<str<strong>on</strong>g>Structure</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>molybdenum</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>oxide</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>supported</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>silica</strong> <strong>SBA</strong>-<strong>15</strong> <strong>studied</strong> by Raman, UV–Vis and X-ray absorpti<strong>on</strong> spectroscopy J. P. Thielemann et al., Appl. Catal. A: General 399 (2011) 28-24 Table 2: Type, number (N), and XAFS disorder parameters (� 2 ) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> atoms at distance R from the Mo atoms in MoxOy species in dehydrated MoxOy/<strong>SBA</strong>-<strong>15</strong>. Experimental parameters were obtained from a refinement <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a hexag<strong>on</strong>al MoO3 model structure to the experimental Mo K edge XAFS �(k) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> dehydrated MoxOy/<strong>SBA</strong>- <strong>15</strong> (Fig. 10) (k range from 3.6 to 14.4 Å -1 , R range from 0.9 to 4.0 Å, E0 = 8.0 eV, residual ~ 10.6, Nind = 23, Nfree = 13). C<strong>on</strong>fidence limits in distances and � 2 parameters are indicated. Subscript C indicates parameters that were correlated in the refinement. Eventually, the local structure around the Mo centres in dehydrated Mo xO y/<strong>SBA</strong>-<strong>15</strong> (5.5 wt% Mo) was determined by detailed EXAFS analysis. While seeking a suitable model system to simulate the experimental FT(�(k)∙k 3 ) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> dehydrated Mo xO y/<strong>SBA</strong>-<strong>15</strong> it became apparent, that <strong>on</strong>e or two Mo-Mo distances were not sufficient. Despite <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the reduced amplitude at higher shells (see Fig. 9), three Mo- Mo distances were required to account for the particularshape <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the amplitude and imaginary part <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the FT(�(k)∙k 3 ) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> dehydrated Mo xO y/<strong>SBA</strong>-<strong>15</strong> in the range between 2.5 and 3.5 Å. Therefore, theoretical phases and amplitudes calculated for various Mo-O and three Mo-Mo distances in reference hexag<strong>on</strong>al MoO 3 were used for EXAFS refinement. Theoretical and experimental Mo K edge FT(�(k)∙k 3 ) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> dehydrated Mo xO y/<strong>SBA</strong>-<strong>15</strong> are shown in Fig. 9. Structural parameters obtained from the XAFS refinement are given in Table 2. The results presented above dem<strong>on</strong>strate the potential <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> combining Raman-, UV-Vis and X-ay absorpti<strong>on</strong> spectroscopy to study the structure <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>silica</strong> <strong>SBA</strong>-<strong>15</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>supported</str<strong>on</strong>g> highly dispersed <str<strong>on</strong>g>molybdenum</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>oxide</str<strong>on</strong>g>. On the <strong>on</strong>e hand, the Raman spectra reveal the absence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> crystalline <str<strong>on</strong>g>molybdenum</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>oxide</str<strong>on</strong>g> phases (e.g. �-MoO 3) with high sensitivity, whereas minority <str<strong>on</strong>g>molybdenum</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>oxide</str<strong>on</strong>g> phases (
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