Abstract
Sn Kα
1-detecting Sn K-edge XANES spectrum was successfully measured for Pt–Sn/SiO
2 catalyst (2.5 wt.% Pt, Sn/Pt atomic ratio 1.0) in the energy resolution 5.0 eV using Rowland-type fluorescence spectrometer equipped with Ge(13,13,13) bent crystal. The steeper, more clearly resolved XANES spectrum thus obtained could be compared quantitatively to theoretical XANES spectra generated by
ab initio calculations for thirteen plausible Pt–Sn site models (alloy, adsorbed Sn, and mixture models). This spectral simulation suggested that fluorescence-detecting XANES is a simple method to judge the plausible site structure without detailed spectral analyses. The comparison supported an adsorbed Sn site model structure on highly dispersed Pt[–Sn] nanoparticles on SiO
2.