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  1. Dolomite and Mg Calcite as Mineral Thermometers in Mortar Binders. A High Resolution Raman Spectroscopic Study

    Article • Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, April 2025, Wiley

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  2. Raman focal point on Roman Egyptian blue elucidates disordered cuprorivaite, green glass phase and trace compounds

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  3. Formation Mechanism of a Nano‐Ring of Bismuth Cations and Mono‐Lacunary Keggin‐Type Phosphomolybdate

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, April 2022, Wiley

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  4. Beautiful Pietàs in South Tyrol (Northern Italy): local or imported works of art?

    Article • Heritage Science, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jochen Vogl, Dr Thomas Schmid

  5. Electrochemical Immunomagnetic Ochratoxin A Sensing: Steps Forward in the Application of 3,3’,5,5’‐Tetramethylbenzidine in Amperometric Assays

    Article • ChemElectroChem, July 2021, Wiley

    Deniz Hülagü, Dr Thomas Schmid

  6. Ageing Effects in Mounting Media of Microscope Slide Samples from Natural History Collections: A Case Study with Canada Balsam and PermountTM

    Article • Polymers, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  7. Shedding light onto the spectra of lime—Part 2: Raman spectra of Ca and Mg carbonates and the role of d‐block element luminescence

    Article • Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, June 2021, Wiley

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  8. Trace compounds in Early Medieval Egyptian blue carry information on provenance, manufacture, application, and ageing

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  9. Editorial for the Special Issue “Modern Raman Spectroscopy of Minerals”

    Article • Minerals, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  10. Evaluation of a Spatial Heterodyne Spectrometer for Raman Spectroscopy of Minerals

    Article • Minerals, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  11. A Mechanistic Perspective on Plastically Flexible Coordination Polymers

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, February 2020, Wiley

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  12. Ein mechanistischer Blick auf plastisch flexible Koordinationspolymere

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, February 2020, Wiley

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  13. Insights into the CaSO4–H2O System: A Raman-Spectroscopic Study

    Article • Minerals, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  14. Raman Microspectroscopic Imaging of Binder Remnants in Historical Mortars Reveals Processing Conditions

    Article • Heritage, June 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  15. Raman band widths of anhydrite II reveal the burning history of high‐fired medieval gypsum mortars

    Article • Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, May 2019, Wiley

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  16. Phase composition and burning history of high-fired medieval gypsum mortars studied by Raman microspectroscopy

    Article • Materials Characterization, May 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  17. The importance of plasmonic heating for the plasmon-driven photodimerization of 4-nitrothiophenol

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  18. Selective electrochemical functionalization of the graphene edge

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  19. Challenges in the quantification of nutrients in soils using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy – A case study with calcium

    Article • Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  20. Wear behaviour of α-alumina in hot steam at high contact pressure

    Article • Wear, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  21. Zirconium permanent modifiers for graphite furnaces used in absorption spectrometry: understanding their structure and mechanism of action

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  22. Measuring the Burning Temperatures of Anhydrite Micrograins in a High-Fired Medieval Gypsum Mortar

    Article • ChemistrySelect, September 2017, Wiley

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  23. Ferruginous phases in 19th century lime and cement mortars: A Raman microspectroscopic study

    Article • Materials Characterization, July 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  24. Calcium aluminates in clinker remnants as marker phases for various types of 19th-century cement studied by Raman microspectroscopy

    Article • European Journal of Mineralogy, December 2016, Schweizerbart

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  25. Monte Carlo standardless approach for laser induced breakdown spectroscopy based on massive parallel graphic processing unit computing

    Article • Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  26. Raman spectroscopy as a tool for the collection management of microscope slides

    Article • Zoologischer Anzeiger, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  27. Microstrain distribution mapping on CuInSe 2 thin films by means of electron backscatter diffraction, X-ray diffraction, and Raman microspectroscopy

    Article • Ultramicroscopy, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  28. Tomography of homogenized laser-induced plasma by Radon transform technique

    Article • Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, September 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  29. Chemical imaging of historical mortars by Raman microscopy

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, July 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  30. Microstrain distributions in polycrystalline thin films measured by X-ray microdiffraction

    Article • Journal of Applied Crystallography, March 2016, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  31. Orientation-distribution mapping of polycrystalline materials by Raman microspectroscopy

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2015, Nature

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  32. Shedding light onto the spectra of lime: Raman and luminescence bands of CaO, Ca(OH)2 and CaCO3

    Article • Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, December 2014, Wiley

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  33. Possibilities of functionalized probes in optical near-field microscopy

    Article • Physica Scripta, September 2014, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  34. Microbial mediated formation of Fe-carbonate minerals under extreme acidic conditions

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2014, Nature

    Dr Thomas Schmid, Dr David Fernandez-Remolar

  35. Internal standard for tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, July 2013, American Institute of Physics

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid, Eugene Bortchagovsky

  36. Modern Raman Imaging: Vibrational Spectroscopy on the Micrometer and Nanometer Scales

    Article • Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry, June 2013, Annual Reviews

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  37. Determination and imaging of binder remnants and aggregates in historic cement stone by Raman microscopy

    Article • Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, April 2013, Wiley

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  38. Chemische Bildgebung auf der Nanometerskala mittels spitzenverstärkter Raman‐Spektroskopie

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, April 2013, Wiley

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  39. Nanoscale Chemical Imaging Using Tip‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: A Critical Review

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, April 2013, Wiley

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  40. Full Spectroscopic Tip-Enhanced Raman Imaging of Single Nanotapes Formed from β-Amyloid(1–40) Peptide Fragments

    Article • ACS Nano, January 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  41. Analysis of single algal cells by combining mass spectrometry with Raman and fluorescence mapping

    Article • The Analyst, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  42. Characterizing unusual metal substrates for gap‐mode tip‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy

    Article • Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, November 2012, Wiley

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  43. Missing Amide I Mode in Gap-Mode Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectra of Proteins

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, October 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  44. Understanding tip‐enhanced Raman spectra of biological molecules: a combined Raman, SERS and TERS study

    Article • Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, June 2012, Wiley

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  45. Developments in and practical guidelines for tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  46. Nanoscale Chemical Imaging of Single-Layer Graphene

    Article • ACS Nano, October 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  47. Comprehensive Comparison of Various Techniques for the Analysis of Elemental Distributions in Thin Films

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, September 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  48. Cretaceous black shale: a window into microbial life adaptation

    Article • Terra Nova, August 2011, Wiley

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  49. Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopic imaging of patterned thiol monolayers

    Article • Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, August 2011, Beilstein Institut

    Professor Petra S Dittrich, Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  50. Chemical Imaging on the Nanoscale – Top-Illumination Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

    Article • CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry, April 2011, Swiss Chemical Society

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  51. Multidimensional Analysis of Single Algal Cells by Integrating Microspectroscopy with Mass Spectrometry

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, February 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  52. Nanoscale chemical imaging of segregated lipid domains using tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  53. Nanoscale Chemical Imaging Using Top-Illumination Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

    Article • Nano Letters, October 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  54. High-density micro-arrays for mass spectrometry

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Josep Puigmarti-Luis, Dr Thomas Schmid

  55. Performing tip‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy in liquids

    Article • Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, August 2009, Wiley

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  56. Mode-Selective Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Using Nanofabricated Plasmonic Dipole Antennas

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, July 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  57. Spatially resolved characterization of chemical species and crystal structures in CuInS2 and CuGax Sey thin films using Raman microscopy

    Article • phys stat sol (a), May 2009, Wiley

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  58. Spectroscopic Imaging with Nanometer Resolution Using Near‐Field Methods

    Article • April 2009, Wiley

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  59. Nanoscale Probing of a Polymer‐Blend Thin Film with Tip‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

    Article • Small, April 2009, Wiley

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  60. Tip-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy – Its status, challenges and future directions

    Article • Chemical Physics Letters, April 2009, Elsevier

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  61. Optical Absorbance Measurements of Opaque Liquids by Pulsed Laser Photoacoustic Spectroscopy

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, March 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  62. Tenth International Conference on Near-Field Optics, Nanophotonics, and Related Techniques (NFO 10)

    Article • Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry, November 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  63. A Strategy to Prevent Signal Losses, Analyte Decomposition, and Fluctuating Carbon Contamination Bands in Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

    Article • Applied Spectroscopy, June 2008, SAGE Publications

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  64. Towards chemical analysis of nanostructures in biofilms II: tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of alginates

    Article • Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  65. Towards chemical analysis of nanostructures in biofilms I: imaging of biological nanostructures

    Article • Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  66. Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Can See More:  The Case of Cytochrome c

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, March 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  67. Near-Field Heating, Annealing, and Signal Loss in Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, January 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  68. Tip‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy reveals rich nanoscale adsorption chemistry of 2‐mercaptopyridine on Ag

    Article • Israel Journal of Chemistry, December 2007, Wiley

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  69. Nanoscale Roughness on Metal Surfaces Can Increase Tip-Enhanced Raman Scattering by an Order of Magnitude

    Article • Nano Letters, April 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  70. Towards rapid nanoscale chemical analysis using tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy with Ag-coated dielectric tips

    Article • Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry, February 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  71. Single Molecule Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy with Silver Tips

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, January 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  72. Methods for Molecular Nanoanalysis

    Article • CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry, November 2006, Swiss Chemical Society

    Renato Zenobi, Dr Thomas Schmid

  73. Photoacoustic spectroscopy for process analysis

    Article • Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry, June 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  74. Investigation of biocide efficacy by photoacoustic biofilm monitoring

    Article • Water Research, March 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  75. Biofilm monitoring by photoacoustic spectroscopy

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, March 2003, IWA Publishing

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  76. On-line monitoring of opaque liquids by photoacoustic spectroscopy

    Article • Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry, February 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  77. Process analysis of biofilms by photoacoustic spectroscopy

    Article • Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  78. Photoacoustic absorption spectra of biofilms

    Article • Review of Scientific Instruments, January 2003, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Thomas Schmid

  79. A Photoacoustic Technique for Depth-Resolved In Situ Monitoring of Biofilms

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, October 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Thomas Schmid