The dynamics of the photoelectric effect in solid-state systems can be investigated via attosecond-time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy. This article provides a comparison of delay information accessible by the two most important techniques, atto...
Photoemission spectroscopy (PES) is an underrepresented part of current and past studies of compositionally complex alloys (CCA) such as high-entropy alloys (HEA) and their derivatives. PES studies are very important for understanding the electronic...
The metallic and semiconducting character of a large family of organic materials based on the electron donor molecule tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) is rooted in the partial oxidation (charge transfer or mixed valency) of TTF derivatives leading to partial...
We discuss several issues associated with employing a constant matrix element approximation for the coupling of light to multiband electrons in the context of time-resolved angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (TR-ARPES). In particular, we demon...
The competition between magnetic shape anisotropy and the induced uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in the heterojunction between a ferromagnetic layer and a ferroelectric substrate serves to control magnetic domain structures as well as magnetization rev...
This study investigates four semi-solid-state battery cell types by using X-ray photoemission spectroscopy to characterize fresh cathodes from unabused cells according to their electrolyte systems and interphase strategies. Their safety behaviour is...
The valence band photoemission (VB PE) spectra of the [Ni(Salen)] molecular complex were measured by ultraviolet, soft X-ray and resonant photoemission (ResPE) using photons with energies ranging from 21.2 eV to 860 eV. It was found that the Ni 3d at...
To explain the observed features of k-space photoelectron images taken on off-stoichiometric Heusler Ni49.7Mn29.1Ga21.2 single-crystals in the cubic austenitic and pseudotetragonal martensitic phases, the images were simulated theoretically. Despite...
The interfacial electronic structures of a bilayer of fullerene (C60) and zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc) grown on vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) thin films deposited using radio frequency sputtering under various conditions were studied using X-ray and ultrav...
In this paper, we present a comprehensive study of the electronic structure of CeCoGe3 throughout the entire Brillouin zone in the non-magnetic regime using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). The electronic structure agrees in large p...
Topological insulators (TI) are known for striking quantum phenomena associated with their spin-polarized topological surface state (TSS). The latter in particular forms a Dirac cone that bridges the energy gap between valence and conduction bands, p...
The electronic properties of strontium ruthenate
Many envisaged applications, such as nanoelectronics, photovoltaics, thermoelectric power generation, light-emission devices, energy storage and biomedicine, necessitate single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) samples with specific uniform electronic p...
The activation process of Zr, ZrVHf and TiZrV non-evaporative getter (NEG) thin films, prepared by direct current magnetron sputtering, is investigated by in situ synchrotron radiation photoemission spectroscopy. The activation temperatures of Zr and...
Here, I fill large 1.7 nm diameter single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with silver chloride (AgCl). I present photoemission insights into the filling of SWCNTs. C1s X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) reveals the p-doping of SWCNTs. The Raman...
The modification by molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) buffer layer on the electronic structure between Co and black phosphorus (BP) was investigated with ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy (UPS) and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS). It was found t...
In this paper, the growth mechanism, structure, growth processes, growth kinetics, and optical, vibronic and electronic properties of metallocene-filled single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are considered. A description of the procedures used to f...
Here, by using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, we showed that Bi2−xCrxSe3 single crystals have a distinctly well-defined band structure with a large bulk band gap and undistorted topological surface states. These spectral features ar...
The paper is dedicated to the discussion of kinetics of growth, and electronic properties of filled carbon nanotubes investigated by spectroscopy for applications. The paper starts with discussion of growth of carbon nanotubes inside metallocene-fill...
Hybrid organic inorganic perovskites have been considered as a potential candidate for the next generational solar cell due to their outstanding optoelectronic properties and rapid development in recent years. However, the biggest challenge to preven...
We investigated Heusler-type Ru2VAl, a candidate material for next-generation thermoelectric conversion, by first-principle calculations of its thermoelectric conversion properties and direct experimental observations of its electronic structures, em...
Occupied and unoccupied electronic states of altermagnetic MnTe(0001) single crystals were studied by photoemission and inverse-photoemission spectroscopies after establishing a reproducible surface cleaning procedure involving repeated sputtering an...
Currently, electrically conductive polymers based on transition metal complexes [M(Salen)], as well as their composites, are among the systems showing promise as catalysts, electrochromic and electroluminescent materials, and electrodes for energy st...
Organic semiconductors have garnered significant interest owing to their low cost, flexibility, and suitability for large-area electronics, making them vital for burgeoning fields such as flexible electronics, wearable devices, and green energy techn...
Over the last two decades, time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (trARPES) has become a mature and established experimental technique for the study of ultrafast electronic and structural dynamics in materials. To date, most trARPES inve...
Post-annealing treatment is a necessary process to create/eliminate/repair defects in self–assembly (SA) metal oxide by providing enough thermal energy to the O atoms to overcome the migration energy barrier in ZnO. The height of migration ener...
SnSe2, as a prominent member of the post-transition metal dichalcogenides, exhibits many intriguing physical phenomena and excellent thermoelectric properties, calling for both fundamental study and potential application in two-dimensional (2D) devic...
A detailed inverse photoemission study unveils the unoccupied electronic structure induced by the adsorption of CuPc and CoPc phthalocyanines on Au(110) reconstructed channels. The different behavior in the two systems is related to the different int...
Biolox® delta has been widely used in joint replacements thanks to its high strength and wear resistance. In this study, eleven Biolox® delta femoral head retrievals affected by metal transfer (MT) were analysed by Raman spectroscopy to estimate the...
The evolution of the electron band structure upon the reduction of Sb film on a Si(111)-(6 × 6)Au substrate, relevant to topological insulator properties, is experimentally systematically investigated by the reflection high-energy electron diffractio...
Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) is a vital technique, collecting data from both the energy and momentum of photoemitted electrons, and is indispensable for investigating the electronic band structure of solids. This article provides...
A flat band structure in momentum space is considered key for the realization of novel phenomena. A topological flat band, also known as a drumhead state, is an ideal platform to drive new exotic topological quantum phases. Using angle-resolved photo...
Atomically precise control of metal adatoms on metal surfaces is critical for designing novel low-dimensional materials, and the Sn-Cu(111) system is of particular interest due to the potential of stanene in topological physics. However, conflicting...
In this work, we aimed to synthesize zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) using an aqueous extract of Cassia auriculata leaves (CAE) at room temperature without the provision of additional surfactants or capping agents. The formation of as-obtained ZnON...
Research on ultrathin quantum materials requires full control of the growth and surface quality of the specimens in order to perform experiments on their atomic structure and electron states leading to ultimate analysis of their intrinsic properties....
Free-standing nanoporous graphene was hydrogenated at about 60 at.% H uptake, as determined by the emerging of the sp3 bonding component in the C 1s core level investigated by high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Fully unsupported...
Nanoparticles produced in technical aerosol processes exhibit often dendritic structures, composed of primary particles. Surprisingly, a small but consistent discrepancy was observed between the results of common aggregation models and in situ measur...
Periodic lattice distortion, known as the charge density wave, is generally attributed to electron–phonon coupling. This correlation is expected to induce a pseudogap at the Fermi level in order to gain the required energy for stable lattice di...
Ferroelectric materials have received great attention in the field of data storage, benefiting from their exotic transport properties. Among these materials, the two-dimensional (2D) In2Se3 has been of particular interest because of its ability to ex...
First-principles calculations for underdoped La2−xSrxCuO4 (LSCO) have revealed a Fermi surface consisting of spin-triplet (KS) particles at the antinodal Fermi-pockets and spin-singlet (SS) particles at the nodal Fermi-arcs in the presence of A...
Magnetic topological insulators (TIs) are promising candidates for realizing the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) and advancing the development of next-generation low-energy transistors and electronic devices. Doping Bi2Se3 with nano-carbon can i...
Little is known about the temperature dependence of electron transfer occurring at real metal surfaces. For iron surfaces scratched in seven environments, we report Arrhenius activation energies obtained from the data of photoelectron emission (PE) a...
Effective Ohmic contact between metals and their conductive channels is a crucial step in developing high-performance Ga2O3-based transistors. Distinct from bulk materials, excess thermal energy of the annealing process can destroy the low-dimensiona...
VO2 is one of the most studied vanadium oxides because it undergoes a reversible metal-insulator transition (MIT) upon heating with a critical temperature of around 340 K. One of the most overlooked aspects of VO2 is the band’s anisotropy in th...
A comparative study of the electronic structure of the salen ligand in the H2(Salen) molecule and the [Ni(Salen)] complex was performed using the experimental methods of XPS, UV PES, and NEXAFS spectroscopy along with DFT calculations. Significant ch...
This review discusses the phemenology of filling, the investigation of kinetics, and the electronic properties for applications of filled single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), and summarizes five main achievements that were obtained in processing...
Conformational flexibility in molecules can give rise to a range of functional group terminations at crystal surfaces and dynamic disorder in the bulk. In this work, we explore the conformational behavior of the drug molecule lovastatin in the crysta...
In this work, I filled single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with nickelocene and cobaltocene molecules. I investigated the inner growth of carbon nanotubes on metallic and metal carbide catalysts. Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectrosco...
In this article, we report an electroless method to fabricate porous hexagonal silicon carbide and hexagonal silicon carbide nanoparticles (NPs) as small as 1 nm using wet chemical stain etching. We observe quantum confinement effect for ultrasmall h...
One of the core technologies of transparent organic light-emitting diodes (TOLEDs) is to develop an optically transparent and high electrical conductivity electrode so that light generated inside the device can efficiently escape into the air through...
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