Here we present an overview of recent developments of X-ray and electron spectroscopy to
probe water at different temperatures. Photon-induced ionization followed by detection of …

X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is an electronic absorption technique for which the
initial state is a deeply buried core level. The photon energies corresponding to such …

Thermogalvanic cell (thermocell) represents a promising technology for converting low
grade waste heat to electricity. For the cell to be attractive, however, the voltage generated …

Nanodiamonds exhibit exceptional colloidal properties in aqueous media that lead to a wide
range of applications in nanomedicine and other fields. Nevertheless, the role of surface …

We present a liquid flatjet system for solution phase soft-x-ray spectroscopy. The flatjet set-
up utilises the phenomenon of formation of stable liquid sheets upon collision of two …

Femtosecond X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is a powerful method to investigate the
dynamical behavior of a system after photoabsorption in real time. So far, the application of …

While methanol and ethanol are macroscopically miscible with water, their mixtures exhibit
negative excess entropies of mixing. Despite considerable effort in both experiment and …

The structure of interfacial water layers around nanoparticles dispersed in an aqueous
environment may have a significant impact on their reactivity and on their interaction with …

A layered manganese oxide catalyst containing K+ cations [K/MnO x catalyst] was
developed, and its ability to efficiently decompose water was demonstrated. Operando …

Interaction between water molecules and alkali metal ions in aqueous salt solutions has
been studied by the oxygen K-edge soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) in …