In situ photo-electrochemical investigation using surface X-ray diffraction: from ultra-high vacuum to solid/electrolyte interfaces

A. Wilson; I. M. Nadeem; H. Hussain; X. Torrelles; J. Imran; D. Garai; Robert Lindsay; Gregory Cabailh; J. Zegenhagen; G. Thornton; C. Nicklin

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In situ photo-electrochemical investigation using surface X-ray diffraction: from ultra-high vacuum to solid/electrolyte interfaces

A. Wilson, I. M. Nadeem, H. Hussain, X. Torrelles, J. Imran, D. Garai, Robert Lindsay, Gregory Cabailh, J. Zegenhagen, G. Thornton, C. Nicklin

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A Photo-ElectroChemical DrOplet Cell (PEC-DOC) has been developed for the I07 surface diffraction beamline of Diamond Light Source to investigate solid-liquid interfaces using Surface X-Ray Diffraction (SXRD). PEC-DOC is ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) compatible, and so can be directly attached to a UHV instrument, such as that available in the Surface and Interface Laboratory at Diamond Light Source. Hence, samples can be prepared using standard surface preparation methods, such as sputtering/annealing, and then be characterised using X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). Subsequently, a sample can be transferred in UHV in PEC-DOC to I07, where the structure of the solid-liquid interface can be investigated.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Subtitle of host publication	15th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation (SRI 2024), 26 August to 30 August 2024 Hamburg, Germany
Publisher	IOP Publishing Ltd
Volume	3010
Edition	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/3010/1/012153
Publication status	Published - 5 Jun 2025

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Wilson, A., Nadeem, I. M., Hussain, H., Torrelles, X., Imran, J., Garai, D., Lindsay, R., Cabailh, G., Zegenhagen, J., Thornton, G., & Nicklin, C. (2025). In situ photo-electrochemical investigation using surface X-ray diffraction: from ultra-high vacuum to solid/electrolyte interfaces. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series: 15th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation (SRI 2024), 26 August to 30 August 2024 Hamburg, Germany (1 ed., Vol. 3010). Article 012153 IOP Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/3010/1/012153

Wilson, A. ; Nadeem, I. M. ; Hussain, H. et al. / In situ photo-electrochemical investigation using surface X-ray diffraction: from ultra-high vacuum to solid/electrolyte interfaces. Journal of Physics: Conference Series: 15th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation (SRI 2024), 26 August to 30 August 2024 Hamburg, Germany. Vol. 3010 1. ed. IOP Publishing Ltd, 2025.

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In situ photo-electrochemical investigation using surface X-ray diffraction: from ultra-high vacuum to solid/electrolyte interfaces. / Wilson, A.; Nadeem, I. M.; Hussain, H. et al.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series: 15th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation (SRI 2024), 26 August to 30 August 2024 Hamburg, Germany. Vol. 3010 1. ed. IOP Publishing Ltd, 2025. 012153.

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