Development of light-modulated XAFS spectroscopy.
The light-modulation method was applied to XAFS spectroscopy as a useful tool for electronic and structural studies of light-excited states. The visible light for electronic excitation was modulated by an optical chopper and the concomitant change in the X-ray absorbance was extracted by a lock-in amplifier. It is essential to reduce any noise arising from several sources, especially those generated by the X-ray monochromator. Fe and Co K-edge XANES and EXAFS spectra were measured using the present approach for spin transition compounds. The light-modulated XAFS method is found to be applicable to systems with an excited-state ratio of less than several percent. Detailed discussion is also given concerning quantitative measurements, including the signal amplitude and phase shift information.
Okamoto
Kaoru
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Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan.
Kohdate
Kenji
K
Nagai
Kensuke
K
Miyawaki
Jun
J
Kondoh
Hiroshi
H
Yokoyama
Toshihiko
T
Nojima
Akihiro
A
Ohta
Toshiaki
T