 18/20, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Experimentelle
Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Institute
for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 18/20, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
- Advanced
Light Source (ALS), Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Advanced
Light Source (ALS), Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Experimentelle
Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
- Institute
for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute
for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 18/20, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Applied
Physical Chemistry, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
- Institute
for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute
for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 18/20, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Kiefer DA, Benkert A, Rupitsch SJ. Transit Time of Lamb Wave-Based Ultrasonic Flow Meters and the Effect of Temperature. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control 2022; 69:2975-2983. [PMID: 36054393 DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2022.3201106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Transit-time flow meters need to compensate for cross-sensitivity to temperature. We show that Lamb wave-based setups are less affected by temperature. An optimality criterion is derived that allows to tune the meter into a zero local sensitivity to temperature. For this end, the flow-induced change in ultrasonic transit time is revisited first. While wetted piston transducer meters are directly sensitive to the change in propagation speed, the change in time of flight of Lamb wave-based systems is due to the beam displacement. Second, the effect of temperature is incorporated analytically. It is found that the temperature-dependent radiation angle of Lamb waves is able to compensate for changes in the speed of sound, leading to an (almost) unaffected overall time of flight. This effect is achievable with any fluid and in a wide temperature range. As an example, we discuss a water meter in the range from 0°C to 100°C. The model is validated against temperature and flow rate-dependent measurements obtained on a prototype. The measured data fits well to the developed model and confirms the reduced cross-sensitivity to temperature. Although an in-line meter is considered here, the results extend to clamp-on devices.
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Landskron J, Dötzer F, Benkert A, Mayle M, Drese KS. Acoustic Limescale Layer and Temperature Measurement in Ultrasonic Flow Meters. Sensors (Basel) 2022; 22:6648. [PMID: 36081105 PMCID: PMC9460453 DOI: 10.3390/s22176648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Guided acoustic waves are commonly used in domestic water meters to measure the flow rate. The accuracy of this measurement method is affected by factors such as variations in temperature and limescale deposition inside of the pipe. In this work, a new approach using signals from different sound propagation paths is used to determine these quantities and allow for subsequent compensation. This method evaluates the different propagation times of guided Lamb waves in flow measurement applications. A finite element method-based model is used to identify the calibration curves for the device under test. The simulated dependencies on temperature and layer thickness are validated by experimental data. Finally, a test on simulated data with varying temperatures and limescale depositions proves that this method can be used to separate both effects. Based on these values, a flow measurement correction scheme can be derived that provides an improved resolution of guided acoustic wave-based flow meters.
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- Johannes Landskron
- ISAT—Institute of Sensor and Actuator Technology, Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts, 96450 Coburg, Germany
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- ISAT—Institute of Sensor and Actuator Technology, Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts, 96450 Coburg, Germany
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- ISAT—Institute of Sensor and Actuator Technology, Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts, 96450 Coburg, Germany
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Wilks RG, Erbing A, Sadoughi G, Starr DE, Handick E, Meyer F, Benkert A, Iannuzzi M, Hauschild D, Yang W, Blum M, Weinhardt L, Heske C, Snaith HJ, Odelius M, Bär M. Dynamic Effects and Hydrogen Bonding in Mixed-Halide Perovskite Solar Cell Absorbers. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:3885-3890. [PMID: 33856793 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
The organic component (methylammonium) of CH3NH3PbI3-xClx-based perovskites shows electronic hybridization with the inorganic framework via H-bonding between N and I sites. Femtosecond dynamics induced by core excitation are shown to strongly influence the measured X-ray emission spectra and the resonant inelastic soft X-ray scattering of the organic components. The N K core excitation leads to a greatly increased N-H bond length that modifies and strengthens the interaction with the inorganic framework compared to that in the ground state. The study indicates that excited-state dynamics must be accounted for in spectroscopic studies of this perovskite solar cell material, and the organic-inorganic hybridization interaction suggests new avenues for probing the electronic structure of this class of materials. It is incidentally shown that beam damage to the methylamine component can be avoided by moving the sample under the soft X-ray beam to minimize exposure and that this procedure is necessary to prevent the creation of experimental artifacts.
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- Regan G Wilks
- Renewable Energy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH (HZB), 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Stockholm University, AlbaNova University Center, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford OX1 3PJ, U.K
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- Renewable Energy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH (HZB), 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Renewable Energy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH (HZB), 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental Physics 7, University of Würzburg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Experimental Physics 7, University of Würzburg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry Institute, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154, United States
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720-8229, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154, United States
- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720-8229, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720-8176, United States
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154, United States
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford OX1 3PJ, U.K
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- Department of Physics, Stockholm University, AlbaNova University Center, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Renewable Energy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH (HZB), 14109 Berlin, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN), 90429 Nürnberg, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Weinhardt L, Benkert A, Meyer F, Blum M, Hauschild D, Wilks RG, Bär M, Yang W, Zharnikov M, Reinert F, Heske C. Local electronic structure of the peptide bond probed by resonant inelastic soft X-ray scattering. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:13207-13214. [PMID: 31179459 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp02481f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Soft X-ray emission spectroscopy and RIXS are used to determine the local electronic structure of the peptide bond.
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Meyer F, Blum M, Benkert A, Hauschild D, Jeyachandran YL, Wilks RG, Yang W, Bär M, Reinert F, Heske C, Zharnikov M, Weinhardt L. Site-specific electronic structure of imidazole and imidazolium in aqueous solutions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp07885d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
The electronic structures of aqueous imidazole and imidazolium solutions are studied in an atom- and site-specific fashion using soft X-ray spectroscopy.
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Meyer F, Blum M, Benkert A, Hauschild D, Jeyachandran YL, Wilks RG, Yang W, Bär M, Heske C, Reinert F, Zharnikov M, Weinhardt L. X-ray Emission Spectroscopy of Proteinogenic Amino Acids at All Relevant Absorption Edges. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:6549-6556. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b04291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- F. Meyer
- Experimentelle
Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
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- Experimentelle
Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Institute
for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute
for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute
for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstr. 18/20, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Applied
Physical Chemistry, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Renewable
Energy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Advanced
Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron
Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Renewable
Energy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
- Institut
für Physik, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg, Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, 03046 Cottbus, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
- Institute
for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute
for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstr. 18/20, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Experimentelle
Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Applied
Physical Chemistry, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
- Institute
for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute
for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstr. 18/20, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Hauschild D, Handick E, Göhl-Gusenleitner S, Meyer F, Schwab H, Benkert A, Pohlner S, Palm J, Tougaard S, Heske C, Weinhardt L, Reinert F. Band-Gap Widening at the Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 Surface: A Novel Determination Approach Using Reflection Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2016; 8:21101-21105. [PMID: 27463021 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b06358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Using reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy (REELS), we have investigated the optical properties at the surface of a chalcopyrite-based Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 (CIGSSe) thin-film solar cell absorber, as well as an indium sulfide (InxSy) buffer layer before and after annealing. By fitting the characteristic inelastic scattering cross-section λK(E) to cross sections evaluated by the QUEELS-ε(k,ω)-REELS software package, we determine the surface dielectric function and optical properties of these samples. A comparison of the optical values at the surface of the InxSy film with bulk ellipsometry measurements indicates a good agreement between bulk- and surface-related optical properties. In contrast, the properties of the CIGSSe surface differ significantly from the bulk. In particular, a larger (surface) band gap than for bulk-sensitive measurements is observed, providing a complementary and independent confirmation of earlier photoelectron spectroscopy results. Finally, we derive the inelastic mean free path λ for electrons in InxSy, annealed InxSy, and CIGSSe at a kinetic energy of 1000 eV.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dirk Hauschild
- Experimental Physics VII, University of Würzburg , Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Experimental Physics VII, University of Würzburg , Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Experimental Physics VII, University of Würzburg , Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Experimental Physics VII, University of Würzburg , Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Experimental Physics VII, University of Würzburg , Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- AVANCIS GmbH , Otto-Hahn-Ring 6, 81739 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark , DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada , Las Vegas (UNLV), 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Engesserstrasse 18/20, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada , Las Vegas (UNLV), 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Engesserstrasse 18/20, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Experimental Physics VII, University of Würzburg , Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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Jeyachandran YL, Meyer F, Benkert A, Bär M, Blum M, Yang W, Reinert F, Heske C, Weinhardt L, Zharnikov M. Investigation of the Ionic Hydration in Aqueous Salt Solutions by Soft X-ray Emission Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2016; 120:7687-95. [PMID: 27442708 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b03952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Understanding the molecular structure of the hydration shells and their impact on the hydrogen bond (HB) network of water in aqueous salt solutions is a fundamentally important and technically relevant question. In the present work, such hydration effects were studied for a series of representative salt solutions (NaCl, KCl, CaCl2, MgCl2, and KBr) by soft X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) and resonant inelastic soft X-ray scattering (RIXS). The oxygen K-edge XES spectra could be described with three components, attributed to initial state HB configurations in pure water, water molecules that have undergone an ultrafast dissociation initiated by the X-ray excitation, and water molecules in contact with salt ions. The behavior of the individual components, as well as the spectral shape of the latter component, has been analyzed in detail. In view of the role of ions in such effects as protein denaturation (i.e., the Hofmeister series), we discuss the ion-specific nature of the hydration shells and find that the results point to a predominant role of anions as compared to cations. Furthermore, we observe a concentration-dependent suppression of ultrafast dissociation in all salt solutions, associated with a significant distortion of intact HB configurations of water molecules facilitating such a dissociation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Y L Jeyachandran
- Angewandte Physikalische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Experimentelle Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Experimentelle Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.,Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Renewable Energy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany.,Institute für Physik und Chemie, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg , Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, 03046 Cottbus, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) , 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) , 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
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- Advanced Light Source (ALS), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Experimentelle Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) , 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States.,Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Engesserstrasse 18/20, 76028 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) , 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States.,Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Engesserstrasse 18/20, 76028 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Angewandte Physikalische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Benkert A, Meyer F, Hauschild D, Blum M, Yang W, Wilks RG, Bär M, Reinert F, Heske C, Weinhardt L. Isotope Effects in the Resonant Inelastic Soft X-ray Scattering Maps of Gas-Phase Methanol. J Phys Chem A 2016; 120:2260-7. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b02636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- A. Benkert
- Experimentelle
Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Experimentelle
Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Experimentelle
Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, NV 89154-4003, United States
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- Advanced
Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron
Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Renewable
Energy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, NV 89154-4003, United States
- Renewable
Energy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
- Institut
für Physik und Chemie, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg, Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, 03046 Cottbus, Germany
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- Experimentelle
Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, NV 89154-4003, United States
- Institute
for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesserstr. 18/20, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, NV 89154-4003, United States
- Institute
for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesserstr. 18/20, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Jeyachandran YL, Meyer F, Nagarajan S, Benkert A, Bär M, Blum M, Yang W, Reinert F, Heske C, Weinhardt L, Zharnikov M. Ion-Solvation-Induced Molecular Reorganization in Liquid Water Probed by Resonant Inelastic Soft X-ray Scattering. J Phys Chem Lett 2014; 5:4143-4148. [PMID: 26278946 DOI: 10.1021/jz502186a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
The molecular structure of liquid water is susceptible to changes upon admixture of salts due to ionic solvation, which provides the basis of many chemical and biochemical processes. Here we demonstrate how the local electronic structure of aqueous potassium chloride (KCl) solutions can be studied by resonant inelastic soft X-ray scattering (RIXS) to monitor the effects of the ion solvation on the hydrogen-bond (HB) network of liquid water. Significant changes in the oxygen K-edge emission spectra are observed with increasing KCl concentration. These changes can be attributed to modifications in the proton dynamics, caused by a specific coordination structure around the salt ions. Analysis of the spectator decay spectra reveals a spectral signature that could be characteristic of this structure.
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- Yekkoni L Jeyachandran
- †Angewandte Physikalische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- ‡Experimentelle Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- †Angewandte Physikalische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- ‡Experimentelle Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- §Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- ∥Solar Energy Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
- ⊥Institut für Physik und Chemie, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg, Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, 03046 Cottbus, Germany
- #Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
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- #Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
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- ∇Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- ‡Experimentelle Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- §Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- #Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
- ○ANKA Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- ◆Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstrasse 18/20, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- §Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- #Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
- ○ANKA Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- ◆Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstrasse 18/20, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- †Angewandte Physikalische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Meyer F, Blum M, Benkert A, Hauschild D, Nagarajan S, Wilks RG, Andersson J, Yang W, Zharnikov M, Bär M, Heske C, Reinert F, Weinhardt L. “Building Block Picture” of the Electronic Structure of Aqueous Cysteine Derived from Resonant Inelastic Soft X-ray Scattering. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:13142-50. [DOI: 10.1021/jp5089417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- F. Meyer
- Experimentelle
Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland
Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
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- Experimentelle
Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Experimentelle
Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Angewandte
Physikalische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg, INF 253,69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Solar
Energy Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Advanced
Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron
Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Angewandte
Physikalische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg, INF 253,69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland
Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
- Solar
Energy Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
- Institut
für Physik und Chemie, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg, Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, 03046 Cottbus, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland
Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
- Institute
for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesserstrasse 18/20, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Experimentelle
Physik VII, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland
Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4003, United States
- Institute
for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesserstrasse 18/20, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Benkert A, Blum M, Meyer F, Wilks RG, Yang W, Bär M, Reinert F, Heske C, Weinhardt L. Setup for in situ investigation of gases and gas/solid interfaces by soft x-ray emission and absorption spectroscopy. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:015119. [PMID: 24517824 DOI: 10.1063/1.4862059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We present a novel gas cell designed to study the electronic structure of gases and gas/solid interfaces using soft x-ray emission and absorption spectroscopies. In this cell, the sample gas is separated from the vacuum of the analysis chamber by a thin window membrane, allowing in situ measurements under atmospheric pressure. The temperature of the gas can be regulated from room temperature up to approximately 600 °C. To avoid beam damage, a constant mass flow can be maintained to continuously refresh the gaseous sample. Furthermore, the gas cell provides space for solid-state samples, allowing to study the gas/solid interface for surface catalytic reactions at elevated temperatures. To demonstrate the capabilities of the cell, we have investigated a TiO2 sample behind a mixture of N2 and He gas at atmospheric pressure.
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- A Benkert
- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), 4505 Maryland Parkway, Nevada 89154-4003, USA
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- Universität Würzburg, Experimentelle Physik VII, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Solar Energy Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), 4505 Maryland Parkway, Nevada 89154-4003, USA
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- Universität Würzburg, Experimentelle Physik VII, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-v.-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Weinhardt L, Benkert A, Meyer F, Blum M, Wilks RG, Yang W, Bär M, Reinert F, Heske C. Nuclear dynamics and spectator effects in resonant inelastic soft x-ray scattering of gas-phase water molecules. J Chem Phys 2012; 136:144311. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3702644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Stöcklein WF, Behrsing O, Scharte G, Micheel B, Benkert A, Schössler W, Warsinke A, Scheller FW. Enzyme kinetic assays with surface plasmon resonance (BIAcore) based on competition between enzyme and creatinine antibody. Biosens Bioelectron 2000; 15:377-82. [PMID: 11219751 DOI: 10.1016/s0956-5663(00)00094-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A procedure is described which allows the characterization of enzyme by a hybrid approach using an enzyme and an antibody. The presented method is related to the affinity determination of antibodies by the 'affinity in solution' procedure for BlAcore. The antibody is used as an indicator for the concentration of substrate, which is also the antigen. A mixture of enzyme, substrate and antibody is incubated, and an aliquot of this solution is injected periodically into a flowcell containing immobilized substrate, which is bound by the antibody, but not cleaved by the enzyme. The chosen initial concentration of substrate inhibits the binding of antibody to the immobilized substrate by 90%. During the enzymatic reaction, increased amounts of antibody bind to the surface, as the substrate concentration is decreased. With this method, the cleavage of creatinine with creatinine iminohydrolase (6 mU/ml) was monitored for up to 11 h. A recently developed monoclonal antibody against creatinine was used as the indicating protein. For the calculation of enzyme activity, the signals were compared with a calibration curve for inhibition of antibody binding to the chip by creatinine in solution.
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- W F Stöcklein
- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Physiology, Potsdam University, Golm, Germany.
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Immunoassays (IA) use the specific antigen antibody complexation for analytical purposes. Radioimmunoassays (RIA), fluorescence immunoassays (FIA) and enzyme immunoassays (EIA) are well established in clinical diagnostics. For the development of hand-held devices which can be used for point of care measurements, electrochemical immunoassays are promising alternatives to existing immunochemical tests. Moreover, for opaque or optically dense matrices electrochemical methods are superior. Potentiometric, capacitive and amperometric transducers have been applied for direct and indirect electrochemical immunoassays. However, due to their fast detection, broad linear range and low detection limit, amperometric transducers are preferred. Competitive and noncompetitive amperometric immunoassays have been developed with redox compounds or enzymes as labels. This review will give an overview of the most frequently applied principles in electrochemical immunoassays. The potential of an indirect competitive amperometric immunoassay for the determination of creatinine within nanomolar range and the circumvention of the most serious problem in electrochemical immunoassays, namely regeneration, will be discussed.
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- A Warsinke
- University of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Physiology, Luckenwalde, Germany.
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Benkert A, Scheller F, Schössler W, Hentschel C, Micheel B, Behrsing O, Scharte G, Stöcklein W, Warsinke A. Development of a creatinine ELISA and an amperometric antibody-based creatine sensor with a detection limit in the nanomolar range. Anal Chem 2000; 72:916-21. [PMID: 10739192 DOI: 10.1021/ac9909047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Creatinine-specific antibodies have been generated and used for highly sensitive and specific immunochemical creatinine determinations. Creatinine was derivatized at N3 and coupled to KLH carrier protein. On the basis of this immunogen, monoclonal antibodies were developed by hybridoma technology. Antibodies from various clones have been characterized with BIAcore 2000 with respect to the dissociation constant and specificity. Antibodies of clone B90-AH5 exhibited the lowest dissociation constant (0.74 microM) and the highest specificity for creatinine and were chosen for the development of a competitive ELISA and an amperometric creatinine sensor. The creatinine sensor was constructed by fixing a creatinine-modified membrane on the top of a platinum working electrode which was then incorporated into a stirred electrochemical measuring cell. For creatinine determination the creatinine-containing sample was incubated with B90-AH5 and anti-IgG(mouse)-glucose oxidase conjugate and applied to the measuring cell. After a washing step glucose was added and the produced hydrogen peroxide was registered at Eappl = +600 mV vs Ag/AgCl. The measuring range was 0.01-10 microg/mL. The highest sensitivity for creatinine was achieved at 330 ng/mL (3 microM) and the lower detection limit at 4.5 ng/mL (40 nM). This is far below the relevant clinical range, which is 5-17 microg/mL (44-150 microM) and allows a reliable determination of very low creatinine concentrations in serum, where standard methods cannot be applied. After each measurement the sensor was regenerated with 10 mM HCl without any loss in binding activity.
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- A Benkert
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Physiology, University of Potsdam, Luckenwalde, Germany
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- A Warsinke
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Physiology, University of Potsdam, Germany
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Benkert A, Tschammler A, Bahner U, Heidbreder E, Hahn D. [The follow-up assessment of tumorous calcinosis before and after parathyroidectomy in secondary hyperparathyroidism]. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 1994; 161:90-2. [PMID: 8043774 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1032500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- A Benkert
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Universität Würzburg
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