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Our Research
Nano Lett., (2022)
Disentangling Structural and Electronic Properties in V2O3 Thin Films: A Genuine Nonsymmetry Breaking Mott Transition
F. Mazzola, S.K. Chaluvadi, V. Polewczyk, D. Mondal, J. Fujii, P. Rajak, M. Islam, R. Ciancio, L. Barba, M. Fabrizio, G. Rossi, P. Orgiani, and I. Vobornik
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PNAS, 119(4), e2116575119, (2022)
Evidence of magnetism-induced topological protection in the axion insulator candidate EuSn2P2
G.M. Pierantozzi, A. De Vita, C. Bigi, X. Gui, H.-J. Tien, D. Mondal, F. Mazzola, J. Fujii, I. Vobornik, G. Vinai, A. Sala, C. Africh, T.-L. Lee, G. Rossi, T.-R. Chang, W. Xie, R.J. Cava and G. Panaccione
Involved NFFA technique:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE
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Adv. Quantum Technol., 4, 2170103, (2021)
Back Cover: Magnetic Topological Semimetal Phase with Electronic Correlation Enhancement in SmSbTe
K. Pandey, D. Mondal, J.W. Villanova, J. Roll, R. Basnet, A. Wegner, G. Acharya, M.R.U. Nabi, B. Ghosh, J. Fujii, J. Wang, B. Da, A. Agarwal, I. Vobornik, A. Politano, S. Barraza-Lopez, J. Hu
Involved NFFA technique:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE
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Adv. Funct. Mater., 2106101, (2021)
Kitkaite NiTeSe, an Ambient-Stable Layered Dirac Semimetal with Low-Energy Type-II Fermions with Application Capabilities in Spintronics and Optoelectronics
I. Vobornik, A.B. Sarkar, L. Zhang, D.W. Boukhvalov, B. Ghosh, L. Piliai, C.-N. Kuo, D. Mondal, J. Fujii, C.S. Lue, M. Vorokhta, H. Xing, L. Wang, A. Agarwal, A. Politano
Involved NFFA technique:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE
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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
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ACS Nano, 15, 9, 14786–14793, (2021)
Mitrofanovite Pt3Te4: A Topological Metal with Termination-Dependent Surface Band Structure and Strong Spin Polarization
J. Fujii, B. Ghosh, I. Vobornik, A.B. Sarkar, D. Mondal, C.-N. Kuo, F.C. Bocquet, L. Zhang, D.W. Boukhvalov, C.S. Lue, A. Agarwal, and A. Politano
Involved NFFA techniques:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE, STM/STS
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PNAS, 118, (33), e2108617118, (2021)
Moving Dirac nodes by chemical substitution
N. Nilforoushan, M. Casula, A. Amaricci, M. Caputo, J. Caillaux, L. Khalil, E. Papalazarou, P. Simon, L. Perfetti, I. Vobornik, P.K. Das, J. Fujii, A. Barinov, D. Santos-Cottin, Y. Klein, M. Fabrizio, A. Gauzzi, and M. Marsi
Involved NFFA technique:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE
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J. Phys. Chem. C, 125, 14430–14437, (2021)
Evidence of Robust Half-Metallicity in Strained Manganite Films
G.M. Pierantozzi, G. Vinai, A.Y. Petrov, A. De Vita, F. Motti, V. Polewczyk, D. Mondal, T. Pincelli, R. Cucini, C. Bigi, I. Vobornik, J. Fujii, P. Torelli, F. Offi, G. Rossi, G. Panaccione, and F. Borgatti
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J. Phys. Mater., 4, 032001, (2021)
Pulsed laser deposition of oxide and metallic thin films by means of Nd:YAG laser source operating at its 1st harmonics: recent approaches and advances
S.K. Chaluvadi, D. Mondal, C. Bigi, D. Knez, P. Rajak, R. Ciancio, J. Fujii, G. Panaccione, I. Vobornik, G. Rossi, P. Orgiani
Involved NFFA techniques:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE, PLD, SEM, STM/STS
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Nat. Commun., 12, 1584, (2021)
High-frequency rectifiers based on type-II Dirac fermions
L. Zhang, Z. Chen, K. Zhang, L. Wang, H. Xu, L. Han, W. Guo, Y. Yang, C.-N. Kuo, C.S. Lue, D. Mondal, J. Fuji, I. Vobornik, B. Ghosh, A. Agarwal, H. Xing, X. Chen, A. Politano, W. Lu
Involved NFFA technique:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE
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Coatings, 11, 276, (2021)
Direct-ARPES and STM Investigation of FeSe Thin Film Growth by Nd:YAG Laser
S.K. Chaluvadi, D. Mondal, C. Bigi, J. Fujii, R. Adhikari, R. Ciancio, A. Bonanni, G. Panaccione, G. Rossi, I. Vobornik and P. Orgiani
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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
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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
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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
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J. Phys. Soc. JPN, 89, 044711, (2020)
Electronic Structure of Yb(Ni1−xCox)3Ga9 Studied by Angle-resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Y. Utsumi, D. Mondal, J. Fujii, I. Vobornik, S. Nakamura, D. Matković-Čalogović, and S. Ohara
Involved NFFA technique:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE
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Phys. Rev. Materials, 4, 025801, (2020)
Distinct behavior of localized and delocalized carriers in anatase TiO2 (001) during reaction with O2
C. Bigi, Z. Tang, G.M. Pierantozzi, P. Orgiani, P. K. Das, J. Fujii, I. Vobornik, T. Pincelli, A. Troglia, T.-L. Lee, R. Ciancio, G. Drazic, A. Verdini, A. Regoutz, P.D.C. King, D. Biswas, G. Rossi, G. Panaccione, and A. Selloni
Involved NFFA techniques:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE, DFT
From our users
Phys. Rev. B, 100, 195134, (2019)
Observation of bulk states and spin-polarized topological surface states in transitionmetal dichalcogenide Dirac semimetal candidate NiTe2
B. Ghosh, D. Mondal, C.-N. Kuo, C.S. Lue, J. Nayak, J. Fujii, I. Vobornik, A. Politano, and A. Agarwal
Involved NFFA technique:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE
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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
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Phys. Rev. B, 100, 121104, (2019)
Surface states and Rashba-type spin polarization in antiferromagnetic MnBi2Te4(0001)
R.C. Vidal, H. Bentmann, T.R.F. Peixoto, A. Zeugner, S. Moser, C.-H. Min, S. Schatz, K. Kißner, M. Ünzelmann, C.I. Fornari, H.B. Vasili, M. Valvidares, K. Sakamoto, D. Mondal, J. Fujii, I. Vobornik, S. Jung, C. Cacho, T.K. Kim, R.J. Koch, C. Jozwiak, A. Bostwick, J.D. Denlinger, E. Rotenberg, J. Buck, M. Hoesch, F. Diekmann, S. Rohlf, M. Kalläne, K. Rossnagel, M.M. Otrokov, E.V. Chulkov, M. Ruck, A. Isaeva, and F. Reinert
Involved NFFA technique:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE
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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
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Electron. Struct., 1, 014003, (2019)
Electronic properties of candidate type-II Weyl semimetal WTe2. A review perspective
P.K. Das, D. Di Sante, F. Cilento, C. Bigi, D. Kopic, D. Soranzio, A. Sterzi, J.A. Krieger, I. Vobornik, J. Fujii, T. Okuda, V.N. Strocov, M.B.H. Breese, F. Parmigiani, G. Rossi, S. Picozzi, R. Thomale, G. Sangiovanni, R.J. Cava, and G. Panaccione
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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
Phys. Rev. Materials, 2(6), 065001, (2018)
Role of Spin-Orbit Coupling in the Electronic Structure of IrO2
P. K. Das, J. Sławińska, I. Vobornik, J. Fujii, A. Regoutz, J.M. Kahk, D.O. Scanlon, B.J. Morgan, C. McGuinness, E. Plekhanov, D. Di Sante, Y.-S. Huang, R.-S. Chen, G. Rossi, S. Picozzi, W.R. Branford, G. Panaccione, and D.J. Payne
Involved NFFA techniques:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE, DFT
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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
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Phys. Rev. B, 96, 165149, (2017)
Temperature-independent band structure of WTe2 as observed from angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy
S. Thirupathaiah, R. Jha, B. Pal, J.S. Matias, P. Kumar Das, I. Vobornik, R.A. Ribeiro and D.D. Sarma
Involved NFFA technique:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE
Our Research
Phys. Rev. Lett., 119, 026403, (2017)
Three-Dimensional Electronic Structure of the Type-II Weyl Semimetal WTe 2
D. Di Sante, P. Kumar Das, C. Bigi, Z. Ergönenc, N. Gürtler, J. A. Krieger, T. Schmitt, M.N. Ali, G. Rossi, R. Thomale, C. Franchini, S. Picozzi, J. Fujii, V.N. Strocov, G. Sangiovanni, I. Vobornik, R.J. Cava, and G. Panaccione
Involved NFFA techniques:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE, DFT
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
From our users
Phys. Rev. B, 95, 241105(R), (2017)
MoTe2: An uncompensated semimetal with extremely large magnetoresistance
S. Thirupathaiah, R. Jha, B. Pal, J.S. Matias, P.K. Das, P.K. Sivakumar, I. Vobornik, N.C. Plumb, M. Shi, R.A. Ribeiro and D.D. Sarma
Involved NFFA technique:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE
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Appl. Phys. Lett., 110, 171601, (2017)
Structural and electronic properties of Bi2Se3 topological insulator thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition
P. Orgiani, C. Bigi, P. Kumar Das, J. Fujii, R. Ciancio, B. Gobaut, A. Galdi, C. Sacco, L. Maritato, P. Torelli, G. Panaccione, I. Vobornik, and G. Rossi
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Phys. Rev. B, 94, 075141, (2016)
Electronic structure of the chiral helimagnet and 3d-intercalated transition metal dichalcogenide Cr1/3NbS2
N. Sirica, S.-K. Mo, F. Bondino, I. Pis, S. Nappini, P. Vilmercati, J. Yi, Z. Gai, P.C. Snijders, P.K. Das, I. Vobornik, N. Ghimire, M.R. Koehler, L. Li, D. Sapkota, D.S. Parker, D.G. Mandrus and N. Mannella
Involved NFFA techniques:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE, DFT
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Nano Lett., 16, 3409, (2016)
Manipulating the Topological Interface by Molecular Adsorbates: Adsorption of Co-Phthalocyanine on Bi2Se3
M. Caputo, M. Panighel, S. Lisi, L. Khalil, G. Di Santo, E. Papalazarou, A. Hruban, M. Konczykowski, L. Krusin-Elbaum, Z.S. Aliev, M.B. Babanly, M.M. Otrokov, A. Politano, E.V. Chulkov, Andrés Arnau, V. Marinova, P.K. Das, J. Fujii, I. Vobornik, L. Perfetti, A. Mugarza, A. Goldoni, M. Marsi
Involved NFFA techniques:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE, STM/STS
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Nat. Commun., 7, 10847, (2016)
Layer-dependent quantum cooperation of electron and hole states in the anomalous semimetal WTe2
P. K. Das, D. Di Sante, I. Vobornik, J. Fujii, T. Okuda, E. Bruyer, A. Gyenis, B.E. Feldman, J. Tao, R. Ciancio, G. Rossi, M.N. Ali, S. Picozzi, A. Yadzani, G. Panaccione and R.J. Cava
Involved NFFA technique:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE