High energy resolution X-ray absorption spectroscopy of environmentally relevant lead(II) compounds

The determination of the chemical environment of Pb in natural samples is a challenge of great importance in environmental and health physics. We report a high energy resolution fluorescence detection (HERFD) X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES) study at the Pb L(3) and L(1) absorption edges to determine the chemical environment of Pb in a series of model and environmentally relevant compounds. HERFD spectroscopy can reveal increased spectral detail due to an apparent reduction in the core hole lifetime broadening. HERFD spectra of model Pb(II) compounds were compared to FEFF 8.4 multiple scattering calculations with reduced peak broadening parameters, and density of state (DOS) simulations, to determine the origins of the spectral features. A pre-edge in the L(3) XANES is revealed which is shown to arise from hybridization between the Pb p and d states. HERFD spectra of Pb(II)-containing environmentally relevant solutions were compared to model spectra and calculations. The results presented in this paper show that the chemical environment of Pb can be identified from spectral features resolved in HERFD spectroscopy at the Pb L(3) edge. The technique provides information that is complementary to conventional extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy.

Skyllberg, UlfSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet,Institutionen för skogens ekologi och skötsel,Department of Forest Ecology and Management(Swepub:slu)47403 (författare)
Karlsson, TorbjörnUmeå universitet,Kemiska institutionen(Swepub:umu)toka0004 (författare)
Glatzel, Pieter (författare)
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitetInstitutionen för skogens ekologi och skötsel (creator_code:org_t)
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

Ingår i:Inorganic chemistry: American Chemical Society (ACS)48:22, s. 10748-107561520-510X0020-1669

Av författaren/redakt...: Swarbrick, Janin ...; Skyllberg, Ulf; Karlsson, Torbjö ...; Glatzel, Pieter

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