The basic physical principles of X-ray Absorption Fine-Structure (XAFS) are presented.
XAFS is an element-specific spectroscopy in which measurements are made by tuning the X …

The availability of synchrotron radiation (SR) to the scientific community has literally
revolutionized the way X-ray science is done in many disciplines, including low temperature …

Atomically dispersed noble metal catalysts often exhibit high catalytic performances, but the
metal loading density must be kept low (usually below 0.5%) to avoid the formation of metal …

Intelligent transport of molecular species across different barriers is critical for various
biological functions and is achieved through the unique properties of biological …

The luminescence property of thiolated gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) is thought to involve the
Au (I)-thiolate motifs on the NC surface; however, this hypothesis remains largely …

Some of the advanced EXAFS analysis features of FEFF and FEFFIT are described. The
scattering path formalism from FEFF and cumulant expansion are used as the basic building …

This chapter focuses mainly on the basic principles and methods of X‐ray absorption near
edge structure and extended X‐ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy of soils, minerals …

We propose two methods for obtaining the atomic-like background for the x-ray absorption
fine structure (XAFS): the methods of smoothing spline and of Bayesian smoothing. Both are …

Highly luminescent gold clusters simultaneously synthesized and stabilized by protein
molecules represent a remarkable category of nanoscale materials with promising …

Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) is known to play a prominent role in biomineralization.
Different studies on the structure of biogenic ACCs have illustrated that they can have …