X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) is a powerful, element-specific technique used to probe the local atomic and electronic structure of materials.
By analyzing how X-rays are absorbed near an element’s core-level binding energy, XAFS reveals critical insights into oxidation states, coordination environments, and inter-atomic distances.
The main advantage of X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) is that the energies associated to the electronic transitions of different elements are distinctly separated from each other. This means that an element-specific measurement of the sample can be made by tuning to the energy of a particular transition.
An additional advantage is that XAS can provide information about the local structure of the element being probed, regardless of long range order. This makes the technique compatible with crystalline, amorphous and nano-sized materials.
Suitable for solids, liquids, and gases, XAFS is ideal for research in catalysis, materials science, environmental studies, and nanotechnology.
