Journal
JOURNAL OF RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
Volume 53, Issue 11, Pages 1974-1984Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jrs.6423
Keywords
ion beam irradiation; polyoxometalates; polytungstates; spectroscopic study; structure
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- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (MoESTD) of the Republic of Serbia
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Ion beam irradiation was used to investigate the structural modification and engineering of 12-tungstophosphoric acid (WPA) films. Different energy/fluence combinations led to controllable structural changes, which were studied using Raman and Infrared spectroscopy. The results showed a clear correlation between the degree of structural modification and the calculated displacement per atom value of WPA.
Ion beam irradiation is a versatile tool for structural modification and engineering of new materials. In this study, 12-tungstophosphoric acid (WPA) films of different thickness were spin-coated on platinized silicon substrate and irradiated with low energy hydrogen ions (10 keV) and swift heavy ions (Bi, Xe, and V) with energies up to 710 MeV. The different energy/fluence combinations allowed controllable structural changes that were investigated in detail using Raman and Infrared spectroscopy. For 120-nm-thick WPA samples, the irradiation led to the decrease of intensity of the skeletal and W-O-c-W bands of Keggin anion in order: Bi < V < Xe (for their applied energy/fluence combination). Also, symmetry change of Keggin anion similar to the one observed in the case of Keggin anions interacting with the supports was observed. For the selected ion beam irradiation parameters, xenon ion beam induced transformation of WPA to polytungstate. For 20-mu m-thick WPA samples, the irradiation with hydrogen ion beam induced changes of skeletal vibrations and increased individualistic behavior of Keggin anions. As the fluence increased, the amount of the Keggin anions partially transformed to bronze also increased. Irradiation with vanadium also caused transformation to bronze-like structure but with higher ratio of terminal W=O-d bonds. The overall results show clear correlation between degree of structural modification of WPA and the calculated displacement per atom value. These results open possibilities for engineering new catalytically active structures of polyoxometalates with the help of ion beams.
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