Synopsis
My main research interest lies in the study of
electronic structure using inner-shell spectroscopy. I am
currently leading the scientifc program at an experimenal station
(beamline ID26) of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
(ESRF) in Grenoble/France where we explore the possibilities of
hard X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy (XAS-XES). For
for some general aspects please visit
Coord. Chem. Rev. 249 65-95 (2005),
Photosynth. Res. 102 255-266 (2009),
Cat. Tod. 145 294-299 (2009) and
Eur Phys J-Spec Top 169 207-214 (2009).
The techniques include:
- Non-resonant X-ray emission (e.g. fluorescence) spectroscopy
- Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS), resonant X-ray emission spectroscopy (RXES)
- Spin-selective K-edge absorption in 3d complexes (see e.g. PRB (2008) 77: 115133)
- Magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) combined with RIXS
- Ultrafast XES
- Range-extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS)(see e.g. PRB (2005) 72: 014117)
- Ligand identification in 3d transition metal comlexes:
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131 13161-13167 (2009)
Inorg. Chem. 49 8323-8332 (2010)
Physical Chemistry Chemical Phyics (2011) 13: 19409-19419 - The electronic structure of sulphur:
Inorganic Chemistry (2010) 49 6468-6473
Analytical Chemistry (2009) 81: 6516-6525 - Strong Covalency in La1-xSr1+xMnO4:
- Oxidation of carbon monoxide over Pt nanoparticles:
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2010) 132 2555-2557
Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2006) 110 16162-16164
Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2006) 45 4651-4654 - The Mn4Ca cluster in the oxygen evolving
complex of photosystem II:
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition (2010) 49 800-803
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2005) 127 14974-14975
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2004) 126 9946-9959 - Strong K-edge magnetic circular dichroism in Magnetite (Fe3O4):
- Ultra-fast spectroscopy in spin cross-over complexes:
