@article {95,
	title = {Surface Photochemistry of Adsorbed Nitrate: The Role of Adsorbed Water in the Formation of Reduced Nitrogen Species on α-Fe2O3 Particle Surfaces.},
	journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry A},
	volume = {118},
	year = {2014},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2013:1898077(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	pages = {158 - 166},
	publisher = {American Chemical Society},
	abstract = {The surface photochem. of nitrate, formed from nitric acid adsorption, on hematite (α-Fe2O3) particle surfaces under different environmental conditions is investigated using XPS.  Following exposure of α-Fe2O3 particle surfaces to gas-phase nitric acid, a peak in the N1s region is seen at 407.4 eV; this binding energy is indicative of adsorbed nitrate.  Upon broadband irradn. with light (λ > 300 nm), the nitrate peak decreases in intensity as a result of a decrease in adsorbed nitrate on the surface.  Concomitant with this decrease in the nitrate coverage, there is the appearance of two lower binding energy peaks in the N1s region at 401.7 and 400.3 eV, due to reduced nitrogen species.  The formation as well as the stability of these reduced nitrogen species, identified as NO- and N-, are further investigated as a function of water vapor pressure.  Addnl., irradn. of adsorbed nitrate on α-Fe2O3 generates three nitrogen gas-phase products including NO2, NO, and N2O.  As shown here, different environmental conditions of water vapor pressure and the presence of mol. oxygen greatly influence the relative photoproduct distribution from nitrate surface photochem.  The atm. implications of these results are discussed. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {surface photochem nitrate nitric acid adsorbate iron oxide particle},
	isbn = {1089-5639},
	author = {Nanayakkara, Charith E. and Jayaweera, Pradeep M. and Rubasinghege, Gayan and Baltrusaitis, Jonas and Grassian, Vicki H.}
}
@article {144,
	title = {Surface Chemistry of α-FeOOH Nanorods and Microrods with Gas-Phase Nitric Acid and Water Vapor: Insights into the Role of Particle Size, Surface Structure, and Surface Hydroxyl Groups in the Adsorption and Reactivity of α-FeOOH with Atmospheric Gases.},
	journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry C},
	volume = {116},
	year = {2012},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2012:668168(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	month = {2012///},
	pages = {12566 - 12577},
	publisher = {American Chemical Society},
	abstract = {Heterogeneous interactions of H2O and HNO3 on goethite, α-FeOOH, a component of mineral dust aerosol, are studied with simultaneous QCM measurements and ATR-FTIR spectroscopy.  Lab. synthesized α-FeOOH of varying sizes (microrods and nanorods) when exposed to gas phase H2O and HNO3 results in the uptake of these gases.  This combined approach of QCM measurements and ATR-FTIR spectroscopy allows for both quantification of the amt. of uptake and spectroscopic data that provides information on speciation of adsorbed products.  In the case of H2O, both microrods and nanorods take up H2O and that the total amts. of H2O, when normalized to surface area, are similar.  However, for HNO3 uptake, the satn. coverage of total and irreversibly bound HNO3 on microrods is higher than that on nanorods, a size effect which is attributed to surface structural changes that occur as a function of particle size.  Also, a study of the behavior of HNO3 reacted with α-FeOOH in aq. media was carried out such as to better understand the effects of atm. processing upon dispersal within the hydrosphere. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {iron hydroxide oxide nanorod microrod nitric acid water adsorption},
	isbn = {1932-7447},
	author = {Wijenayaka, Lahiru A. and Rubasinghege, Gayan and Baltrusaitis, Jonas and Grassian, Vicki H.}
}
