Reactivity of surface species in heterogeneous catalysts probed by in situ X-ray absorption techniques

S Bordiga, E Groppo, G Agostini… - Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Starting from the late seventies, the progressively increased availability of synchrotron light
sources allowed the execution of experiments requiring a high X-ray flux in a continuous …

Low-dimensional systems investigated by x-ray absorption spectroscopy: a selection of 2D, 1D and 0D cases

L Mino, G Agostini, E Borfecchia… - Journal of Physics D …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Over the last three decades low-dimensional systems have attracted increasing interest both
from the fundamental and technological points of view due to their unique physical and …

Challenges and opportunities for applications of advanced X-ray spectroscopy in catalysis research

GE Cutsail III, S DeBeer - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
X-ray spectroscopy has had a significant and continually growing impact on catalysis
research for nearly 50 years. In particular, the ability to obtain element selective electronic …

Probing reactive platinum sites in UiO-67 zirconium metal–organic frameworks

S Øien, G Agostini, S Svelle, E Borfecchia… - Chemistry of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We present three methods of the synthesis of zirconium metal–organic framework UiO-67
functionalized with platinum bipyridine coordination complexes (bpydcPtIICl2 and …

Valence to core X‐ray emission spectroscopy

E Gallo, P Glatzel - Advanced Materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This Progress Report discusses the chemical sensitivity of Kβ valence to core X‐ray
emission spectroscopy (vtc‐XES) and its applications for investigating 3d‐transition‐metal …

Determination of the electronic and structural configuration of coordination compounds by synchrotron-radiation techniques

C Garino, E Borfecchia, R Gobetto… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this review we provide an overview of the potential of synchrotron radiation techniques to
understand the structural and electronic properties of coordination compounds. Besides the …

Hard x-ray emission spectroscopy: a powerful tool for the characterization of magnetic semiconductors

M Rovezzi, P Glatzel - Semiconductor Science and Technology, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
This review aims to introduce the x-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) and resonant inelastic
x-ray scattering (RIXS) techniques to the materials scientist working with magnetic …

Combined Experimental and Ab Initio Multireference Configuration Interaction Study of the Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering Spectrum of CO2

D Maganas, P Kristiansen, LC Duda… - The Journal of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The fundamental problem of the symmetry breaking in the resonant inelastic X-ray scattering
(RIXS) of the CO2 gas molecule is studied. The measurements were performed under …

Structural, spectroscopic and theoretical studies of a vapochromic platinum (II) terpyridyl complex

R Zhang, Z Liang, A Han, H Wu, P Du, W Lai, R Cao - CrystEngComm, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The vapochromism of the platinum (II) terpyridyl complex [Pt (tpy) Cl](PF6)(1, tpy= 2, 2′:
6′, 2′′-terpyridine) was investigated. Complex 1 was found to exist in two forms. The …

Valence-to-core X-ray emission spectroscopy to resolve the size-dependent valence electronic structure of Pt nanoparticles

DP Dean, GS Deshmukh, CK Russell, K Zhu… - Catalysis Science & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
X-ray characterization of catalyst materials using synchrotron radiation has become more
widely available to the scientific community in recent decades. Techniques such as X-ray …