Publications

From our users
Adv. Funct. Mater., 2401129, (2024)
Patterning Magnonic Structures via Laser Induced Crystallization of Yittrium Iron Garnet
A. Del Giacco, F. Maspero, V. Levati, M. Vitali, E. Albisetti, D. Petti, L. Brambilla, V. Polewczyk, G. Vinai, G. Panaccione, R. Silvani, M. Madami, S. Tacchi, R. Dreyer, S.R. Lake, G. Woltersdorf, G. Schmidt, and R. Bertacco
Involved NFFA technique:
XPS, XAS/XMCD @ APE-HE
Our Research
Nature, (2024)
Signatures of a surface spin–orbital chiral metal
F. Mazzola, W. Brzezicki, M.T. Mercaldo, A. Guarino, C. Bigi, J.A. Miwa, D. De Fazio, A. Crepaldi, J. Fujii, G. Rossi, P. Orgiani, S.K. Chaluvadi, S. Punathum Chalil, G. Panaccione, A. Jana, V. Polewczyk, I. Vobornik, C. Kim, F. Miletto-Granozio, R. Fittipaldi, C. Ortix, M. Cuoco & A. Vecchione
Involved NFFA technique:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE
Our Research
Nano Lett., 24, 5, 1487–1493, (2024)
Evidence of Temperature-Dependent Interplay between Spin and Orbital Moment in van der Waals Ferromagnet VI3
A. De Vita, R. Sant, V. Polewczyk, G. van der Laan, N.B. Brookes, T. Kong, R.J. Cava, G. Rossi, G. Vinai, and G. Panaccione
Our Research
Commun. Mater., 4, 103, (2023)
Dynamics and resilience of the unconventional charge density wave in ScV6Sn6 bilayer kagome metal
M. Tuniz, A. Consiglio, D. Puntel, C. Bigi, S. Enzner, G. Pokharel, P. Orgiani, W. Bronsch, F. Parmigiani, V. Polewczyk, P.D.C. King, J.W. Wells, I. Zeljkovic, P. Carrara, G. Rossi, J. Fujii, I. Vobornik, S.D. Wilson, R. Thomale, T. Wehling, G. Sangiovanni, G. Panaccione, F. Cilento, D. Di Sante & F. Mazzola
Involved NFFA technique:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE
From our users
Nat. Commun., 14, 7280, (2023)
Unraveling the optoelectronic properties of CoSbx intrinsic selective solar absorber towards high-temperature surfaces
A. Taranova, K. Akbar, K. Yusupov, S. You, V. Polewczyk, S. Mauri, E. Balliana, J. Rosen, P. Moras, A. Gradone, V. Morandi, E. Moretti & A. Vomiero
Involved NFFA technique:
lab-XPS
From our users
Phys. Rev. B, 108, 054419, (2023)
Covalency, correlations, and interlayer interactions governing the magnetic and electronic structure of Mn3Si2Te6
C. Bigi, L. Qiao, C. Liu, P. Barone, M. Ciomaga Hatnean, G.-R. Siemann, B. Achinuq, D.A. Mayoh, G. Vinai, V. Polewczyk, D. Dagur, F. Mazzola, P. Bencok, T. Hesjedal, G. van der Laan, W. Ren, G. Balakrishnan, S. Picozzi, and P.D.C. King
From our users
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 35, 405601, (2023)
Anisotropic hybridization probed by polarization dependent x-ray absorption spectroscopy in VI3 van der Waals Mott ferromagnet
R. Sant, A. De Vita, V. Polewczyk, G.M. Pierantozzi, F. Mazzola, G. Vinai, G. van der Laan, G. Panaccione and N.B. Brookes
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
Nat. Phys., 19, 1135–1142, (2023)
Flat band separation and robust spin Berry curvature in bilayer kagome metals
D. Di Sante, C. Bigi, P. Eck, S. Enzner, A. Consiglio, G. Pokharel, P. Carrara, P. Orgiani, V. Polewczyk, J. Fujii, P.D.C. King, I. Vobornik, G. Rossi, I. Zeljkovic, S.D. Wilson, R. Thomale, G. Sangiovanni, G. Panaccione & F. Mazzola
Involved NFFA technique:
ARPES and spin ARPES @ APE-LE
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
From our users
Condens. Matter, 8(2), 40, (2023)
Investigating the Intrinsic Anisotropy of VO2(101) Thin Films Using Linearly Polarized Resonant Photoemission Spectroscopy
A. D’Elia, V. Polewczyk, A.Y. Petrov, L. Li, C. Zou, J. Rezvani and A. Marcelli
Involved NFFA techniques:
MBE, XPS, XAS/XMCD @ APE-HE
From our users
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 15, 16, 20240–20251, (2023)
Artificial Aging of Thin Films of the Indium-Free Transparent Conducting Oxide SrVO3
M. Rath, M. Mezhoud, O. El Khaloufi, O. Lebedev, J. Cardin, C. Labbé, F. Gourbilleau, V. Polewczyk, G. Vinai, P. Torelli, A. Fouchet, A. David, W. Prellier, and U. Lüders
Involved NFFA technique:
XPS, XAS/XMCD @ APE-HE
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
Our Research
Appl. Surf. Sci., 610, 155462, (2023)
Chemical, structural and electronic properties of ultrathin V2O3 films on Al2O3 substrate: Implications in Mott-like transitions
V. Polewczyk, S.K. Chaluvadi, D. Dagur, F. Mazzola, S. Punathum Chalil, A.Y. Petrov, J. Fujii, G. Panaccione, G. Rossi, P. Orgiani, G. Vinai, P. Torelli
Involved NFFA techniques:
PLD, XPS, XAS/XMCD @ APE-HE
Our Research
Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2201337, (2022)
Visible Light Effects on Photostrictive/Magnetostrictive PMN-PT/Ni Heterostructure
D. Dagur, V. Polewczyk, A.Y. Petrov, P. Carrara, M. Brioschi, S. Fiori, R. Cucini, G. Rossi, G. Panaccione, P. Torelli, G. Vinai
Involved NFFA techniques:
MOKE, XPS, XAS/XMCD @ APE-HE, XRD
Our Research
Phys. Rev. Applied, 18, 044009, (2022)
All-Optical Generation and Time-Resolved Polarimetry of Magnetoacoustic Resonances via Transient Grating Spectroscopy
P. Carrara, M. Brioschi, E. Longo, D. Dagur, V. Polewczyk, G. Vinai, R. Mantovan, M. Fanciulli, G. Rossi, G. Panaccione, and R. Cucini
Involved NFFA techniques:
MOKE, TG @ SPRINT
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
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
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
Our Research
Appl. Surf. Sci., 573, 152095, (2022)
Integration of epitaxial La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 thin films on silicon-on-sapphire substrate for MEMS applications
S.K. Chaluvadi, Z. Wang, L.M. Carvalho de Araújo, P. Orgiani, V. Polewczyk, G. Vinai, O. Rousseau, V. Pierron, A. Pautrat, B. Domengès, D.G. Schlom, L. Méchin
Involved NFFA techniques:
MOKE, PLD, XPS, XAS/XMCD @ APE-HE
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
From our users
Phys. Rev. B, 104, 134410, (2021)
Planar triangular S=3/2 magnet AgCrSe2: Magnetic frustration, short range correlations, and field-tuned anisotropic cycloidal magnetic order
M. Baenitz, M.M. Piva, S. Luther, J. Sichelschmidt, K.M. Ranjith, H. Dawczak-Dȩbicki, M.O. Ajeesh, S.-J. Kim, G. Siemann, C. Bigi, P. Manuel, D. Khalyavin, D.A. Sokolov, P. Mokhtari, H. Zhang, H. Yasuoka, P.D.C. King, G. Vinai, V. Polewczyk, P. Torelli, J. Wosnitza, U. Burkhardt, B. Schmidt, H. Rosner, S. Wirth, H. Kühne, M. Nicklas, and M. Schmidt
Involved NFFA technique:
XPS, XAS/XMCD @ 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
Our Research
Sensors, 21(18), 6114, (2021)
ZnO Thin Films Growth Optimization for Piezoelectric Application
V. Polewczyk, R. Magrin Maffei, G. Vinai, M. Lo Cicero, S. Prato, P. Capaldo, S. Dal Zilio, A. di Bona, G. Paolicelli, A. Mescola, S. D’Addato, P. Torelli and S. Benedetti
Involved NFFA technique:
XRD
From our users
ACS Nano, (2021)
Magnetoelectric Coupling at the Ni/Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 Interface
A. Dmitriyeva, V. Mikheev, S. Zarubin, A. Chouprik, G. Vinai, V. Polewczyk, P. Torelli, Y. Matveyev, C. Schlueter, I. Karateev, Q. Yang, Z. Chen, L. Tao, E.Y. Tsymbal, and A. Zenkevich
Involved NFFA techniques:
MOKE, XPS, XAS/XMCD @ 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
Our Research
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
From our users
Angew. Chem., 60, 15276, (2021)
Stabilization of an enantiopure sub‐monolayer of helicenes radical cations on Au(111) surface via non‐covalent interactions
N. Giaconi, A.L. Sorrentino, L. Poggini, M. Lupi, V. Polewczyk, G. Vinai, P. Torelli, A. Magnani, R. Sessoli, S. Menichetti, L. Sorace, C. Viglianisi, M. Mannini
Involved NFFA technique:
XPS, XAS/XMCD @ APE-HE
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
Our Research
Phys. Rev. Materials, 5, 034413, (2021)
Tuning the magnetic properties of V2O3/CoFeB heterostructures across the V2O3 structural transition
V. Polewczyk, S.K. Chaluvadi, P. Orgiani, G. Panaccione, G. Vinai, G. Rossi, and P. Torelli
Involved NFFA techniques:
MBE, MOKE, PLD, XRD
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
Our Research
J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 515, 167257, (2020)
Thermal assisted tailoring of magnetic coercivity in Iron thin films on unstable Lithium Niobate substrate
V. Polewczyk, G. Vinai, F. Motti, S. Santhosh, S. Benedetti, G. Rossi, P. Torelli
Involved NFFA techniques:
MOKE, XPS, XAS/XMCD @ APE-HE, XRD
Our Research
Phys. Rev. Materials, 4, 114418, (2020)
Interplay between morphology and magnetoelectric coupling in Fe/PMN-PT multiferroic heterostructures studied by microscopy techniques
F. Motti, G. Vinai, V. Bonanni, V. Polewczyk, P. Mantegazza, T. Forrest, F. Maccherozzi, S. Benedetti, C. Rinaldi, M. Cantoni, D. Cassese, S. Prato, S.S. Dhesi, G. Rossi, G. Panaccione, and P. Torelli
Involved NFFA techniques:
MBE, MOKE, XPS, XAS/XMCD @ APE-HE
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
Our Research
J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 507, 166816, (2020)
Original design of a patterned multiferroic heterostructure for electrical control of the magnetic shape anisotropy
V. Polewczyk, G. Vinai, F. Motti, S. Dal Zilio, P. Capaldo, M. Sygletou, S. Benedetti, G. Rossi, P. Torelli
Involved NFFA technique:
MBE
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
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
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
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