Publications

From our users
J. Catal., 423, 10-18, (2023)
Silica-magnesium-titanium Ziegler–Natta catalysts. Part II. Properties of the active sites and fragmentation behaviour
J. Zarupski, A. Piovano, M. J. Werny, A. Martini, L. Braglia, P. Torelli, C. Hendriksen, N.H. Friederichs, F. Meirer, B.M. Weckhuysen, E. Groppo
Involved NFFA technique:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE
From our users
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 15, 21, 26166–26174, (2023)
Investigating the High-Temperature Water/MgCl2 Interface through Ambient Pressure Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
F. Tavani, M. Busato, D. Veclani, L. Braglia, S. Mauri, P. Torelli, and P. D’Angelo
Involved NFFA technique:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE
Our Research
Adv. Funct. Mat., 2301056, (2023)
Formation and Etching of the Insulating Sr-Rich V5+ Phase at the Metallic SrVO3 Surface Revealed by Operando XAS Spectroscopy Characterizations
V. Polewczyk, M. Mezhoud, M. Rath, O. El-Khaloufi, F. Bassato, A. Fouchet, W. Prellier, M. Frégnaux, D. Aureau, L. Braglia, G. Vinai, P. Torelli, U. Lüders
Our Research
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 14, 5, 1334–1342, (2023)
Hydrogen Production Mechanism in Low-Temperature Methanol Decomposition Catalyzed by Ni3Sn4 Intermetallic Compound: A Combined Operando and Density Functional Theory Investigation
S. Mauri, G. D’Olimpio, C. Ghica, L. Braglia, C.-N. Kuo, M.C. Istrate, C.S. Lue, L. Ottaviano, T. Klimczuk, D.W. Boukhvalov, A. Politano, and P. Torelli
From our users
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, (2022)
Caught while Dissolving: Revealing the Interfacial Solvation of the Mg2+ Ions on the MgO Surface
F. Tavani, M. Busato, L. Braglia, S. Mauri, P. Torelli, and P. D’Angelo
Involved NFFA technique:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE
From our users
Mater. Today Chem., 26, 101011, (2022)
Synthesis of Ni-doped ceria nanoparticles and their unusual surface reduction in hydrogen
M. Barreau, D. Chen, J. Zhang, V. Papaefthimiou, C. Petit, D. Salusso, E. Borfecchia, S. Turczyniak-Surdacka, K. Sobczak, S. Mauri, L. Braglia, P. Torelli, S. Zafeiratos
Involved NFFA technique:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE
From our users
J. Mater. Chem. C, (2022)
Lithium intercalation mechanisms and critical role of multi-doping in LiFexMn2-x-yTiyO4 as high-capacity cathode material for Lithium-ion batteries
D. Callegari, M. Coduri, M. Fracchia, P. Ghigna, L. Braglia, U. Anselmi-Tamburini and E. Quartarone
Involved NFFA techniques:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE, Glovebox
Our Research
ACS Omega, (2022)
Electronic Properties of Fully Strained La1–xSrxMnO3 Thin Films Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy (0.15 ≤ x ≤ 0.45)
S.K. Chaluvadi, V. Polewczyk, A.Y. Petrov, G. Vinai, L. Braglia, J.M. Diez, V. Pierron, P. Perna, L. Mechin, P. Torelli, and P. Orgiani
Involved NFFA techniques:
MOKE, PLD, XPS, XAS/XMCD @ APE-HE, XRD
From our users
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., (2021)
Structural and mechanistic insights into low-temperature CO oxidation over a prototypical high entropy oxide by Cu L-edge operando soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
P. D'Angelo, F. Tavani, M. Fracchia, A. Tofoni, L. Braglia, P. Torelli, P. Ghigna, S. Morandi, M. Manzoli and A. Jouve
Involved NFFA technique:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE
Our Research
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 12, 9182–9187, (2021)
Catching the Reversible Formation and Reactivity of Surface Defective Sites in Metal–Organic Frameworks: An Operando Ambient Pressure-NEXAFS Investigation
L. Braglia, F. Tavani, S. Mauri, R. Edla, D. Krizmancic, A. Tofoni, V. Colombo, P. D’Angelo, and P. Torelli
Involved NFFA technique:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE
From our users
ACS Catal., 11, 9949–9961, (2021)
Electronic Properties of Ti Sites in Ziegler–Natta Catalysts
A. Piovano, M. Signorile, L. Braglia, P. Torelli, A. Martini, T. Wada, G. Takasao, T. Taniike, and E. Groppo
Involved NFFA techniques:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE, Glovebox
From our users
ACS Catal., 11, 5369–5385, (2021)
Improving the Catalytic Performance of Cobalt for CO Preferential Oxidation by Stabilizing the Active Phase through Vanadium Promotion
L. Zhong, M. Barreau, V. Caps, V. Papaefthimiou, M. Haevecker, D. Teschner, W. Baaziz, E. Borfecchia, L. Braglia, and S. Zafeiratos
Involved NFFA technique:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE
From our users
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13, 541–551, (2020)
Defect Engineering for Tuning the Photoresponse of Ceria-Based Solid Oxide Photoelectrochemical Cells
Y. Shi, L. Wang, Z. Wang, G. Vinai, L. Braglia, P. Torelli, C. Aruta, E. Traversa, W. Liu and N. Yang
From our users
J. Synchrotron Radiat., 27, 1741-1752, (2020)
THORONDOR: a software for fast treatment and analysis of low‐energy XAS data
D.H. Simonne, A. Martini, M. Signorile, A. Piovano, L. Braglia, P. Torelli, E. Borfecchia, G. Ricchiardi
Involved NFFA technique:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE
Our Research
Rev. Sci. Instrum., 91, 085109, (2020)
An integrated ultra-high vacuum apparatus for growth and in situ characterization of complex materials
G. Vinai, F. Motti, A.Yu. Petrov, V. Polewczyk, V. Bonanni, R. Edla, B. Gobaut, J. Fujii, F. Suran, D. Benedetti, F. Salvador, A. Fondacaro, G. Rossi, G. Panaccione, B.A. Davidson and P. Torelli
Involved NFFA techniques:
lab-XPS, MBE, MOKE
From our users
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 59, 18145–18150, (2020)
Titanium defective sites in TS‐1: structural insights by combining spectroscopy and simulation
M. Signorile, L. Braglia, V. Crocellà, P. Torelli, E. Groppo, G. Ricchiardi, S. Bordiga, F. Bonino
Involved NFFA technique:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE
From our users
J. Phys. Chem. C, 124, 14202-14212, (2020)
Understanding Solid-gas Reaction Mechanisms by Operando Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy at Ambient Pressure
L. Braglia, M. Fracchia, P. Ghigna, A. Minguzzi, D. Meroni, R. Edla, M. Vandichel, E. Ahlberg, G. Cerrato, and P. Torelli
Involved NFFA techniques:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE, lab-XPS
From our users
Appl. Surf. Sci., 514, 145925, (2020)
Catalytic activity of PtSn4: Insights from surface-science spectroscopies
G. D'Olimpio, D.W. Boukhvalov, J. Fujii, P. Torelli, A. Marchionni, J. Filippi, C.-N. Kuo, R. Edla, L. Ottaviano, C.S. Lue, F. Vizza, S. Nappini, A. Politano
Involved NFFA techniques:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE, DFT, STM/STS
From our users
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 11, 3589-3593, (2020)
Stabilization by Configurational Entropy of the Cu(II) Active Site during CO Oxidation on Mg0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2Zn0.2O
M. Fracchia, P. Ghigna, T. Pozzi, U. Anselmi Tamburini, V. Colombo, L. Braglia, P. Torelli
Involved NFFA technique:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE
Our Research
Struct. Dyn., 7, 014303, (2020)
Coherent narrowband light source for ultrafast photoelectron spectroscopy in the 17–31 eV photon energy range
R. Cucini, T. Pincelli, G. Panaccione, D. Kopic, F. Frassetto, P. Miotti, G.M. Pierantozzi, S. Peli, A. Fondacaro, A. De Luisa, A. De Vita, P. Carrara, D. Krizmancic, D.T. Payne, F. Salvador, A. Sterzi, L. Poletto, F. Parmigiani, G. Rossi, and F. Cilento
From our users
J. Elec. Spectr. Rel. Phenom., 146902, (2019)
Operando photoelectron emission spectroscopy and microscopy at Elettra soft X-ray beamlines: From model to real functional systems
M. Amati, V. Bonanni, L. Braglia, F. Genuzio, L. Gregoratti, M. Kiskinova, A. Kolmakov, A. Locatelli, E. Magnano, A.A. Matruglio, T.O. Menteş, S. Nappini, P. Torelli, P. Zeller
Involved NFFA technique:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE
From our users
Adv. Func. Mater., 30, 1906556, (2019)
PdTe2 Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide: Chemical Reactivity, Thermal Stability, and Device Implementation
G. D'Olimpio, C. Guo, C.N. Kuo, R. Edla, C.S. Lue, L. Ottaviano, P. Torelli, L. Wang, D.W. Boukhvalov, A. Politano
Involved NFFA techniques:
XPS, XAS/XMCD @ APE-HE, XRD
Our Research
J. Phys. Chem. C., 123, 24511-24519, (2019)
Study of Gaseous Interactions on Co3O4 Thin Film Coatings by Ambient Pressure Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
R. Edla, L. Braglia, V. Bonanni, A. Miotello, G. Rossi, P. Torelli
Involved NFFA techniques:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE, PLD
From our users
Thin Solid Films, 674, 12-21, (2019)
Control of composition and grain growth in Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films from nanoparticle inks
N. Ataollahi, C. Malerba, E. Cappelletto, R. Ciancio, R. Edla, R. Di Maggio, P. Scardi
Involved NFFA techniques:
SEM, XPS, XAS/XMCD @ APE-HE
From our users
Adv. Funct. Mater., 29, 1900438, (2019)
Surface Instability and Chemical Reactivity of ZrSiS and ZrSiSe Nodal‐Line Semimetals
D.W. Boukhvalov, R. Edla, A. Cupolillo, V. Fabio, R. Sankar, Y. Zhu, Z. Mao, J. Hu, P. Torelli, G. Chiarello, L. Ottaviano, A. Politano
Involved NFFA technique:
XPS, XAS/XMCD @ APE-HE
Our Research
Rev. Sci. Instrum., 89, 054101, (2018)
A reaction cell for ambient pressure soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy
C. Castán-Guerrero, D. Krizmancic, V. Bonanni, R. Edla, A. Deluisa, F. Salvador, G. Rossi, G. Panaccione, and P. Torelli
Involved NFFA technique:
Ambient pressure XAS @ APE-HE
From our users
Adv. Funct. Mater., 28, 1706504, (2018)
Tailoring the Surface Chemical Reactivity of Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide PtTe2 Crystals
A. Politano, G. Chiarello, C. Kuo, C.S. Lue, R. Edla, P. Torelli, V. Pellegrini, D.W. Boukhvalov
Involved NFFA techniques:
XPS, XAS/XMCD @ APE-HE, XRD
Our Research
J. Synchrotron Rad., 24, 750–756, (2017)
Very efficient spin polarization analysis (VESPA): new exchange scattering-based setup for spin- resolved ARPES at APE-NFFA beamline at Elettra
C. Bigi, P. K. Das, D. Benedetti, F. Salvador, D. Krizmancic, R. Sergo, A. Martin, G. Panaccione, G. Rossi, J. Fujii and I. Vobornik
Involved NFFA technique:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE
Our Research
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 9, 23099, (2017)
Role of Oxygen Deposition Pressure in the Formation of Ti Defect States in TiO2(001) Anatase Thin Films
B. Gobaut , P. Orgiani, A. Sambriet, E. di Gennaro, C. Aruta, F. Borgatti, V. Lollobrigida, D. Céolin, J.-P. Rueff, R. Ciancio, C. Bigi, P.K. Das, J. Fujii, D. Krizmancic, P. Torelli, I. Vobornik, G. Rossi, F. Miletto Granozio, U. Scotti di Uccio, G. Panaccione
Our Research
Rev. Sci Instrum., 87, 035111, (2016)
Design and optimization of a modular setup for measurements of three-dimensional spin polarization with ultrafast pulsed sources
T. Pincelli, V.N. Petrov, G. Brajnik, R. Ciprian, V. Lollobrigida, P. Torelli, D. Krizmancic, F. Salvador, A. De Luisa, R. Sergo, A. Gubertini, G. Cautero, S. Carrato, G. Rossi, and G. Panaccione
Our Research
AIP Advances, 5, 127128, (2015)
Magnetoresistance of galfenol-based magnetic tunnel junction
B. Gobaut, G. Vinai, C. Castan-Guerrero, D. Krizmancic, H. Rafaqat, S. Roddaro, G. Rossi, G. Panaccione, M. Eddrief, M. Marangolo, and P. Torelli
Involved NFFA techniques:
MBE, MOKE
Our Research
J. Magn. Magn. Mat., 383, 56, (2015)
FeGa/MgO/Fe/GaAs(001) magnetic tunnel junction: Growth and magnetic properties
B. Gobaut, R. Ciprian, B.R. Salles, D. Krizmancic, G. Rossi, G. Panaccione, M. Eddrief, M. Marangolo, P. Torelli
Involved NFFA techniques:
MBE, MOKE, XPS, XAS/XMCD @ APE-HE