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Kouichi Tsuji1, Tasuku Yonehara, Kazuhiko Nakano

  • 1Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi, Osaka 558-8585, Japan. tsuji@a-chem.eng.osaka-cu.ac.jp

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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry

Background:

  • Solid/liquid interfaces are critical for chemical reactions like corrosion and electrochemistry.
  • Traditional methods (XPS, SEM-EDS) analyze solids post-immersion, lacking direct in-situ observation.
  • Directly observing reactions in liquid environments is crucial for understanding interfacial phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply confocal 3D micro-X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis for direct, non-destructive observation of solid/liquid interfaces.
  • To demonstrate the capability of 3D micro-XRF for in-situ elemental analysis within microspaces.
  • To investigate chemical deposition and dissolution processes at the solid/liquid interface.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a confocal 3D micro-XRF instrument for elemental analysis.
  • Performed non-destructive, in-situ analysis of solid materials immersed in liquid.
  • Applied the technique to study copper deposition on an iron plate and iron dissolution in a copper sulfate solution.

Main Results:

  • Successfully achieved direct observation of chemical deposition and dissolution processes at the solid/liquid interface.
  • Provided real-time elemental mapping of interfacial reactions.
  • Demonstrated the feasibility of using 3D micro-XRF for detailed analysis of localized microscale reactions.

Conclusions:

  • Confocal 3D micro-XRF is a powerful tool for non-destructive, in-situ analysis of solid/liquid interfaces.
  • The technique offers direct visualization of elemental behavior during interfacial reactions.
  • This method advances the understanding of complex chemical processes occurring at solid/liquid boundaries.