Publications associées à Spectrométrie photoélectronique UV

Electronic structure and lattice dynamics of 1T-VSe2:Origin of the three-dimensional charge density wave

To characterize in detail the charge density wave (CDW) transition of 1T-VSe2, its electronic structure and lattice dynamics are comprehensively studied by means of x-ray diffraction, muon spectroscopy, angle resolved photoemission (ARPES), diffuse and ine ...

Amer Physical Soc2024

Jahn-Teller effects in initial and final states: high-resolution X-ray absorption, photoelectron and Auger spectroscopy of allene

Majed Chergui, Camila Bacellar Cases Da Silveira, Luca Longetti, Rebecca Ann Ingle, Ludmila Maria Diniz Leroy, Thomas Roland Barillot, Daniel Hollas

Carbon K-edge resonant Auger spectra of gas-phase allene following excitation of the pre-edge 1s -> pi* transitions are presented and analysed with the support of EOM-CCSD/cc-pVTZ calculations. X-Ray absorption (XAS), X-ray photoelectron (XPS), valence ban ...

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2023

In situ work function measurements of W, WO3 nanostructured surfaces

Francisco Sanchez

Surface nanostructuring enables the fabrication of materials with highly desirable properties. Nanostructured tungsten surfaces have potential applications in solar water splitting. Exposing a polished tungsten surface to helium plasma induces various surf ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA2022

Two-dimensional correlation analysis for x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Christoph Bostedt, Andre Al Haddad, Thomas Roland Barillot

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measures the binding energy of core-level electrons, which are well-localised to specific atomic sites in a molecular system, providing valuable information on the local chemical environment. The technique relies on m ...

IOP Publishing2021

From synchrotrons for XFELs: the soft x-ray near-edge spectrum of the ESCA molecule

Christoph Bostedt

A predictive understanding of soft x-ray near-edge absorption spectra of small molecules is an enduring theoretical challenge and of current interest for x-ray probes of molecular dynamics. We report the experimental absorption spectrum for the electron sp ...

IOP Publishing2020

Thioether-Functionalized Quinone-Based Resorcin[4]arene Cavitands: Electroswitchable Molecular Actuators

Jovana Milic, Quy Ong Khac, Nils Trapp, Thomas Schneeberger

The utility of molecular actuators in nanoelectronics requires activation of mechanical motion by electric charge at the interface with conductive surfaces. We functionalized redox-active resorcin[4]arene-quinone cavitands with thioethers as surface-anchor ...

2019

Quantification of the local magnetized nanotube domains accelerating the photocatalytic removal of the emerging pollutant tetracycline

Henrik Moodysson Rønnow, Juan Kiwi, Ivica Zivkovic, Sami Rtimi, Jiajie Yu

( )Evidence is presented for the enhanced photodegradation of tetracycline (TC) by AgxO/FeOx/ZnO nanotubes (NTs) compared to AgxO/ZnO nanotubes under low-intensity solar light irradiation. A higher amount of the local magnetic domains with random orientati ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV2019

Duality in the Mechanism of Hexagonal ZnO/CuxO Nanowires Inducing Sulfamethazine Degradation under Solar or Visible Light

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, Jiajie Yu

This study presents the first evidence for the photocatalytic performance of ZnO/CuxO hexagonal nanowires leading to sulfamethazine (SMT) degradation. The chemical composition of the nanowires was determined by X-ray fluorescence (XRF). The sample with the ...

2019

Photoabsorption and Photoionization Cross Sections of Pyridine in the Vacuum-Ultraviolet Energy Range

Bruno Credidio

We have performed an experimental investigation into the interaction of vacuum-ultraviolet synchrotron radiation with pyridine molecules in the gas phase. Specifically, a double-ion chamber spectrometer was used to measure the absolute photoabsorption cros ...

2019

Deciphering the Mechanisms of Bacterial Inactivation on HiPIMS Sputtered CuxO-FeOx-PET Surfaces: From Light Absorption to Catalytic Bacterial Death

Sami Rtimi, Adrien Alexis Paul Chauvet

The production of nontoxic, affordable, and efficient antibacterial surfaces is key to the well-being of our societies. In this aim, antibacterial thin films have been prepared using earth-abundant metals deposited using high-power impulse magnetron sputte ...

2019

Intercalation makes the difference with TiS2: Boosting electrocatalytic water oxidation activity through Co intercalation

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Emad Oveisi, Kyung Taek Cho, Aron Joel Huckaba

Intercalated and unmodified TiS2 nanomaterials were synthesized and characterized by UV-Visible-NIR spectroscopy, Powder X-Ray Diffraction, and X-Ray Photoelectron and Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy. Photoelectron spectroscopy measurements indicate ...

2018

Valence Level Character in a Mixed Perovskite Material and Determination of the Valence Band Maximum from Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Variation with Photon Energy

Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena, Tor Jesper Jacobsson

A better understanding of the electronic structure of perovskite materials used in photovoltaic devices is essential for their development and optimization. In this investigation, synchrotron-based photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) was used to experimentall ...

American Chemical Society2017

Preparation, kinetics, mechanism and properties of semi-transparent photocatalytic stable films active in dye degradation

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Laura Victoria Suárez Murillo, Christophe Roussel

The photocatalytic activity, mechanism and characterization of polyethylene-TiO2 films (PE-TiO2) during the discoloration/degradation of methylene blue (MB) are reported in this study. PE-TiO2 films were prepared at moderate temperatures (similar to 90 deg ...

Elsevier2016

Ultrafast Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Liquid Samples

José Javier Pancracio Ojeda Andara

This thesis focuses on the commissioning and characterization of HARMONIUM, an ultrafast tunable EUV source based on high-harmonic generation for performing photoelectron spectroscopy of liquids. In ultrafast photoelectron spectroscopy a short pump pulse i ...

EPFL2016

Accelerated self-cleaning by Cu promoted semiconductor binary-oxides under low intensity sunlight irradiation

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, Rosendo Sanjines

Uniform adhesive TiO2–ZrO2 films co-sputtered on polyester (PES) under low intensity sunlight irradiation discolored methylene blue (MB) within 120 min. The discoloration kinetics was seen to be accelerated by a factor four by TiO2–ZrO2–Cu containing ∼0.01 ...

Elsevier Science Bv2016

Ultrafast Photophysics of Transition Metal Complexes

Majed Chergui

CONSPECTUS: The properties of transition metal complexes are interesting not only for their potential applications in solar energy conversion, OLEDs, molecular electronics, biology, photochemistry, etc. but also for their fascinating photophysical properti ...

American Chemical Society2015

Innovative transparent non-scattering TiO2 bactericide thin films inducing increased E. coli cell wall fluidity

Lioubov Kiwi, César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Andrzej Kulik, Mariusz Andrzejczuk, Sami Rtimi, Rosendo Sanjines

This study presents the first account for transparent, non-scattering TiO2 films on radio-frequency (RF) plasma and ultraviolet light in the C-spectral region (UVC) pretreated polyethylene (PE). These pretreatments allow the PE to bind higher amounts of Ti ...

Elsevier Science Sa2014

Accelerated Escherichia coli inactivation in the dark on uniform copper flexible surfaces

César Pulgarin, Michaël Bensimon, Juan Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, Rosendo Sanjines

The bacterial inactivation of Escherichia coli on Cu/CuO-polyester surfaces prepared by direct current magnetron sputtering was investigated in the dark and under actinic light (360nm

American Vacuum Society2014

Strontium hydroxyapatite and strontium carbonate as templates for the precipitation of calcium-phosphates in the absence and presence of fluoride

Janet Gordon Hering, Michèle Bernadette Heeb

The heterogeneous precipitation of calcium phosphates on calcium hydroxyapariLe (Ca-10(PO4)(4)OH)(2) or HAP) in the presence arid absence of fluoride is important in the formation of bone and teeth, protection against tooth decay, dental and skeletal fluor ...

Elsevier Science Bv2014

TiON and TiON-Ag sputtered surfaces leading to bacterial inactivation under indoor actinic light

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Michaël Bensimon, Sami Rtimi, Rosendo Sanjines, Oualid Baghriche

This study reports the details Escherichia coli inactivation kinetics on TiON and TiON-Ag films sputtered on polyester by direct current reactive magnetron sputtering (DC) and pulsed magnetron sputtering (DCP) in an Ar/N2 /O2 atmosphere. The use of TiON le ...

2013