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  1. Characterization and discrimination of periodic nanostructures with scanning-free GEXRF

    Article • Nanotechnology, May 2025, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Yves Kayser

  2. Grazing incidence and grazing exit X-ray fluorescence: principles, techniques, and applications for thin film and nanostructure analysis

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2025, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  3. Complementary techniques for the reliable characterisation of tissue samples: A case study on pancreatic tumours analysed by means of X-ray fluorescence analysis and IR spectroscopy

    Article • PLOS One, September 2024, PLOS

    Dr Yves Kayser

  4. The Behavior of the Intercalant AlCl4 Anion during the Formation of Graphite Intercalation Compound: An X‐ray Absorption Fine Structure Study

    Article • phys stat sol (a), February 2024, Wiley

    Dr Yves Kayser

  5. A multi-edge study: investigating Co oxidation states of pristine LiNixMnyCo1−x−yO2 cathode materials by high energy-resolution X-ray spectrometry

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  6. Hybrid Metrology for Nanostructured Optical Metasurfaces

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, November 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Yves Kayser

  7. Well-Defined Iron Sites in Crystalline Carbon Nitride

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, September 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Yves Kayser

  8. Corrigendum: Experimental determination of differential scattering coefficients for nickel by means of linearly polarized x-ray radiation (2023 Metrologia 60 035001)

    Article • Metrologia, August 2023, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Yves Kayser

  9. Experimental determination of differential scattering coefficients for nickel by means of linearly polarized x-ray radiation

    Article • Metrologia, April 2023, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Yves Kayser

  10. Developing Quantitative Nondestructive Characterization of Nanomaterials: A Case Study on Sequential Infiltration Synthesis of Block Copolymers

    Article • ACS Applied Polymer Materials, March 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Yves Kayser

  11. Reference-free X-ray fluorescence analysis using well-known polychromatic synchrotron radiation

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  12. Titanium and titanium oxides at the K- and L-edges: comparing theoretical calculations to X-ray absorption and X-ray emission measurements

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  13. Quantitative Element‐Sensitive Analysis of Individual Nanoobjects

    Article • Small, December 2022, Wiley

    Dr Yves Kayser

  14. Experimental determination of the gadolinium L subshells fluorescence yields and Coster‐Kronig transition probabilities

    Article • X-Ray Spectrometry, November 2022, Wiley

    Dr Yves Kayser

  15. Scan-Free GEXRF in the Soft X-ray Range for the Investigation of Structured Nanosamples

    Article • Nanomaterials, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Yves Kayser

  16. Reliable compositional analysis of airborne particulate matter beyond the quantification limits of total reflection X-ray fluorescence

    Article • Analytica Chimica Acta, February 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Yves Kayser

  17. Challenges of grazing emission X-ray fluorescence (GEXRF) for the characterization of advanced nanostructured surfaces

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  18. Structure and stability of 7-mercapto-4-methylcoumarin self-assembled monolayers on gold: an experimental and computational analysis

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  19. A double crystal von Hamos spectrometer for traceable x-ray emission spectroscopy

    Article • Review of Scientific Instruments, December 2021, American Institute of Physics

    Ina Holfelder, Dr Yves Kayser

  20. Simultaneous Dimensional and Analytical Characterization of Ordered Nanostructures

    Article • Small, November 2021, Wiley

    Dr Yves Kayser

  21. Resonant X-ray Emission Spectroscopy with a SASE Beam

    Article • Applied Sciences, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Yves Kayser

  22. Shape- and Element-Sensitive Reconstruction of Periodic Nanostructures with Grazing Incidence X-ray Fluorescence Analysis and Machine Learning

    Article • Nanomaterials, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Yves Kayser

  23. Quantification of Element Mass Concentrations in Ambient Aerosols by Combination of Cascade Impactor Sampling and Mobile Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy

    Article • Atmosphere, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Yves Kayser

  24. Polysulfide driven degradation in lithium–sulfur batteries during cycling – quantitative and high time-resolution operando X-ray absorption study for dissolved polysulfides probed at both electrode sides

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  25. Quantitative manganese dissolution investigation in lithium-ion batteries by means of X-ray spectrometry techniques

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  26. Grazing Emission X‐Ray Fluorescence: Novel Concepts and Applications for Nano‐Analytics

    Article • physica status solidi (b), November 2020, Wiley

    Dr Yves Kayser

  27. Grazing incidence-x-ray fluorescence for a dimensional and compositional characterization of well-ordered 2D and 3D nanostructures

    Article • Nanotechnology, October 2020, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Yves Kayser

  28. In Situ Electric-Field Study of Surface Effects in Domain Engineered Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3-Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 Relaxor Crystals by Grazing Incidence Diffraction

    Article • Crystals, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Yves Kayser

  29. Fabrication of FeNi hydroxides double-shell nanotube arrays with enhanced performance for oxygen evolution reaction

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, February 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Yves Kayser

  30. Interaction of nanoparticle properties and X-ray analytical techniques

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  31. Speciation of iron sulfide compounds by means of X-ray emission spectroscopy using a compact full-cylinder von Hamos spectrometer

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  32. Towards a traceable enhancement factor in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  33. Experimental determination of line energies, line widths and relative transition probabilities of the Gadolinium L x-ray emission spectrum

    Article • Metrologia, October 2019, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Yves Kayser

  34. Core-level nonlinear spectroscopy triggered by stochastic X-ray pulses

    Article • Nature Communications, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yves Kayser

  35. Reference-free grazing incidence x-ray fluorescence and reflectometry as a methodology for independent validation of x-ray reflectometry on ultrathin layer stacks and a depth-dependent characterization

    Article • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films, July 2019, American Vacuum Society

    Dr Yves Kayser

  36. Grazing incidence x-ray fluorescence based characterization of nanostructures for element sensitive profile reconstruction

    Article • June 2019, SPIE

    Dr Yves Kayser

  37. Intercalation of Lithium Ions from Gaseous Precursors into β-MnO2 Thin Films Deposited by Atomic Layer Deposition

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, June 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Yves Kayser

  38. Cross-section determination for one- and two-photon absorption of cobalt at hard-x-ray energies

    Article • Physical Review A, May 2019, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Yves Kayser

  39. Inception of electronic damage of matter by photon-driven post-ionization mechanisms

    Article • Structural Dynamics, March 2019, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Yves Kayser

  40. Valence‐to‐core X‐ray emission spectroscopy of Ti, TiO, and TiO2 by means of a double full‐cylinder crystal von Hamos spectrometer

    Article • X-Ray Spectrometry, December 2018, Wiley

    Dr Yves Kayser

  41. Mechanism of hydrolysis of a platinum(IV) complex discovered by atomic telemetry

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Yves Kayser

  42. Differences between bulk and surface electronic structure of doped TiO 2 with soft-elements (C, N and S)

    Article • Materials Chemistry and Physics, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Yves Kayser

  43. Element sensitive reconstruction of nanostructured surfaces with finite elements and grazing incidence soft X-ray fluorescence

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  44. Transfer-Free In Situ CCVD Grown Nanocrystalline Graphene for Sub-PPMV Ammonia Detection

    Article • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, January 2018, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Yves Kayser

  45. Development and Synchrotron-Based Characterization of Al and Cr Nanostructures as Potential Calibration Samples for 3D Analytical Techniques

    Article • phys stat sol (a), December 2017, Wiley

    Dr Yves Kayser

  46. High energy resolution off-resonant spectroscopy: A review

    Article • Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Yves Kayser

  47. State-Population Narrowing Effect in Two-Photon Absorption for Intense Hard X-ray Pulses

    Article • Applied Sciences, June 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr Yves Kayser

  48. Direct Determination of Metal Complexes’ Interaction with DNA by Atomic Telemetry and Multiscale Molecular Dynamics

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, February 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Yves Kayser

  49. X-ray grating interferometer for in situ and at-wavelength wavefront metrology

    Article • Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, January 2017, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Yves Kayser

  50. Distribution of aluminum over different T-sites in ferrierite zeolites studied with aluminum valence to core X-ray emission spectroscopy

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  51. In situ high energy resolution off-resonant spectroscopy applied to a time-resolved study of single site Ta catalyst during oxidation

    Article • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, December 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Yves Kayser

  52. Establishing nonlinearity thresholds with ultraintense X-ray pulses

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2016, Nature

    Dr Yves Kayser

  53. Shot-to-shot diagnostic of the longitudinal photon source position at the SPring-8 Angstrom Compact Free Electron Laser by means of x-ray grating interferometry

    Article • Optics Letters, February 2016, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Dr Yves Kayser

  54. Resonant X-ray emission spectroscopy of platinum(ii) anticancer complexes

    Article • The Analyst, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  55. Depth-Resolved X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy by Means of Grazing Emission X-ray Fluorescence

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, November 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Yves Kayser

  56. X-ray two-photon absorption with high fluence XFEL pulses

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, September 2015, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Yves Kayser

  57. The use of Resonant X-ray Emission Spectroscopy (RXES) for the electronic analysis of metal complexes and their interactions with biomolecules

    Article • Drug Discovery Today Technologies, September 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Yves Kayser

  58. Insights into the structure–activity relationships of chiral 1,2-diaminophenylalkane platinum(II) anticancer derivatives

    Article • JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yves Kayser

  59. Following the dynamics of matter with femtosecond precision using the X-ray streaking method

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yves Kayser

  60. Depth profiling of low energy ion implantations in Si and Ge by means of micro-focused grazing emission X-ray fluorescence and grazing incidence X-ray fluorescence

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  61. Nanoparticle characterization by means of scanning free grazing emission X-ray fluorescence

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  62. Study of the reactivity of silica supported tantalum catalysts with oxygen followed by in situ HEROS

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Jacinto Sa, Dr Yves Kayser

  63. Grazing angle X-ray fluorescence from periodic structures on silicon and silica surfaces

    Article • Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, August 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Yves Kayser

  64. Techniques: RXES, HR-­XAS, HEROS, GIXRF, and GEXRF

    Article • June 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Yves Kayser

  65. High Energy Resolution Off-Resonant Spectroscopy for X-Ray Absorption Spectra Free of Self-Absorption Effects

    Article • Physical Review Letters, April 2014, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Yves Kayser

  66. Wavefront metrology measurements at SACLA by means of X-ray grating interferometry

    Article • Optics Express, April 2014, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Dr Yves Kayser

  67. Laboratory-based micro-X-ray fluorescence setup using a von Hamos crystal spectrometer and a focused beam X-ray tube

    Article • Review of Scientific Instruments, April 2014, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Yves Kayser

  68. Communication: The electronic structure of matter probed with a single femtosecond hard x-ray pulse

    Article • Structural Dynamics, March 2014, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Yves Kayser

  69. Effective catalytic disproportionation of aqueous H2O2with di- and mono-nuclear manganese(ii) complexes containing pyridine alcohol ligands

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  70. Temperature-programmed reduction of NiO nanoparticles followed by time-resolved RIXS

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  71. Novel in situ methodology to observe the interactions of chemotherapeutical Pt drugs with DNA under physiological conditions

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  72. Scanning-free grazing emission x-ray fluorescence by means of an angular dispersive arrangement with a two-dimensional position-sensitive area detector

    Article • Review of Scientific Instruments, December 2013, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Yves Kayser

  73. High-energy-resolution grazing emission X-ray fluorescence applied to the characterization of thin Al films on Si

    Article • Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Yves Kayser

  74. Heat bump on a monochromator crystal measured with X-ray grating interferometry

    Article • Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, February 2013, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Alexander Rack, Dr Yves Kayser

  75. A von Hamos x-ray spectrometer based on a segmented-type diffraction crystal for single-shot x-ray emission spectroscopy and time-resolved resonant inelastic x-ray scattering studies

    Article • Review of Scientific Instruments, October 2012, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Yves Kayser

  76. Depth profiling of dopants implanted in Si using the synchrotron radiation based high-resolution grazing emission technique

    Article • X-Ray Spectrometry, January 2012, Wiley

    Dr Yves Kayser

  77. Characterization of ultra-shallow aluminum implants in silicon by grazing incidence and grazing emission X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy

    Article • Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yves Kayser

  78. First Observation of Two-Electron One-Photon Transitions in Single-PhotonK-Shell Double Ionization

    Article • Physical Review Letters, July 2011, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Yves Kayser

  79. DoubleL3Mionization of Pd induced by impact with medium-energy electrons

    Article • Physical Review A, February 2011, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Yves Kayser

  80. DoubleK-shell photoionization and hypersatellite x-ray transitions of12⩽Z⩽23atoms

    Article • Physical Review A, December 2010, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Yves Kayser

  81. Depth profiles of Al impurities implanted in Si wafers determined by means of the high-resolution grazing emission X-ray fluorescence technique

    Article • Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Yves Kayser

  82. Wavelength-dispersive spectrometer for X-ray microfluorescence analysis at the X-ray microscopy beamline ID21 (ESRF)

    Article • Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, April 2010, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Yves Kayser

  83. Single-photon double K-shell ionization of low-Z atoms

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, February 2010, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Yves Kayser

  84. Double K-shell photoionization and universal scaling laws

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, November 2009, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Yves Kayser

  85. Observation of ultralow-level Al impurities on a silicon surface by high-resolution grazing emission x-ray fluorescence excited by synchrotron radiation

    Article • Physical Review B, September 2009, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Yves Kayser

  86. L-subshell Coster-Kronig yields of palladium determined via synchrotron-radiation-based high-resolution x-ray spectroscopy

    Article • Physical Review A, July 2009, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Yves Kayser

  87. Application of the high-resolution grazing-emission x-ray fluorescence method for impurities control in semiconductor nanotechnology

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, April 2009, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Yves Kayser

  88. Double K-shell photoionization of low-Z atoms and He-like ions

    Article • The European Physical Journal Special Topics, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yves Kayser

  89. Physical Mechanisms and Scaling Laws ofK-Shell Double Photoionization

    Article • Physical Review Letters, February 2009, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Yves Kayser