UVSOR-III + MAX IV International Workshop:
Frontier of Soft X-ray Spectroscopy for Chemical Processes in Solutions
October 2nd, 2023
13:00 - 13:10 Welcome message from Masanari Nagasaka (Institute for Molecular Science, Japan)
13:10 - 14:50 Session A Chair: Masanari Nagasaka (Institute for Molecular Science, Japan)
13:10 - 13:35 Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy to investigate artificial biomembranes in aqueous solution
Ryugo Tero (Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan)
13:35 - 14:00 Photon-in-photon-out spectroscopy and synchrotron radiation project in Shenzhen
Yitao Cui (Institute of Advanced Science Facilities, Shenzen, China)
14:00 - 14:25 XAS study for aqueous cellobiose: Experiment and theory
Takehiko Sasaki (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
14:25 - 14:50 Measurements with utilizing soft X-ray pulse at the Photon Factory 2.5 GeV ring
Jun-ichi Adachi (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Japan)
14:50 - 15:05 Coffee/tea break
15:05 - 16:00 Session B Chair: Satoru Suzuki (University of Hyogo, Japan)
15:05 - 15:30 Small angle X-ray scattering experiments at the 3 GeV diffraction-limited storage ring at MAX IV Laboratory: Recent results and new opportunities
Tomás S. Plivelic (MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Sweden)
15:30 - 15:45 (Hot Topic) Study of chirality emergence and structural change of organic molecules by circularly polarized Lyman-alpha (121.6 nm) irradiation in UVSOR-III
Masahiro Kobayashi (National Institute for Fusion Science, Japan)
15:45 - 16:00 (Hot Topic) Electronic structure analysis of square planer Ni complex bearing tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane as a Z-type ligand
Yuta Uetake (Osaka University, Japan)
16:00 - 18:00 Poster presentations
October 3rd, 2023
09:00 - 10:15 Session C Chair: Tomás S. Plivelic (MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Sweden)
09:00 - 09:25 Time resolved soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy system for liquid sample in Photon Factory
Fumitoshi Kumaki (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Japan)
09:25 - 09:50 Very sharp diffraction peak in liquids and glasses
Shinji Kohara (National Institute for Materials Science, Japan)
09:50 - 10:15 UVSOR BL4U STXM Beamline: Status and Future Outlook
Tohru Araki (Institute for Molecular Science, Japan)
10:15 - 10:40 Coffee/tea break
10:40 - 11:55 Session D Chair: Kentaro Fujii (National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology , Japan)
10:40 - 11:05 Structure of aqueous ethanol solution: Soft X-ray emission spectroscopy measurements and theoretical calculations
Osamu Takahashi (Hiroshima University , Japan)
11:05 - 11:30 Acetic acid in 1-methylimidazole observed by soft X-ray emission spectroscopy
Yuka Horikawa (Yamaguchi University, Japan)
11:30 - 11:55 Mechanistic investigation of homogeneous iron-catalyzed organic reactions based on solution-phase XAS analysis
Hikaru Takaya (Teikyo Science University & Institute for Molecular Science, Japan)
11:55 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:35 Session E Chair: Conny Såthe (MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Sweden)
13:30 - 13:55 Operando soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy for observing chemical processes in solutions
Masanari Nagasaka (Institute for Molecular Science, Japan)
13:55 - 14:20 Direct observation of electrochemically generated high-valent iron-oxo species applicable to CH4 oxidation reaction
Yasuyuki Yamada (Nagoya University, Japan)
14:20 - 14:45 Soft X-ray spectroscopy for semiconductor photocatalysts
Hiroshi Onishi (Kobe University & Institute for Molecular Science, Japan)
14:45 - 15:10 Transition metal L-edge operando RIXS studies of electrode materials for Li-ion batteries
Daisuke Asakura (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan)
15:10 - 15:35 Tracking chemical dynamics through soft X-ray spectroscopy
Zhong Yin (Tohoku University, Japan)
15:35 - 15:45 Conference Photo
15:45 - 16:10 Coffee/tea break
16:10 - 17:30 Session F Chair: Takashi Tokushima (MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Sweden)
16:10 - 16:25 (Hot Topic) Development of structural analysis in solution by combining soft X-ray absorption and Raman spectroscopies
Morihisa Saeki (National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Japan)
16:25 - 16:40 (Hot Topic) Observation of interactions between functional polymers and water molecules using soft X-ray emission spectroscopy under real atmospheric conditions
Naoya Kurahashi (Institute for Molecular Science, Japan)
16:40 - 17:05 (Online) Liquid jet photoemission at FlexPES beamline, MAX IV
Gunnar Öhrwall (MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Sweden)
17:05 - 17:30 (Online) Soft X-ray operando characterization of electrochemical interfaces by ambient pressure photoelectron spectroscopy at MAX IV
Andrey Shavorskiy (MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Sweden)
18:00 - 20:00 Banquet
October 4th, 2023
09:00 - 10:40 Session G Chair: Naoya Kurahashi (Institute for Molecular Science, Japan)
09:00 - 09:25 Geometry sampling and modeling methods to simulate transient X-ray absorption spectra of molecules dissolved in a solvent
Shota Tsuru (RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Japan)
09:25 - 09:50 A new perspective for understanding the thermodynamics of liquids: Mesoscopic fluctuation
Yukio Kajihara (Hiroshima University, Japan)
09:50 - 10:15 Time-resolved and nonlinear soft X-ray absorption, reflection and fluorescence spectroscopy at SACLA BL1 by using ultrathin flat jets
Hiroshi Iwayama (Institute for Molecular Science, Japan)
10:15 - 10:40 Veritas: A versatile beamline for high resolution Soft X-ray Resonant Inelastic Scattering at the MAX IV Laboratory
Conny Såthe (MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Sweden)
10:40 - 11:05 Coffee/tea break
11:05 - 12:20 Session H Chair: Yuka Horikawa (Yamaguchi University, Japan)
11:05 - 11:30 New resonant inelastic soft X-ray scattering facility at NanoTerasu
Jun Miyawaki (National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Japan)
11:30 - 11:55 Photoelectron spectroscopy of liquids: Accessing electronic energetics and surface properties
Stephan Thürmer (Kyoto University, Japan)
11:55 - 12:20 Operando observation for water splitting electrocatalysts using hard/tender/soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Masaaki Yoshida (Yamaguchi University, Japan)
12:20 - 12:30 Closing remarks
13:00 - 17:00 Optional tour to Okazaki castle and Daijuji temple
Poster Presentations
P01 Hybrid structure analysis: Accurate and precise structure determination of mono- and bimetallic spinels by iterative and alternating refinements of PXRD and XAFS
Kiyohiro Adachi (RIKEN, Japan)
P02 Electronic structure analysis of square planer Ni complex bearing tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane as a Z-type ligand
Yuta Uetake (Osaka University, Japan)
P03 Coherent X-ray imaging of the nanostructures of covalent organic frameworks in the initial synthesis process
Takahiro Nishio (DENSO Corporation, Japan)
P04 In situ dynamic analysis of acid base equilibrium shift in a microflow platform
Takato Maeda (Kyoto Prefectural University, Japan)
P05 Sodium ion coordination to lipid bilayers investigated by X-ray absorption spectroscopy in water
Yu Kinjo (Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan)
P06 XAFS study of cobalt oxide catalysts for effective liquid phase oxidation reactions
Nobuyuki Ichikuni (Chiba University, Japan)
P07 Imaging and spectroscopy of liquid water using X-ray PEEM
Masaya Takeuchi (University of Hyogo, Japan)
P08 In-situ characterization of water electrolysis for hydrogen production across a current density range from 0 to 2000 mA cm−2
Ailong Li (RIKEN, Japan)
P09 Study of chirality emergence and structural change of organic molecules by circularly polarized Lyman-alpha (121.6 nm) irradiation in UVSOR-III
Masahiro Kobayashi (National Institute for Fusion Science, Japan)
P10 Investigation of the electronic structure of HONTA in the n-dodecane media by soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculation
Yasunori Miyazaki (Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan)
P11 Attempts at structural analysis of biological macromolecules using resonant soft X-ray scattering
Yasunobu Sugimoto (Institute for Molecular Science, Japan)
P12 Observation of interactions between functional polymers and water molecules using soft X-ray emission spectroscopy under real atmospheric conditions
Naoya Kurahashi (Institute for Molecular Science, Japan)
P13 Development of structural analysis in solution by combining soft X-ray absorption and Raman spectroscopies
Morihisa Saeki (National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Japan)
P14 Measurability of chloramines using soft X-ray spectroscopy
Yoshiyuki Seimiya (Chiba Prefectural Public Enterprises Bureau, Japan)
P15 Development of high-repetition-rate time-resolved resonant soft X-ray scattering measurement system at the Photon Factory
Ryo Fukaya (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Japan)
P16 Cu L-edge XANES spectra of Cu protein solutions
Kentaro Fujii (National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology , Japan)
P17 Polarized Quantum Beam Irradiation and High Magnetic Field Application on Chiral Organometallic Coordination Complexes
Jun-ichi Takahashi (Doshisha University, Japan)