Abstract
Ga2O3 loaded Al2O3 samples (Ga2O3/Al2O3) were prepared to change coordination structures around Ga atoms. Ga K-edge XANES spectra of the Ga2O3/Al2O3 samples showed two peaks assigned to Ga atoms having tetrahedral coordination structure (Ga(t)) and octahedral one (Ga(o)). Curve-fitting analysis of XANES spectra was carried out with a set of pseudo- Voight and arctangent functions, and the fractions of Ga(t) and Ga(o) were quantitatively estimated from the ratio of the peak areas. EXAFS curve-fitting analysis also evaluated the fractions of Ga(t) and Ga(o) and they were in good agreement with those obtained by XANES analysis. It was revealed that the fraction of Ga(t) increased with the decrease in the loading amount of Ga2O3 due to the interaction of Ga species with Al2O3. The fractions of Ga(t) and Ga(o) might relate to the photocatalytic activity for CO2 reduction with H2O over the Ga2O3/Al2O3 samples.
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