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Radiation-Assisted Formation of Metal Nanoparticles in Molten Salts.
- Source :
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The journal of physical chemistry letters [J Phys Chem Lett] 2021 Jan 14; Vol. 12 (1), pp. 157-164. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 15. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Knowledge of structural and thermal properties of molten salts is crucial for understanding and predicting their stability in many applications such as thermal energy storage and nuclear energy systems. Probing the behavior of metal contaminants in molten salts is presently limited to either foreign ionic species or metal nanocrystals added to the melt. To bridge the gap between these two end states and follow the nucleation and growth of metal species in molten salt environment in situ , we use synchrotron X-rays as both a source of solvated electrons for reducing Ni <superscript>2+</superscript> ions added to ZnCl <subscript>2</subscript> melt and as an atomic-level probe for detecting formation of zerovalent Ni nanoparticles. By combining extended X-ray absorption fine structure analysis with X-ray absorption near edge structure modeling, we obtained the average size and structure of the nanoparticles and proposed a radiation-induced reduction mechanism of metal ions in molten salts.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1948-7185
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The journal of physical chemistry letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33320682
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03231