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Bimetallic Fe–Ni exsolution from A site deficient SrTiO3: insight into the reciprocal role of metal active centers Pietro Mariani, Jacopo Orsilli, Henk Stoffel, Simone Mascotto, Damiano Monticelli, Enrico Berretti, Alessandro Lavacchi, Luca Bignardi, Cinzia Cepek, Maria A. Goula, Nikolaos D. Charisiou, Angeliki I. Latsiou, Silvia Mostoni, Barbara Di Credico, Roberto Scotti, Massimiliano D'Arienzo Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2026 Ni–Fe redox exsolution in Sr 0.95 Ti 1− x + y Fe x Ni y O 3± δ were studied by TPR, XAS, STEM, and EPR. Ni interstitial sites enable mobility of Fe subotutional defect and Fe–Ni nanoparticle exsolution, enhancing RWGS via redox activity and H 2 dissociation.
Stable n-Type Conduction in WOx-CNT Hybrid Films Ayesha Farooq, Luca Bignardi, Matus Stredansky, Marco Caputo, Sharath Sasikumar, Ferdinando Bassato, Regina Ciancio, Simone Dal Zilio, Andrea Goldoni, Paolo Piseri, Tommaso Mazza, Silvia Rubini, Cinzia Cepek ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2025 High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide Nanostructured hybrid films composed of tungsten oxide (WO x ) nanoclusters and vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were synthesized through a combination of chemical vapor deposition and supersonic cluster beam deposition. The use of a cluster source enabled the direct fabrication of oxygen-deficient, nonstoichiometric WO x nanoclusters, which decorated the CNT sidewalls with a characteristic “beaded necklace-style” morphology. Electrical resistance measurements under ethanol exposure in ultrahigh vacuum revealed a distinct behavior consistent with n-type conduction, unlike the intrinsic p-type behavior of pristine CNTs and of WO x films. This inversion is linked to the appearance of an interfacial charge transfer from the oxygen vacancies in the defective WO x nanoclusters to the CNTs, which injects electrons into the CNT network and shifting its Fermi level, thereby inverting the conduction type. Notably, this n-type conduction response remained stable even after prolonged air exposure. These results propose a viable approach to achieving air-stable n-type doping in CNT-based nanostructures.
Room temperature water splitting at the basal plane of graphene grown on nickel Monica Pozzo, Paolo Lacovig, Marco Bianchi, Monika Schied, Luca Bignardi, Francesca Zarotti, Roberto Felici, Dario Alfè, Silvano Lizzit, Rosanna Larciprete Carbon, 2025 The initial stage of the interaction of water molecules with graphene supported on Ni(111) was studied by combining electronic, structural and scanning probe microscopy techniques with theoretical calculations. We demonstrate the occurrence of dissociative water adsorption at the basal plane of graphene, which renders the surface evenly covered by H atoms, whereas the OH counterparts are somehow removed from the graphene surface. Density functional theory calculations show that water splitting on Gr/Ni(111) is an endothermic process and becomes exothermic when occurs close to pre-adsorbed H atoms or in correspondence of C vacancies. However, the dissociation energy barrier for uni-molecular dissociation becomes compatible with a reasonable reaction rate at room temperature only when it takes place in correspondence of Ni atoms trapped at the C vacancies during Gr growth. On the other hand, due to the limited number of single Ni atoms catalysts in the Gr layer, it seems reasonable that collective adsorption processes or autocatalytic dissociative reactions are largely responsible for the extensive water dissociation observed experimentally.
Unraveling the interaction of Ta atoms with Pt(111) Kevin Bertrang, Tobias Hinke, Sebastian Kaiser, Matthias Knechtges, Federico Loi, Luca Sbuelz, Paolo Lacovig, Luca Bignardi, Friedrich Esch, Alessandro Baraldi, Sergio Tosoni, Aras Kartouzian, Ulrich Heiz Surfaces and Interfaces, 2025 This study investigates the interaction between Ta and Pt by following the evolution of Ta atoms upon their evaporation in sub-monolayer quantities (∼2 % ML) on a Pt(111) single crystal in vacuo at 40 K. Adsorption and bonding configurations are studied employing high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HR-XPS). This is combined with density functional theory (DFT) calculations and reference measurements on atomically precise supported clusters that allow disentangling the contributions of distinct surface species to the complex Ta 4f spectra. The transient Ta atom mobility upon evaporation allows - besides atomic adsorption on the terraces - for atom migration to the Pt(111) step edges and the formation of small monolayer ad-islands even at 40 K. Interestingly, the Ta species bonded with Pt can be easily oxidized using a photon-induced O 2 dissociation process, showing the extremely high oxygen affinity of Ta even under the applied ultra-high vacuum (UHV) conditions. Annealing to 900 K leads to the sub-surface migration of Ta and the formation of a sub-surface alloy with Pt. Here, the extremely sharp Ta core-level components are observed at binding energies corresponding to a nominal oxidation state of +2, as confirmed by calculations of the projected density of states (pDOS). This sub-surface alloy is resistant to facile oxidation by atomic oxygen, unlike the Ta surface species that remain susceptible to oxidation. The oxide species and the sub-surface alloy are, however, perfectly interconvertible upon annealing to 900 K in vacuum, respectively in an oxygen environment, and thereby reveal an intriguing interplay between reductive intermixing of Ta and Pt and oxidative Ta segregation.
Unveiling Inequality of Atoms in Ultrasmall Pt Clusters: Oxygen Adsorption Limited to the Uppermost Atomic Layer Federico Loi, Luca Bignardi, Deborah Perco, Andrea Berti, Paolo Lacovig, Silvano Lizzit, Aras Kartouzian, Ulrich Heiz, Dario Alfè, Alessandro Baraldi Small Structures, 2024 The concept of preferential atomic and molecular adsorption site is of primary relevance in heterogeneous catalysis. In the case of ultrasmall size‐selected clusters, distinguishing the role played by each atom in a reaction is extremely challenging due to their reduced size and peculiar structures. Herein, it is revealed how the inequivalent atoms composing graphene‐supported Pt12 and Pt13 clusters behave differently in the photoinduced dissociation of O2, with only those in the uppermost layer of the clusters being involved in the reaction. In this process, the epitaxial graphene support plays a fundamental active role: its corrugation and pinning induced by the presence of the clusters are crucial for defining the preferential adsorption site on the Pt atomic agglomerates, facilitating the lateral diffusion of physisorbed oxygen at a distance that induces its selective adsorption in the topmost layer of the clusters, and inducing an inhomogeneous charge distribution within the clusters which directly affects the O2 adsorption. The inhomogeneous oxidation of the clusters is resolved by means of synchrotron‐based X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and supported by ab initio density functional theory calculations. The possibility to identify the active sites on Pt clusters induced by cluster–support interactions has the potential to enhance the experimentally supported design of nanocatalysts.
Unraveling oxygen-driven surface segregation dynamics in platinum-gold alloys Andrea Berti, Matteo D’Alessio, Marco Bianchi, Luca Bignardi, Paolo Lacovig, Charlotte Sanders, Silvano Lizzit, Philip Hofmann, Antimo Marrazzo, Alessandro Baraldi Applied Surface Science, 2024 In this study we use high-energy resolution and fast X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) measurements combined with Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations to investigate the interplay between surface segregation and bulk migration of Pt atoms on Au(111) in an oxygen environment. We demonstrate that the segregation of Pt atoms is significantly influenced by the oxygen partial pressure and identify a range of O2 pressure where PtAu surface alloy formation is inhibited while promoting the formation of Au oxide. These findings are essential to understand the compositional changes in the bimetallic surface alloy, which could potentially lead to modifying the catalytic properties of PtAu up to catalyst deactivation. Our results offer a strategy to control Pt surface coverage on Au(111), a quantity that is of paramount relevance given the applications of PtAu alloys as catalysts in reactions such as the oxygen reduction reaction or the oxidation of methanol and carbon monoxide. Additionally, our findings indicate a method for controlling the composition and properties of the surface of PtAu catalysts through adjustments made during the formation of the PtAu alloy.
Determining the atomic coordination number in the structure of β12 borophene on Ag(111) via X-ray photoelectron diffraction analysis Luca Bignardi, Monica Pozzo, Albert Zelenika, Francesco Presel, Paolo Lacovig, Silvano Lizzit, Dario Alfè, Alessandro Baraldi Surfaces and Interfaces, 2024 This study investigates the electronic properties of the borophene β12 phase on Ag(111) and correlates them with specific structural features by combining high-resolution core-level photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron diffraction, and density functional theory-based calculations. We establish a link between the atomic coordination number of the non-equivalent B atoms in the β12 unit cell and the observed spectroscopic signatures in the B 1s spectrum. This finding is conclusively proven by photoelectron diffraction, which confirms that this polymorph exhibits minimal corrugation on Ag(111). These results contribute to a deeper understanding of the properties of various borophene structures on metallic substrates and may stimulate further studies in realizing nanoscaled structures where the atomic coordination number plays a central role.
Graphene growth from photo-polymerized bi-phenylthiol self-assembled monolayers Tashfeen Zehra, Ali Syari’ati, Oleksii Ivashenko, Luca Bignardi, Willem F. Van Dorp, Jeff T. M. De Hosson, Petra Rudolf Frontiers in Nanotechnology, 2024 We present an enhanced methodology for the synthesis of graphene, from photo-polymerized self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of 1,1ʹ-biphenyl-4-thiol on both electropolished and oxidized copper substrates. The SAMs were subjected to a two-step process involving light-induced polymerization followed by annealing in a vacuum furnace to yield the two-dimensional solid. Comprehensive characterization using contact angle measurements, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy, as well as scanning electron and transmission electron microscopy, provided conclusive evidence of growth of single-layer graphene. Notably, our findings revealed superior quality graphene on oxidized copper substrates compared to their electropolished counterparts, highlighting the impact of substrate choice on the quality of the resultant material.
The highest oxidation state observed in graphene-supported sub-nanometer iron oxide clusters Deborah Perco, Federico Loi, Luca Bignardi, Luca Sbuelz, Paolo Lacovig, Ezequiel Tosi, Silvano Lizzit, Aras Kartouzian, Ueli Heiz, Alessandro Baraldi Communications Chemistry, 2023 Size-selected iron oxide nanoclusters are outstanding candidates for technological-oriented applications due to their high efficiency-to-cost ratio. However, despite many theoretical studies, experimental works on their oxidation mechanism are still limited to gas-phase clusters. Herein we investigate the oxidation of graphene-supported size-selected Fen clusters by means of high-resolution X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. We show a dependency of the core electron Fe 2p3/2 binding energy of metallic and oxidized clusters on the cluster size. Binding energies are also linked to chemical reactivity through the asymmetry parameter which is related to electron density of states at the Fermi energy. Upon oxidation, iron atoms in clusters reach the oxidation state Fe(II) and the absence of other oxidation states indicates a Fe-to-O ratio close to 1:1, in agreement with previous theoretical calculations and gas-phase experiments. Such knowledge can provide a basis for a better understanding of the behavior of iron oxide nanoclusters as supported catalysts.
In situ observation of the on-surface thermal dehydrogenation of n-octane on Pt(111) Daniel Arribas, Víctor Villalobos-Vilda, Ezequiel Tosi, Paolo Lacovig, Alessandro Baraldi, Luca Bignardi, Silvano Lizzit, José Ignacio Martínez, Pedro Luis de Andres, Alejandro Gutiérrez, José Ángel Martín-Gago, Pablo Merino Nanoscale, 2023 We study the thermal dehydrogenation of n-octane on Pt(111) under ultra-high vacuum. Combining scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), photoelectron spectroscopy and mass spectroscopy with calculations, we provide an atomic-scale view of the on-surface products.
Ultrafast electronic linewidth broadening in the C core level of graphene Davide Curcio, Sahar Pakdel, Klara Volckaert, Jill A. Miwa, Søren Ulstrup, Nicola Lanatà, Marco Bianchi, Dmytro Kutnyakhov, Federico Pressacco, Günter Brenner, Siarhei Dziarzhytski, Harald Redlin, Steinn Ymir Agustsson, Katerina Medjanik, Dmitry Vasilyev, Hans-Joachim Elmers, Gerd Schönhense, Christian Tusche, Ying-Jiun Chen, Florian Speck, Thomas Seyller, Kevin Bühlmann, Rafael Gort, Florian Diekmann, Kai Rossnagel, Yves Acremann, Jure Demsar, Wilfried Wurth, Daniel Lizzit, Luca Bignardi, Paolo Lacovig, Silvano Lizzit, Charlotte E. Sanders, Philip Hofmann Physical Review B, 2021
Spectroscopic view of ultrafast charge carrier dynamics in single- and bilayer transition metal dichalcogenide semiconductors Paulina Majchrzak, Klara Volckaert, Antonija Grubišić Čabo, Deepnarayan Biswas, Marco Bianchi, Sanjoy K. Mahatha, Maciej Dendzik, Federico Andreatta, Signe S. Grønborg, Igor Marković, Jonathon M. Riley, Jens C. Johannsen, Daniel Lizzit, Luca Bignardi, Silvano Lizzit, Cephise Cacho, Oliver Alexander, Dan Matselyukh, Adam S. Wyatt, Richard T. Chapman, Emma Springate, Jeppe V. Lauritsen, Phil D.C. King, Charlotte E. Sanders, Jill A. Miwa, Philip Hofmann, Søren Ulstrup Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, 2021
Momentum-resolved linear dichroism in bilayer MoS2 Klara Volckaert, Habib Rostami, Deepnarayan Biswas, Igor Marković, Federico Andreatta, Charlotte E. Sanders, Paulina Majchrzak, Cephise Cacho, Richard T. Chapman, Adam Wyatt, Emma Springate, Daniel Lizzit, Luca Bignardi, Silvano Lizzit, Sanjoy K. Mahatha, Marco Bianchi, Nicola Lanata, Phil D. C. King, Jill A. Miwa, Alexander V. Balatsky, Philip Hofmann, Søren Ulstrup Physical Review B, 2019
Electron–phonon coupling in single-layer MoS2 Sanjoy K. Mahatha, Arlette S. Ngankeu, Nicki Frank Hinsche, Ingrid Mertig, Kevin Guilloy, Peter L. Matzen, Marco Bianchi, Charlotte E. Sanders, Jill A. Miwa, Harsh Bana, Elisabetta Travaglia, Paolo Lacovig, Luca Bignardi, Daniel Lizzit, Rosanna Larciprete, Alessandro Baraldi, Silvano Lizzit, Philip Hofmann Surface Science, 2019
Growth and structure of singly oriented single-layer tungsten disulfide on Au(111) Luca Bignardi, Daniel Lizzit, Harsh Bana, Elisabetta Travaglia, Paolo Lacovig, Charlotte E. Sanders, Maciej Dendzik, Matteo Michiardi, Marco Bianchi, Moritz Ewert, Lars Buß, Jens Falta, Jan Ingo Flege, Alessandro Baraldi, Rosanna Larciprete, Philip Hofmann, Silvano Lizzit Physical Review Materials, 2019
Novel single-layer vanadium sulphide phases Fabian Arnold, Raluca-Maria Stan, Sanjoy K Mahatha, H E Lund, Davide Curcio, Maciej Dendzik, Harsh Bana, Elisabetta Travaglia, Luca Bignardi, Paolo Lacovig, Daniel Lizzit, Zheshen Li, Marco Bianchi, Jill A Miwa, Martin Bremholm, Silvano Lizzit, Philip Hofmann, C E Sanders 2d Materials, 2018
Epitaxial growth of single-orientation high-quality MoS2 monolayers Harsh Bana, Elisabetta Travaglia, Luca Bignardi, Paolo Lacovig, Charlotte E Sanders, Maciej Dendzik, Matteo Michiardi, Marco Bianchi, Daniel Lizzit, Francesco Presel, Dario De Angelis, Nicoleta Apostol, Pranab Kumar Das, Jun Fujii, Ivana Vobornik, Rosanna Larciprete, Alessandro Baraldi, Philip Hofmann, Silvano Lizzit 2d Materials, 2018
Exciting H2 molecules for graphene functionalization Line Kyhl, Régis Bisson, Richard Balog, Michael N. Groves, Esben Leonhard Kolsbjerg, Andrew Martin Cassidy, Jakob Holm Jørgensen, Susanne Halkjær, Jill A. Miwa, Antonija Grubišić Čabo, Thierry Angot, Philip Hofmann, Mohammad Alif Arman, Samuli Urpelainen, Paolo Lacovig, Luca Bignardi, Hendrik Bluhm, Jan Knudsen, Bjørk Hammer, Liv Hornekaer ACS Nano, 2018
Spin-dependent electron-phonon coupling in the valence band of single-layer WS2 Nicki Frank Hinsche, Arlette S. Ngankeu, Kevin Guilloy, Sanjoy K. Mahatha, Antonija Grubišić Čabo, Marco Bianchi, Maciej Dendzik, Charlotte E. Sanders, Jill A. Miwa, Harsh Bana, Elisabetta Travaglia, Paolo Lacovig, Luca Bignardi, Rosanna Larciprete, Alessandro Baraldi, Silvano Lizzit, Kristian Sommer Thygesen, Philip Hofmann Physical Review B, 2017
Comparing graphene growth on Cu(111) versus oxidized Cu(111) Stefano Gottardi, Kathrin Müller, Luca Bignardi, Juan Carlos Moreno-López, Tuan Anh Pham, Oleksii Ivashenko, Mikhail Yablonskikh, Alexei Barinov, Jonas Björk, Petra Rudolf, Meike Stöhr Nano Letters, 2015
Thermolubricity of gas monolayers on graphene Matteo Pierno, Luca Bignardi, Maria Clelia Righi, Lorenzo Bruschi, Stefano Gottardi, Meike Stöhr, Oleksii Ivashenko, Pier Luigi Silvestrelli, Petra Rudolf, Giampaolo Mistura Nanoscale, 2014
On-surface dehydrogenative lateral homo-coupling and aromatization of n-octane on Pt (111) D Arribas, E Tosi, V Villalobos-Vilda, B Cirera, I Palacio, ... arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.18600 , 2026 2026
Bimetallic Fe–Ni exsolution from A site deficient SrTiO 3: insight into the reciprocal role of metal active centers P Mariani, J Orsilli, H Stoffel, S Mascotto, D Monticelli, E Berretti, ... Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 13 (7), 3154-3169 , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
Stable n-Type Conduction in WO x -CNT Hybrid Films A Farooq, L Bignardi, M Stredansky, M Caputo, S Sasikumar, F Bassato, ... ACS Applied Electronic Materials 7 (22), 10438-10445 , 2025 2025
Room temperature water splitting at the basal plane of graphene grown on nickel M Pozzo, P Lacovig, M Bianchi, M Schied, L Bignardi, F Zarotti, R Felici, ... Carbon 243, 120422 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Unraveling the interaction of Ta atoms with Pt (111) K Bertrang, T Hinke, S Kaiser, M Knechtges, F Loi, L Sbuelz, P Lacovig, ... Surfaces and Interfaces 56, 105640 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Unveiling Inequality of Atoms in Ultrasmall Pt Clusters: Oxygen Adsorption Limited to the Uppermost Atomic Layer F Loi, L Bignardi, D Perco, A Berti, P Lacovig, S Lizzit, A Kartouzian, ... Small Structures 5 (11), 2400250 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
Unraveling oxygen-driven surface segregation dynamics in platinum-gold alloys A Berti, M D’Alessio, M Bianchi, L Bignardi, P Lacovig, C Sanders, S Lizzit, ... Applied Surface Science 670, 160577 , 2024 2024 Citations: 6
Determining the atomic coordination number in the structure of Β12 borophene on Ag (111) via X-ray photoelectron diffraction analysis L Bignardi, M Pozzo, A Zelenika, F Presel, P Lacovig, S Lizzit, D Alfè, ... Surfaces and Interfaces 51, 104791 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
Graphene growth from photo-polymerized bi-phenylthiol self-assembled monolayers T Zehra, A Syari’Ati, O Ivashenko, L Bignardi, WF Van Dorp, ... Frontiers in Nanotechnology 6, 1366542 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Attosecond dynamics of photoemission over a wide photon energy range C Schröder, J Riemensberger, R Kuzian, M Ossiander, D Potamianos, ... 2023
In situ observation of the on-surface thermal dehydrogenation of n -octane on Pt(111) (July, 10.1039/d3nr02564k, 2023) D Arribas, V Villalobos-Vilda, E Tosi, P Lacovig, A Baraldi, L Bignardi, ... NANOSCALE , 2023 2023
Breakdown of the correlation between oxidation states and core electron binding energies at the sub-nanoscale F Loi, M Pozzo, L Sbuelz, L Bignardi, P Lacovig, E Tosi, S Lizzit, ... Applied Surface Science 619, 156755 , 2023 2023 Citations: 17
The highest oxidation state observed in graphene-supported sub-nanometer iron oxide clusters D Perco, F Loi, L Bignardi, L Sbuelz, P Lacovig, E Tosi, S Lizzit, ... Communications Chemistry 6 (1), 61 , 2023 2023 Citations: 18
Interplay among hydrogen chemisorption, intercalation, and bulk diffusion at the graphene-covered Ni (111) crystal M Pozzo, T Turrini, L Bignardi, P Lacovig, D Lizzit, E Tosi, S Lizzit, ... The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127 (14), 6938-6947 , 2023 2023 Citations: 10
Exploring 2D materials at surfaces through synchrotron-based core-level photoelectron spectroscopy L Bignardi, P Lacovig, R Larciprete, D Alfe, S Lizzit, A Baraldi Surface Science Reports 78 (1), 100586 , 2023 2023 Citations: 18
Correction: In situ observation of the on-surface thermal dehydrogenation of n-octane on Pt (111) D Arribas, V Villalobos-Vilda, E Tosi, P Lacovig, A Baraldi, L Bignardi, ... Nanoscale 15 (35), 14680-14680 , 2023 2023
In situ observation of the on-surface thermal dehydrogenation of n-octane on Pt (111) D Arribas, V Villalobos-Vilda, E Tosi, P Lacovig, A Baraldi, L Bignardi, ... Nanoscale 15 (35), 14458-14467 , 2023 2023 Citations: 7
Spotting Local Environments in Self-Assembled Monolayer-Protected Gold Nanoparticles C Gabellini, M Sologan, E Pellizzoni, D Marson, M Daka, P Franchi, ... ACS nano 16 (12), 20902-20914 , 2022 2022 Citations: 15
Thiolate end-group regulates ligand arrangement, hydration and affinity for small compounds in monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles E Pellizzoni, M Şologan, M Daka, P Pengo, D Marson, Z Posel, S Franchi, ... Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 607, 1373-1381 , 2022 2022 Citations: 7
Vibrational fine structure in c 1s high-resolution core-level spectra of co chemisorbed on ir (111) S Baronio, VD Leo, G Lautizi, P Mantegazza, E Natale, M Tuniz, S Vigneri, ... The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 126 (3), 1411-1419 , 2022 2022 Citations: 7
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Comparing graphene growth on Cu (111) versus oxidized Cu (111) S Gottardi, K Müller, L Bignardi, JC Moreno-López, TA Pham, ... Nano letters 15 (2), 917-922 , 2015 2015 Citations: 147
Epitaxial growth of single-orientation high-quality MoS 2 monolayers H Bana, E Travaglia, L Bignardi, P Lacovig, CE Sanders, M Dendzik, ... 2D Materials 5 (3), 035012 , 2018 2018 Citations: 91
Novel single-layer vanadium sulphide phases F Arnold, RM Stan, SK Mahatha, HE Lund, D Curcio, M Dendzik, H Bana, ... 2D Materials 5 (4), 045009 , 2018 2018 Citations: 64
80% Valley Polarization of Free Carriers in Singly Oriented Single-Layer on Au(111) H Beyer, G Rohde, A Grubišić Čabo, A Stange, T Jacobsen, L Bignardi, ... Physical review letters 123 (23), 236802 , 2019 2019 Citations: 46
Spin Structure of Valleys in Single-Layer on Au(111) P Eickholt, C Sanders, M Dendzik, L Bignardi, D Lizzit, S Lizzit, A Bruix, ... Physical review letters 121 (13), 136402 , 2018 2018 Citations: 43
Free surfaces recast superconductivity in few-monolayer MgB 2 : Combined first-principles and ARPES demonstration J Bekaert, L Bignardi, A Aperis, P Van Abswoude, C Mattevi, S Gorovikov, ... Scientific reports 7 (1), 14458 , 2017 2017 Citations: 43
Growth and structure of singly oriented single-layer tungsten disulfide on Au (111) L Bignardi, D Lizzit, H Bana, E Travaglia, P Lacovig, CE Sanders, ... Physical Review Materials 3 (1), 014003 , 2019 2019 Citations: 38
Exciting H 2 Molecules for Graphene Functionalization L Kyhl, R Bisson, R Balog, MN Groves, EL Kolsbjerg, AM Cassidy, ... ACS nano 12 (1), 513-520 , 2017 2017 Citations: 36
Spin-dependent electron-phonon coupling in the valence band of single-layer NF Hinsche, AS Ngankeu, K Guilloy, SK Mahatha, A Grubišić Čabo, ... Physical Review B 96 (12), 121402 , 2017 2017 Citations: 34
Strain Lattice Imprinting in Graphene by C 60 Intercalation at the Graphene/Cu Interface E Monazami, L Bignardi, P Rudolf, P Reinke Nano letters 15 (11), 7421-7430 , 2015 2015 Citations: 33
Ultrafast electronic linewidth broadening in the C core level of graphene D Curcio, S Pakdel, K Volckaert, JA Miwa, S Ulstrup, N Lanatà, M Bianchi, ... Physical Review B 104 (16), L161104 , 2021 2021 Citations: 32
Key role of rotated domains in oxygen intercalation at graphene on Ni (1 1 1) L Bignardi, P Lacovig, MM Dalmiglio, F Orlando, A Ghafari, L Petaccia, ... 2D Materials 4 (2), 025106 , 2017 2017 Citations: 31
Dual-route hydrogenation of the graphene/Ni interface D Lizzit, MI Trioni, L Bignardi, P Lacovig, S Lizzit, R Martinazzo, ... ACS nano 13 (2), 1828-1838 , 2019 2019 Citations: 30
Photoemission investigation of oxygen intercalated epitaxial graphene on Ru (0001) S Ulstrup, P Lacovig, F Orlando, D Lizzit, L Bignardi, M Dalmiglio, ... Surface Science 678, 57-64 , 2018 2018 Citations: 29
Graphene growth by molecular beam epitaxy: an interplay between desorption, diffusion and intercalation of elemental C species on islands F Presel, H Tetlow, L Bignardi, P Lacovig, CA Tache, S Lizzit, ... Nanoscale 10 (16), 7396-7406 , 2018 2018 Citations: 27
Layer and orbital interference effects in photoemission from transition metal dichalcogenides H Rostami, K Volckaert, N Lanata, SK Mahatha, CE Sanders, M Bianchi, ... Physical Review B 100 (23), 235423 , 2019 2019 Citations: 22
Facing the interaction of adsorbed silicon nano-ribbons on silver P Espeter, C Keutner, P Roese, K Shamout, U Berges, G Wenzel, ... Nanotechnology 28 (45), 455701 , 2017 2017 Citations: 20
Nature of the surface states at the single-layer graphene/Cu (111) and graphene/polycrystalline-Cu interfaces S Pagliara, S Tognolini, L Bignardi, G Galimberti, S Achilli, MI Trioni, ... Physical Review B 91 (19), 195440 , 2015 2015 Citations: 20
Microscopic characterisation of suspended graphene grown by chemical vapour deposition L Bignardi, WF Van Dorp, S Gottardi, O Ivashenko, P Dudin, A Barinov, ... Nanoscale 5 (19), 9057-9061 , 2013 2013 Citations: 20
Momentum-resolved linear dichroism in bilayer K Volckaert, H Rostami, D Biswas, I Marković, F Andreatta, CE Sanders, ... Physical Review B 100 (24), 241406 , 2019 2019 Citations: 19
