Publications

Modulation of the Work-Function of TiO2 Nanotubes by Nitrogen Doping: Implications for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes Author: S. Bhowmick, C. P. Saini, B. Santra, L. Walczak, A. Semisalova, M. Gupta, A. Kanjilal Institute: Department of Physics, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Tehsil Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh 201314, India School of [...]

Effective doping of single-walled carbon nanotube films with bromine under ultrasound Author: Karolina Z. Milowska, Maciej Krzywiecki, Mike C. Payne, Dawid Janas Institute: TCM Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom | Institute of Physics-CSE, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland | Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Silesian University of [...]

A UHV MOKE magnetometer complementing XMCD-PEEM at the Elettra Synchrotron Author: Francesca Genuzio, Tomasz Giela, Matteo Lucian, Tevfik Onur Mentes, Carlo Alberto Brondin, Giuseppe Cautero, Piotr Mazalski, Stefano Bonetti, Jozef Korecki and Andrea Locatelli Institute: CERIC-ERIC, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy | National Synchrotron Radiation Centre SOLARIS, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland | Elettra–Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA, Basovizza, Trieste, [...]

Correlation between structure, surface defect chemistry and 18O/16O exchange for La2Mo2O9 and La2(MoO4)3 Author: Natalia M. Porotnikova, Maxim I. Vlasov, Yuri Zhukov, Christian Kirschfeld, Anna V. Khodimchuk, Edhem Kh. Kurumchin, Andrey S. Farlenkov, Anton V. Khrustov and Maxim V. Ananyev Institute: Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russia [...]

Impact of Nitrogen, Boron and Phosphorus Impurities on the Electronic Structure of Diamond Probed by X-ray Spectroscopies Author: Sneha Choudhury, Ronny Golnak, Christian Schulz, Klaus Lieutenant, Nicolas Tranchant, Jean-Charles Arnault, Marie-Amandine Pinault-Thaury, François Jomard, Peter Knittel and Tristan Petit Institute: Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialen und Energie GmbH, Berlin, Germany | Department of Chemistry, Freie Universität [...]

Unveiling Temperature-Mediated Dual-Band Edge in TiO2 Nanotubes with Enhanced Photocatalytic Effect Author: S. Bhowmick, R. Sen, C. P. Saini, R. Singhal, L. Walczak, M. Gupta, D. M. Phase, and A. Kanjilal Institute: Department of Physics, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Uttar Pradesh, India | Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi, [...]

Magnetic properties of Co-Tb alloy films and Tb/Co multilayers as a function of concentration and thickness Author: Łukasz Frąckowiak, Feliks Stobiecki, Maciej Urbaniak, Michał Matczak, Gabriel David Chaves-O`Flynn, Mikołaj Bilski, Andreas Glenz, Piotr Kuświka Institute: Institute of Molecular Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, Poland | Faculty of Physics, University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland | Institute [...]

Virus removal from drinking water using modified activated carbon fibers Author: Kamila Domagała, Jon Bell, Nur Sena Yuzbasi, Brian Sinnet, Dariusz Kataband, Thomas Graule Institute: Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland | Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH, University of Science and Technology, Krakow, [...]

Elucidating the Pulsed Laser Deposition Process of BiVO4 Photoelectrodes for Solar Water Splitting Author: Moritz Kölbach, Karsten Harbauer, Klaus Ellmer, and Roel van de Krol Institute: Institute for Solar Fuels, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Berlin, Germany | Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany Journal: J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124, [...]

Binary aromatic self-assembled monolayers: electrostatic properties and charge tunneling rates across the molecular framework Author: Andika Asyuda, Xianglong Wan, Michael Zharnikov Institute: Angewandte Physikalische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg, Germany Journal: Phys.Chem.Chem.Phys., 2020, 22, 10957 No.: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CP01740J Read more

Characterization of the soft X-ray spectrometer PEAXIS at BESSY II Author: Christian Schulz, Klaus Lieutenant, Jie Xiao, Tommy Hofmann, Deniz Wonga and Klaus Habicht Institute: Department of Methods for Characterization of Transport Phenomena in Energy Materials, Department of Highly Sensitive X-ray Spectroscopy, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Berlin, Germany | Institut für Physik und Astronomie, [...]

Charge Transport Properties of Single-Component and Binary Aromatic Self-Assembled Monolayers with Methyl and Trifluoromethyl Tail Groups Author: Andika Asyuda, Adrian Wiesner, Xianglong Wan, Andreas Terfort, and Michael Zharnikov Institute: ngewandte Physikalische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg | Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt | Journal: J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124, 24837−24848 [...]

Effect of Chiral Molecules on the Electron’s Spin Wavefunction at Interfaces Author: Supriya Ghosh, Suryakant Mishra, Eytan Avigad, Brian P. Bloom, L. T. Baczewski, Shira Yochelis, Yossi Paltiel, Ron Naaman, David H. Waldeck Institute: Chemistry Department, University of Pittsburgh, USA | Department of Chemical and Biological Physics, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel | Applied Physics Department, [...]

Spin-valve Josephson junctions with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for cryogenic memory Author: N. Satchell, P. M. Shepley, M. Algarni, M. Vaughan, E. Darwin, M. Ali, M. C. Rosamond, L. Chen, E. H. Linfield, B. J. Hickey, and G. Burnell Institute: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds | School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University [...]

Surface modification of zero-valent iron nanoparticles with β-cyclodextrin for 4-nitrophenol conversion Author: Kamil Krawczyk, Stanisław Wacławek, Daniele Silvestri, Vinod V.T. Padil, Michal Řezanka, Miroslav Černík, Mietek Jaroniec Institute: Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry & Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, [...]

Toward Efficient Toxic-Gas Detectors: Exploring Molecular Interactions of Sarin and Dimethyl Methylphosphonate with Metal-Centered Phthalocyanine Structures Author: Hazem Aldahhak, Paulina Powroźnik, Piotr Pander, Wiesław Jakubik, Fernando B. Dias, Wolf Gero Schmidt, Uwe Gerstmann, and Maciej Krzywiecki Institute: Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Materialphysik, Universität Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany | Institute of Physics—Center for Science and Education, Silesian University [...]

Structural Evolution of Water on ZnO(1010): From Isolated Monomers via Anisotropic H‐Bonded 2D and 3D Structures to Isotropic Multilayers Author: iaojuan Yu, Paul Schwarz, Alexei Nefedov, Bernd Meyer, Yuemin Wang, and Christof Woll Institute: Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany | Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM) and Computer- [...]

AFM‐Based Spin‐Exchange Microscopy Using Chiral Molecules Author: Amir Ziv, Abhijit Saha, Hen Alpern, Nir Sukenik, Lech Tomasz Baczewski, Shira Yochelis, Meital Reches, Yossi Paltiel Institute: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Applied Physics Department, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry | Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics Journal: Advanced Materials, Volume 3, Issue [...]

Ullmann Reactions of Carbon Nanotubes—Advantageous and Unexplored Functionalization toward Tunable Surface Chemistry. Author: Anna Kolanowska, Anna Wioleta Kuziel, Rafał Grzegorz Jędrysiak, Maciej Krzywiecki, Emil Korczeniewski, MarekWiśniewski, Artur Piotr Terzyk and Sławomir Boncel Institute: Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology | Institute of Physics—CSE, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland | Faculty of Chemistry, [...]

Thermoelectric properties of composite films from multi-walled carbon nanotubes and ethyl cellulose doped with heteroatoms Author: B.Kumanek, G.Stando, P.S.Wróbel, M.Krzywiecki, D.Janas Institute: Department of Chemistry | Institute of Physics – CSE, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland | Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze, Poland Journal: Synthetic Metals 257 (2019) [...]

Structure and Chemical Properties of Oxide Nanoparticles Determined by Surface-Ligand IR Spectroscopy Author: Christof Wöll Institute: Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany Journal: ACS Catalysis 2020, 10, XXX, 168-176 No.: https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.9b04016 Read more

Electrochemically Polymerized Terthiopehene–C60 Dyads for the Photochemical Generation of Singlet Oxygen Author: Agata Blacha-Grzechnik, Maciej Krzywiecki, Radoslaw Motyka, Małgorzata Czichy Institute: Faculty of Chemistry | Institute of Physics – CSE, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland Journal: J. Phys. Chem. C 2019, 123, 42, 25915-25924 No.: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b06101 Read more

Structure of the catalytically active copper–ceria interfacial perimeter Author: Aling Chen, Xiaojuan Yu, Yan Zhou, Shu Miao, Yong Li, Sebastian Kuld, Jens Sehested, Jingyue Liu, Toshihiro Aoki, Song Hong, Matteo Farnesi Camellone, Stefano Fabris, Jing Ning, Chuanchuan Jin1, Chengwu Yang, Alexei Nefedov, Christof Wöll, Yuemin Wang and Wenjie Shen Institute: State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, [...]

Morphology of nanoporous anodic films formed on tin during anodic oxidation in less commonly used acidic and alkaline electrolytes Author: Leszek Zaraska, Karolina Gawlak, Magdalena Gurgul, Dominika Gilek, Marcin Kozieł, Robert P. Socha, Grzegorz D. Sulka Institute: Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Chemistry | Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences [...]

Carbohydrate Ionic Liquids and Salts as All-in-One Precursors for N-Doped Carbon. Author: Alina Brzeczek - Szafran, Karol Erfurt, Agata Blacha - Grzechnik, Maciej Krzywiecki, Slawomir Boncel, Anna Chrobok Institute: Faculty of Chemistry | Institute of Physics - CSE, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland Journal: ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019, 7, 24, 19880-19888 No.: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b0529 [...]

Electrochemical synthesis and characterization of dark nanoporous zinc oxide films Author: Krystyna Mika, Robert P. Socha, Piotr Nyga, Ewelina Wiercigroch, Kamilla Małek, Magdalena Jarosz, Tomasz Uchacz, Grzegorz D. Sulka, Leszek Zaraska Institute: Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Chemistry, Krakow, Poland | Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland | [...]

The Use of Lanthanum Ions and Chitosan for Boron Elimination from Aqueous Solution Author: Joanna Kluczka, Gabriela Dudek, Alicja Kazek-Kęsik, Małgorzata Gnus, Maciej Krzywiecki, Krzysztof Mitko and Katarzyna Krukiewicz Institute: Department of Inorganic, Analytical Chemistry and Electrochemistry & Department of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice | [...]

Author: Dong Han, Mohamed Bouras, Claude Botella, Aziz Benamrouche, Bruno Canut, Geneviève Grenet, Guillaume Saint-Girons, and Romain Bachelet Institute: Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon—INL CNRS UMR 5270, Université de Lyon, Ecole Centrale de Lyon / INSA de Lyon Journal: Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 37, 021512 (2019) No.: https://doi.org/10.1116/1.5082185 Read more

Probing the impact of surface reactivity on charge transport in dimensional phase changed tungsten films Author: Ananya Chattaraj, Saif Khan, Łukasz Walczak, Aloke Kanjilal Institute: Department of Physics, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Buddha Nagar, India | Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi, India | Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy [...]

Sarin-simulant detection by phthalocyanine/palladium structures: From modeling to real sensor response Author: Paulina Powroźnik, Lucyna Grządziel, Wiesław Jakubik, Maciej Krzywiecki Institute: Institute of Physics – CSE, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 22B, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland Journal: Elsevier B.V. | Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical Volume 273, 10 November 2018, Pages 771-777 No.: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2018.06.101 Read more

Formation of poly(Azure A)-C60 photoactive layer as a novel approach in the heterogeneous photogeneration of singlet oxygen Author: Agata Blacha-Grzechnik, Katarzyna Piwowar, Tomasz Zdyb, Maciej Krzywiecki Institute: Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Physics – CSE, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland Journal: Elsevier B.V. | Applied Surface Science Volume 457, 1 November 2018, Pages 221-228 No.: [...]

Chirality-sorted carbon nanotube films as high capacity electrode materials Author: Katarzyna Krukiewicz, Maciej Krzywiecki, Manus J. P. Biggs and Dawid Janas Institute: Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Department of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Institute of Physics – CSE, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland | CÚRAM – Centre for Research [...]

Oxide–organic heterostructures: a case study of charge transfer disturbance at a SnO2–copper phthalocyanine buried interface Author: Maciej Krzywiecki, Lucyna Grządziel, Paulina Powroźnik, Monika Kwoka, Julian Rechmann and Andreas Erbe Institute: Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany | Institute of Physics – Center for Science and Education, Institute of Electronics, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland | Department [...]

Modification of Vapor Phase Concentrations in MoS2 Growth Using a NiO Foam Barrier Author: Yee-Fun Lim, Kumar Priyadarshi, Fabio Bussolotti, Pranjal Kumar Gogoi, Xiaoyang Cui, Ming Yang, Jisheng Pan, Shi Wun Tong, Shijie Wang, Stephen J. Pennycook, Kuan Eng Johnson Goh, Andrew T. S. Wee, Swee Liang Wong and Dongzhi Chi Institute: Institute of Materials Research [...]

Electronic properties of atomically thin MoS2 layers grown by physical vapour deposition: band structure and energy level alignment at layer/substrate interfaces Author: Fabio Bussolotti, Jainwei Chai, Ming Yang, Hiroyo Kawai, Zheng Zhang, Shijie Wang, Swee Liang Wong, Carlos Manzano, Yuli Huang, Dongzhi Chia and Kuan Eng Johnson Goh Institute: Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, [...]

Ultrafast Crystallization Dynamics at an Organic–Inorganic Interface Revealed in Real Time by Grazing Incidence Fast Atom Diffraction Author: Anouchah Momeni, Elena M. Staicu Casagrande, Alexia Dechaux, and Hocine Khemliche Institute: Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d’Orsay, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Bât. 520, Universite Paris-Sud, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France Journal: J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2018, 9 [...]

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis as a tool to assess factors influencing magnetic anisotropy type in Co/MgO system with gold interlayer Author: Iraida N.Demchenko, Yevgen Syryanyy, Yevgen Melikhov, Laurent Nittler, Leszek Gladczuk, Kinga Lasek, Luca Cozzarini, Matteo Dalmiglio, Andrea Goldoni, Pavlo Konstantynov, Maryna Chernyshova Institute: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland | School of Engineering, Cardiff [...]

A Study on Doped Heterojunctions in TiO2 Nanotubes: An Efficient Photocatalyst for Solar Water Splitting Author: L. K. Preethi, Rajini P. Antony, Tom Mathews, Lukasz Walczak, Chinnakonda S. Gopinath Journal: Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 14314 No.: DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-14463-0 Read more

Marginally Hydrogenated Triphasic TiO2 Nanotubes for Efficient Charge Transfer towards Effective Visible Light Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation Author: Preethi L K, Tom Mathews, Łukasz Walczak, Chinnakonda S Gopinath Journal: Energy Technology No.: DOI: 10.1002/ente.201700406 Read more

Quantum size effect on charges and phonons ultrafast dynamics in atomically controlled nanolayers of topological insulators Bi2Te3 Author: M. Weis, B. Wilk, G. Vaudel, K. Balin, R. Rapacz, A. Bulou, B. Arnaud, J. Szade & P. Ruello Journal: Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 13782 No.: DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-12920-4 Read more

IR spectroscopic investigations of chemical and photochemical reactions on metal oxides: bridging the materials gap Author: Yuemin Wang and Christof Wöll Institute: Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 76344, Germany Journal: Chem. Soc. Rev., 2017,46, 1875-1932 No.: DOI: 10.1039/C6CS00914J Read more

Design and Performance Aspects of a Custom-Built Ambient Pressure Photoelectron Spectrometer toward Bridging the Pressure Gap: Oxidation of Cu, Ag, and Au Surfaces at 1 mbar O2 Pressure Author: Kanak Roy, C. P. Vinod, and Chinnakonda S. Gopinath Institute: Catalysis Division, Center of Excellence on Surface Science | CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory Journal: J. Phys. Chem. C [...]