X-ray absorption spectroscopy

X-ray absorption spectroscopy

X-ray absorption spectroscopy


X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) is a powerful spectroscopic technique that generally requires application of synchrotron X-ray radiation. It provides information on the physical and chemical properties of matter at the atomic scale. XAFS is an element-specific technique which allows to selectively probe the local structure around the absorbing atom. XAFS can be applied to the materials in both solid, liquid and even gas phase. Unlike X-ray diffraction, the method does not require long range order in the samples and can be used to study the structure of nanomaterials, small molecules, enzymes and proteins, and many others. The extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) provides the radial distribution function, so interatomic distances and coordination numbers can be extracted. At the same time, X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) is also sensitive to the electronic structure, oxidation state, bond angles (3D geometry). 

Our group has a big experience in experimental applications and theoretical analysis of XAFS. The members of our team have performed a huge number of experiments at the world leading synchrotron radiation sources, such as ESRF and Soleil (France), DORIS, ANKA, DESY and BESSY (Germany), SLS (Switzerland), MAX-IV (Sweden), ELETTRA (Italy), Kurchatov Institute (Russia). Moreover, we have a unique laboratory X-ray absorption spectrometer manufactured by Rigaku, which has no analogues in Russia and Europe. 

For theoretical analysis of EXAFS, we use standard Fourier-analysis (software: Athena, Artemis, Wiper). The analysis of XANES is an independent and very complicated field, in which our group have a big expertise. In particular, we have developed a FitIt code, which allows fitting the experimental spectra using multidimensional interpolation approach [1,2]. Recently, we made a significant improvement in the computational performance (up to 40 times speedup!) of the famous FDMNES code for XANES calculations [3].

[1] G. Smolentsev, A. Soldatov. Quantitative local structure refinement from XANES: multidimensional interpolation approach. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 2006, 13, 19-29 
[2] G. Smolentsev and A.V. Soldatov. FitIt: new software to extract structural information on the basis of XANES fitting" Computational. Matterial Science 2007, 39, 569–574
[3] S. Guda et al. Optimized Finite Difference Method for the Full-Potential XANES Simulations: Application to Molecular Adsorption Geometries in MOFs and Metal−Ligand Intersystem Crossing Transients. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 2015, 11, 4512−4521

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Some publications


This list contains 76 publications with total Impact-Factor of 455.877

1. J. Dallenes, J. Wuyts, N. Van Velthoven, A. Krajnc, G. Mali, O. A. Usoltsev, A. L. Bugaev & D. De Vos "Zeolites as equilibrium-shifting agents in shuttle catalysis" Nature Catalysis 2023 6 495–505 (Impact-factor: 47.253 ) DOI: 10.1038/s41929-023-00967-8  

2. E. Naranov, A. Sadovnikov, O. Arapova, T. Kuchinskaya, O. Usoltsev, A. Bugaev, K. Janssens, D. De Vos, A. Maximov "The in-situ formation of supported hydrous ruthenium oxide in aqueous phase during HDO of lignin-derived fractions" Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2023 334 122861 (Impact-factor: 24.319 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.122861  

3. Igor Beckers, Aram Bugaev and Dirk De Vos "Dual ligand approach increases functional group tolerance in the Pd-catalysed C–H arylation of N-heterocyclic pharmaceuticals" Chemical Science 2023 14 1176-1183 (Impact-factor: 9.969 ) DOI: 10.1039/D2SC04911B

4. O. A. Usoltsev, A. A. Skorynina, B. O. Protsenko, V. Martin-Diaconescu, R. Pellegrini, A. V. Soldatov, J. van Bokhoven, A. L. Bugaeva "Evolution of surface and bulk structure of supported palladium nanoparticles by in situ X-ray absorption and infrared spectroscopies: Effect of temperature, CO and CH4 gas" Applied Surface Science 2023 614 156171 (Impact-factor: 7.392 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.156171

5. E. Naranov, A. Sadovnikov, O.V. Arapova, A.L. Bugaev, O.A. Usoltsev, D. Gorbunov, V. Russo, D. Murzin, A. Maksimov "Mechanistic Insights of Ru nanoparticles in situ formation during hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived substances to hydrocarbons" Catalysis Science & Technology 2023 13 1571-1583 (Impact-factor: 6.177 ) DOI: 10.1039/D2CY01127A

6. S. Van Minnebruggen, C. Marquez, B. Krasniqi, K. Janssens, N. Van Velthoven, J. Vercammen, B. De Soete, Aram Bugaev and Dirk De Vos "Oxidative carbonylation of N-protected indoles by Rh(iii)-zeolites" Chemical Communications 2023 59 2319-2322 (Impact-factor: 6.065 ) DOI: 10.1039/D2CC05953C

7. Kozyr, E.G.; Njoroge, P.N.; Chapek, S.V.; Shapovalov, V.V.; Skorynina, A.A.; Pnevskaya, A.Y.; Bulgakov, A.N.; Soldatov, A.V.; Pellegrino, F.; Groppo, E.; Bordiga, S.; Mino, L.; Bugaev, A.L. "Operando Laboratory X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and UV–Vis Study of Pt/TiO2 Photocatalysts during Photodeposition and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions" Catalysts 2023 13 (2) 414 (Impact-factor: 4.501 ) DOI: 10.3390/catal13020414

8. L. Van Emelen, V. Lemmens, C. Marquez, S. Van Minnebruggen, O. A. Usoltsev, A. L. Bugaev, K. Janssens, K. Y. Cheung, N. Van Velthoven, D. E. De Vos "Cu-α-diimine Compounds Encapsulated in Porous Materials as Catalysts for Electrophilic Amination of Aromatic C-H Bonds" ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2022 14 (46) 51867-51880 (Impact-factor: 10.383 ) DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c13980

9. K. Janssens, A. L. Bugaev, E. G. Kozyr, V. Lemmens, A. A. Guda, O. A. Usoltsev, S. Smolders, A. V Soldatov, D. E. De Vos "Evolution of the active species of homogeneous Ru hydrodeoxygenation catalysts in ionic liquids" Chemical Science 2022 13 10251-10259 (Journal Cover) (Impact-factor: 9.969 ) DOI: 10.1039/D2SC02150A

10. V. Lemmens, C. Vos, A. L. Bugaev, J. Vercammen, N. Van Velthoven, J. Gascon, D. E. De Vos "Ru-Bipyridine Entrapped in the Supercages of EMC-1 Faujasite as Catalyst for the Trifluoromethylation of Arenes" ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2022 14 (1) 971–977 (Impact-factor: 9.229 ) DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c19655  

11. W. Stuyck, A. L. Bugaev, T. Nelis, R. de Oliveira-Silva, S. Smolders, O. A. Usoltsev, D. Arenas Esteban, S. Bals, D. Sakellariou, D. De Vos "Sustainable formation of tricarballylic acid from citric acid over highly stable Pd/Nb2O5·nH2O catalysts" Journal of Catalysis 2022 408 88-97 (Impact-factor: 7.920 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.02.013

12. M. Henrion, Y. Mohr, K. Janssens, S. Smolders, A. L. Bugaev, O. A. Usoltsev, E. A. Quadrelli, F. M. Wisser, D. E. De Vos, J. Canivet "Reusable copper catechol-based porous polymers for the highly efficient heterogeneous catalytic oxidation of secondary alcohols" ChemCatChem 2022 e202200649 (Impact-factor: 5.497 ) DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202200649

13. M. A. Golubeva, M. Mukhtarova, A. L. Bugaev and E. R. Naranov "In Situ Generated Dispersed Catalysts Based on Molybdenum and Tungsten Phosphides in Hydroprocessing of Guaiacol" Petroleum Chemistry 2022 62 1300–1307 (Impact-factor: 1.258 ) DOI: 10.1134/S0965544122110019

14. L. Fang, Z. Yan, J. Wu, Aram Bugaev, C. Lamberti and M. Pera-Titus "Highly selective Ru/HBEA catalyst for the direct amination of fatty alcohols with ammonia" Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2021 286 119942 (Impact-factor: 19.503 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.119942  

15. David Trummer, Keith Searles, Alexander Algasov, Sergey A. Guda, Alexander V. Soldatov, Harry Ramanantoanina, Olga V. Safonova*, Alexander A. Guda*, and Christophe Copéret "Deciphering the Phillips Catalyst by Orbital Analysis and Supervised Machine Learning from Cr Pre-edge XANES of Molecular Libraries" Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021 143 (19) 7326–7341 (Impact-factor: 14.612 ) DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c10791  

16. Hui Zhang, Hui Su,* Mikhail A. Soldatov, Yuanli Li, Xu Zhao, Meihuan Liu, Wanlin Zhou, Xiuxiu Zhang, Xuan Sun, Yanzhi Xu, Peng Yao,* Shiqiang Wei, and Qinghua Liu* "Dynamic Co-Ru Bond Shrinkage at Atomically Dispersed Ru Sites for Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction" Small 2021 2105231 (Impact-factor: 13.281 ) DOI: 10.1002/smll.202105231

17. A. Kokliukhin, M. Nikulshina, A. Mozhaev, C. Lancelot, C. Lamonier, N. Nuns, P. Blanchard, A. Bugaev, P. Nikulshin "Bulk hydrotreating MonW12-nS2 catalysts based on SiMonW12-n heteropolyacids prepared by alumina elimination method" Catalysis Today 2021 337 26-37 (Impact-factor: 6.766 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.07.018

18. E. G. Kozyr, A. L. Bugaev, S. A. Guda, A. A. Guda, K. A. Lomachenko, K. Janssens, S. Smolders, Dirk De Vos, and A. V. Soldatov "Speciation of Ru Molecular Complexes in a Homogeneous Catalytic System: Fingerprint XANES Analysis Guided by Machine Learning" The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2021 125 (50) 27844–27852 (Journal cover) (Impact-factor: 4.126 ) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c09082

19. A. L. Bugaev, O. A. Usoltsev, A. A. Guda, K. A. Lomachenko, M. Brunelli, E. Groppo, R. Pellegrini, A. V. Soldatov, J. A. van Bokhoven "Hydrogenation of ethylene over palladium: Evolution of the catalyst structure by operando synchrotron-based techniques" Faraday Discussions 2021 229 197-207 (Impact-factor: 4.008 ) DOI: 10.1039/C9FD00139E  

20. A. Martini, A. L. Bugaev, S. A. Guda, A. A. Guda, E. Priola, E. Borfecchia, S. Smolders, K. Janssens, D. De Vos, and A. V. Soldatov "Revisiting the Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Fitting Procedure through a Machine Learning-Based Approach" The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2021 125 (32) 7080–7091 (Journal cover) (Impact-factor: 2.781 ) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c03746

21. Su, H.; Soldatov, M.A.; Roldugin, V.; Liu, Q. "Platinum single-atom catalyst with self-adjustable valence state for large-current-density acidic water oxidation." eScience 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.12.007

22. A. Ramirez, P. Ticali, D. Salusso, T. Cordero-Lanzac, S. Ould-Chikh, C. Ahoba-Sam, A. L. Bugaev, E. Borfecchia, S. Morandi, M. Signorile, S. Bordiga, J. Gascon, and U. Olsbye "Multifunctional Catalyst Combination for the Direct Conversion of CO2 to Propane" JACS Au 2021 1 (9) 1719-1732 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00302  

23. J. Vercammen, M. Bocus, S. Neale, Aram Bugaev, S, Van Minnebruggen, J. Hajek, P. Tomkins, Alexander Soldatov, A. Krajnc, G. Mali, V. Van Speybroeck, D. E. De Vos "Shape-Selective C-H Activation of Aromatics to Biarylic Compounds Using Molecular Palladium in Zeolites" Nature Catalysis 2020 3 1002–1009 (Impact-factor: 41.813 ) DOI: 10.1038/s41929-020-00533-6  

24. M. Stalpaert, K. Janssens, C. Marquez, M. Henrion, A.L. Bugaev, A.V. Soldatov, and D.E. De Vos "Olefins from Biobased Sugar Alcohols via Selective, Ru-mediated reaction in Catalytic Phosphonium Ionic Liquids" ACS Catalysis 2020 10 (16) 9401–9409 (Journal cover) (Impact-factor: 13.084 ) DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02188

25. N. Van Velthoven, M. Henrion, J. Dallenes, A. Krajnc, A.L. Bugaev, P. Liu, S. Bals, A.V. Soldatov, G. Mali, D.E. De Vos "S,O-Functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks as Heterogeneous Single-Site Catalysts for the Oxidative Alkenylation of Arenes via C-H activation" ACS Catalysis 2020 10 (9) 5077-5085 (Impact-factor: 13.084 ) DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c00801

26. W. Zhang, P. He, C. Wang, T. Ding, T. Chen, X. Liu, L. Cao, T. Huang, X. Shen, O. A. Usoltsev, A. L. Bugaev, Y. Lin, and T. Yao "Operando evidence of Cu+ stabilization via single-atom modifier for CO2 electroreduction" Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2020 8 25970-25977 (Impact-factor: 12.732 ) DOI: 10.1039/D0TA08369K

27. M.A. Cambaz, A. Urban, S.A. Pervez, H. Geßwein, A. Schiele, A.A. Guda, A.L. Bugaev, A. Mazilkin, T. Diemant, R.J. Behm, T. Brezesinski, M. Fichtner "Understanding the origin of higher capacity for Ni-based disordered rock-salt cathodes" Chemistry of Materials 2020 32 (8) 3447–3461 (Impact-factor: 9.811 ) DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b05285

28. N. Van Velthoven, Y. Wang, H. Van Hees, M. Henrion, A.L. Bugaev, G. Gracy, K. Amro, A.V. Soldatov, J.G. Alauzun, P. H. Mutin, and D.E. De Vos "Heterogeneous Single-Site Catalysts for C-H Activation Reactions: Pd(II)-loaded S,O-Functionalized Metal Oxide-Bisphosphonates" ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020 12 (42) 47457–47466 (Impact-factor: 9.229 ) DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c12325

29. A. Bugaev, M. Zabilskiy, A. Skorynina, O. Usoltsev, A. Soldatov, J. van Bokhoven "In situ formation of surface and bulk oxides in small palladium nanoparticles" Chemical Communications 2020 56 13097-13100 (Journal Cover) (Impact-factor: 6.222 ) DOI: 10.1039/D0CC05050D  

30. C. Ahoba-Sam, E. Borfecchia, A. Lazzarini, A. Bugaev, A. A. Isah, M. Taoufik, S. Bordiga, U. Olsbye "On the conversion of CO2 to value added products over composite PdZn and H-ZSM-5 catalysts: excess Zn over Pd, a compromise or a penalty?" Catalysis Science & Technology 2020 10 (13) 4373-4385 (Impact-factor: 6.119 ) DOI: 10.1039/d0cy00440e

31. A. Martini, S. A. Guda, A. A. Guda, G. Smolentsev, A. Algasov, O. Usoltsev, M. A. Soldatov, A. Bugaev, Yu. Rusalev, C. Lamberti, A. V. Soldatov "PyFitit: the software for quantitative analysis of XANES spectra using machine-learning algorithms" Computer Physics Communications 2020 250 107064 (Impact-factor: 4.390 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2019.107064

32. O.A. Usoltsev, A.L. Bugaev, A.A. Guda, S.A. Guda, A.V. Soldatov "Absorption of hydrocarbons on palladium catalysts: From simple models towards machine learning analysis of X-ray absorption spectroscopy data" Topics in Catalysis 2020 63 58–65 (Impact-factor: 2.910 ) DOI: 10.1007/s11244-020-01221-2

33. A.A. Skorynina, A.A. Tereshchenko, O.A. Usoltsev, A.L. Bugaev, K.A. Lomachenko, A.A. Guda, E. Groppo, R. Pellegrini, C. Lamberti, A.V. Soldatov "Time-dependent carbide phase formation in palladium nanoparticles" Radiation Physics and Chemistry 2020 175 108079 (Impact-factor: 2.858 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2018.11.033  

34. V.V.Shapovalov, A.A.Guda, N.V.Kosova, S.P.Kubrin, O.A.Podgornova, A.Aboraia, C.Lamberti, A.V.Soldatov "Laboratory operando Fe and Mn K-edges XANES and Mössbauer studies of the LiFe0.5Mn0.5PO4 cathode material" Radiation Physics and Chemistry 2020 175 108065 (Impact-factor: 2.226 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2018.11.019  

35. A.N. Kravtsova "Synchrotron-Based X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy for the Study of Geological Materials" Journal of Surface Investigation: X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques. 2020 14 (1) 135-149 (Impact-factor: 0.359 ) DOI: 10.1134/S1027451020020111  

36. A.L. Bugaev, A.A. Skorynina, L. Braglia, K.A. Lomachenko, A.A. Guda, A. Lazzarini, S. Bordiga, U. Olsbye, K.P. Lillerud, A.V. Soldatov, C. Lamberti "Evolution of Pt and Pd species in functionalized UiO-67 metal-organic frameworks" Catalysis Today 2019 336 33-39 (Impact-factor: 4.888 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.03.054  

37. A. L. Bugaev, A. A. Guda, I. A. Pankin, E. Groppo, R. Pellegrini, A. Longo, A. V. Soldatov, C. Lamberti "The role of palladium carbides in the catalytic hydrogenation of ethylene over supported palladium nanoparticles" Catalysis Today 2019 336 40-44 (Impact-factor: 4.888 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.02.068  

38. Guda, A. A.; Guda, S. A.; Lomachenko, K. A.; Soldatov, M. A.; Pankin, I. A.; Soldatov, A. V.; Braglia, L.; Bugaev, A. L.; Martini, A.; Signorile, M.; Groppo, E.; Piovano, A.; Borfecchia, E.; Lamberti, C. "Quantitative structural determination of active sites from in situ and operando XANES spectra: From standard ab initio simulations to chemometric and machine learning approaches" Catalysis Today 2019 336 3-21 (Impact-factor: 4.888 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2018.10.071

39. T. Lastovina, A. Budnyk, Y. Pimonova, A. Bugaev, V. Dmitriev "Thermally-induced arrangement of cobalt and iron in the ZIF-derived Fe,Co,Zn-N/C catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction" International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2019 (Impact-factor: 4.084 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.07.022

40. A. A. Kuzharov, A. A. Milov, Yu. S. Gerasina, I. Yu. Neverova, M. S. Lipkin,V. M. Lipkin, A. S. Kolomiitsev, A. A. Fedotov, M. A. Soldatov, and A. V. Soldatov "The Influence of Stabilizer on the Formation and Tribotechnical Properties of Cu Nanoparticles" Protection of Metals and Physical Chemistry of Surfaces 2019 55 (2) 283–287 (Impact-factor: 0.681 ) DOI: 10.1134/S2070205119020151    

41. L.V. Guda, A.N. Kravtsova, A.A. Guda, S.P. Kubrin, M.I. Mazuritskiy, A.V. Soldatov "Comprehensive Investigation of Some Ordinary Chondrites Based on X-ray Methods and Mossbauer Spectroscopy" Journal of Surface Investigation: X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques 2019 13 (6) 995-1004 (Impact-factor: 0.359 ) DOI: 10.1134/S1027451019060089  

42. A.L. Bugaev, A.A. Skorynina, E.G. Kamyshova, K.A. Lomachenko, A.A. Guda, A.V. Soldatov, C. Lamberti "In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy data during formation of active Pt- and Pd-sites in functionalized UiO-67 metal-organic frameworks" Data in Brief 2019 25 104280 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.104280

43. A. L. Bugaev, A. A. Guda, I. A. Pankin, E. Groppo, R. Pellegrini, A. Longo, A. V. Soldatov, C. Lamberti "Operando X-ray absorption spectra and mass spectrometry data during hydrogenation of ethylene over palladium nanoparticles" Data in Brief 2019 24 103954 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.103954  

44. K. A. Lomachenko, J. Jacobsen, A. L. Bugaev, C. Atzori, F. Bonino, S. Bordiga, N. Stock, and C. Lamberti "Exact stoichiometry of Ce(x)Zr(6-x) cornerstones in mixedmetal UiO-66 MOFs revealed by EXAFS spectroscopy" Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018 140 (50) 17379-17383 (Impact-factor: 14.357 ) DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b10343  

45. A.L. Bugaev, O.A. Usoltsev, A.A. Guda, K.A. Lomachenko, I.A. Pankin, Yu.V. Rusalev, H. Emerich, E. Groppo, R. Pellegrini, A.V. Soldatov, J.A. van Bokhoven, C. Lamberti "Palladium Carbide and Hydride Formation in the Bulk and at the Surface of Palladium Nanoparticles" The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2018 122 (22) 12029–12037 (Impact-factor: 4.536 ) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b11473  

46. D.A. Guk, O.O. Krasnovskaya, N.S. Dashkova, D.A. Skvortsov, M.P. Rubtsova, V.P. Dyadchenko, E.S. Yudina, M.A. Kosarev, A.V. Soldatov, V.V. Shapovalov, A.S. Semkina, K.Y. Vlasova, V.I. Pergushov, R.R. Shafikov, A.A. Andreeva, M.Ya. Melnikov, N.V. Zyk, A.G. Majouga, E.K. Beloglazkina "New ferrocene-based 2-thio-imidazol-4-ones and their copper complexes. Synthesis and cytotoxicity" Dalton Transactions 2018 47 (48) 17357-17366 (Impact-factor: 4.099 ) DOI: 10.1039/c8dt03164a

47. M. Heinz, V. V. Srabionyan, L. A. Avakyan, A. L. Bugaev, A. V. Skidanenko, V. V. Pryadchenko, J. Ihlemann, J. Meinertz, C. Patzig, M. Dubiel, L. A. Bugaev "Formation and implantation of gold nanoparticles by ArF-excimer laser irradiation of gold-coated float glass" Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2018 736 152-162 (Impact-factor: 3.779 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.11.122  

48. I.A. Pankin, A.A. Guda, N.A. Tumanov, Ya. Filinchuk, K.A. Lomachenko, A.L. Bugaev, S.A. Guda, V.V. Shapovalov, C. Lamberti, A.V. Soldatov "Experimental and theoretical study of hydrogen desorption process from Mn(BH4)2" Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2018 735 277-284 (Impact-factor: 3.779 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.11.062  

49. Svetlana Suchkova, Conor Hogan, Friedhelm Bechstedt, Eugen Speiser, and Norbert Esser "Selective adsorption of toluene-3,4-dithiol on Si(553)-Au surfaces" Physical Review 2018 97 045417 (Impact-factor: 3.736 ) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.97.045417

50. A.L. Bugaev, O.A. Usoltsev, A. Lazzarini, K.A. Lomachenko, A.A. Guda, R. Pellegrini, M. Carosso, J. Vitillo, E. Groppo, J. van Bokhoven, A.V. Soldatov and C. Lamberti "Time-resolved operando studies of carbon supported Pd nanoparticles under hydrogenation reactions by X-ray diffraction and absorption" Faraday Discussions 2018 208 187-205 (Impact-factor: 3.427 ) DOI: 10.1039/C7FD00211D  

51. A.L. Bugaev, A.A. Guda, K.A. Lomachenko, E.G. Kamyshova, M.A Soldatov, G. Kaur, S. Øien-Ødegaard, L. Braglia, A. Lazzarini, M. Manzoli, S. Bordiga, U. Olsbye, K. Petter Lillerud, A.V Soldatov and C. Lamberti "Operando study of palladium nanoparticles inside UiO-67 MOF for catalytic hydrogenation of hydrocarbons" Faraday Discussions 2018 208 287-306 (Impact-factor: 3.427 ) DOI: 10.1039/C7FD00224F  

52. S. Smolders, K.A. Lomachenko, B. Bueken, A. Struyf, A.L. Bugaev, C. Atzori, N. Stock, C. Lamberti, M. B.J. Roeffaers, D. De Vos "Unravelling the redox-catalytic behavior of Ce4+-MOFs: a XAS study" ChemPhysChem 2018 19 (4) 373-378 (Impact-factor: 3.138 ) DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201700967  

53. A.A. Guda, A.L. Bugaev, R. Kopelent, L. Braglia, A.V. Soldatov, M. Nachtegaal, O.V. Safonova, G. Smolentsev "Fluorescence-detected XAS with sub-second time resolution reveals new details about the redox activity of Pt/CeO2 catalyst" Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 2018 25 989-997 (Impact-factor: 3.011 ) DOI: 10.1107/S1600577518005325  

54. Yu. S. Podkovyrina, M. A. Kremennaya, M. A. Soldatov, A. V. Soldatov "Influence of Local Atomic and Electronic Structures of Magnetite on Subtle Effects in HERFD-XANES Spectra" Journal of Structural Chemistry 2018 59 (6) 1362–1367 (Impact-factor: 0.521 ) DOI: 10.1134/S002247661806015X    

55. A.L. Bugaev, A.A. Guda, K.A. Lomachenko, V.V. Shapovalov, A. Lazzarini, J.G. Vitillo, L.A. Bugaev, E. Groppo, R. Pellegrini, A.V. Soldatov, J.A. van Bokhoven, C. Lamberti "Core-shell structure of palladium hydride nanoparticles revealed by combined X-ray absorption spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction" Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2017 121 (33) 18202–18213 (Journal Cover) (Impact-factor: 4.536 ) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b04152  

56. L. Braglia, E. Borfecchia, L. Maddalena, S. Øien, K. A. Lomachenko, A. L. Bugaev, S. Bordiga, A. V. Soldatov, K. P. Lillerud, C. Lamberti "Exploring structure and reactivity of Cu sites in functionalized UiO-67 MOFs" Catalysis Today 2017 283 (1) 89–103 (Impact-factor: 4.312 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2016.02.039  

57. A.L. Bugaev, A.A. Guda, A. Lazzarini, K.A. Lomachenko, E. Groppo, R. Pellegrini, A. Piovano, H. Emerich, A.V. Soldatov, L.A. Bugaev, V.P. Dmitriev, J.A. van Bokhoven, C. Lamberti "In Situ Formation of Hydrides and Carbides in Palladium Catalyst: When XANES is better than EXAFS and XRD" Catalysis Today 2017 283 (1) 119–126 (Impact-factor: 4.312 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2016.02.065  

58. L. Braglia, E. Borfecchia, A. Martini, A. L. Bugaev, A. V. Soldatov, S. Øien-Ødegaard, B. T. Lønstad-Bleken, U. Olsbye, K. P. Lillerud, K. A. Lomachenko, G. Agostini, M. Manzoli and C. Lamberti "The duality of UiO-67-Pt MOFs: connecting treatment conditions and encapsulated Pt species by operando XAS" Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2017 19 27489-27507 (Impact-factor: 4.123 ) DOI: 10.1039/C7CP05185A

59. L. Braglia, E. Borfecchia, K. A. Lomachenko, A. L. Bugaev, A. A. Guda, A. V. Soldatov, B. T. Lønstad Bleken, S. Øien, U. Olsbye, K. P. Lillerud, S. Bordiga, G. Agostini, M. Manzoli, C. Lamberti "Tuning Pt and Cu sites population inside functionalized UiO-67 MOF by controlling activation conditions" Faraday Discuss 2017 201 277-298 (Impact-factor: 3.544 ) DOI: 10.1039/C7FD00024C  

60. M.V. Kirichkov, A.A. Guda, A.P. Budnyk, T.A. Lastovina, A.L. Bugaev, V.V. Shapovalov, Yu.V. Rusalev, A.V. Chernyshev, A.V. Soldatov "In situ analysis of the formation steps of gold nanoparticles by oleylamine reduction" Journal of Structural Chemistry 2017 58 (7) 1403–1410 (Impact-factor: 0.472 ) DOI: 10.1134/S0022476617070186  

61. E. Borfecchia, L. Mino, E. Groppo, S. Bordiga, A. L. Bugaev, A. Budnyk, K. A. Lomachenko, A. A. Guda, M. A. Soldatov, A. V. Soldatov, C. Lamberti "Spectroscopic methods in catalysis and their application in well-defined nanocatalysts" Morphological, Compositional, and Shape Control of Materials for Catalysis”, (M. Cargnello, P. Fornasiero Eds), Elsevier, Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal. 2017 177 221-284 DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-805090-3.00007-3

62. M. Heinz, V. V. Srabionyan, A. L. Bugaev, V. V. Pryadchenko, E. V. Ishenko, L. A. Avakyan, Y. V. Zubavichus, J. Ihlemann, J. Meinertz, E. Pippel, M. Dubiel, L. A. Bugaev "Formation of silver nanoparticles in silicate glass using excimer laser radiation: Structural characterization by HRTEM, XRD, EXAFS and optical absorption spectra" Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2016 681 (5) 307–315 (Impact-factor: 2.999 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.04.214    

63. L. Braglia, A. L. Bugaev, K. A. Lomachenko, A. V. Soldatov, C. Lamberti and A. A. Guda "Investigation of oxygen vacancies in CeO2/Pt system with synchrotron light techniques" Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2016 712 (1) 012064 DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/712/1/012064    

64. L. A. Bugaev, V. V. Srabionyan, V. V. Pryadchenko, A. L. Bugaev, L. A. Avakyan, S. V. Belenov and V. E. Guterman "Atomic structure of PtCu nanoparticles in PtCu/C catalysts prepared by simultaneous and sequential deposition of components on carbon support" Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2016 712 (1) 012048 DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/712/1/012048    

65. A. L. Bugaev, A. A. Guda, K. A. Lomachenko, A. Lazzarini, V. V. Srabionyan, J. G. Vitillo, A. Piovano, E. Groppo, L. A. Bugaev, A. V. Soldatov, V. P. Dmitriev, R. Pellegrini, J. A. van Bokhoven and C. Lamberti "Hydride phase formation in carbon supported palladium hydride nanoparticles by in situ EXAFS and XRD" Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2016 712 (1) 012032 DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/712/1/012032    

66. A. L. Bugaev, A. A. Guda, O. M. Yefanov, U. Lorenz, A. V. Soldatov and I. A. Vartanyants "X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Coherent X-ray Diffraction Imaging for Time-Resolved Investigation of the Biological Complexes: Computer Modelling towards the XFEL Experiment" Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2016 712 (1) 012024 DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/712/1/012024    

67. A. A. Guda, S. A. Guda, M. A. Soldatov, K. A. Lomachenko, A. L. Bugaev, C. Lamberti, W. Gawelda, C. Bressler, G. Smolentsev, A. V. Soldatov and Y. Joly "Finite difference method accelerated with sparse solvers for structural analysis of the metal-organic complexes" Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2016 712 (1) 012004 DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/712/1/012004    

68. S. A. Guda, A. A. Guda, M. A. Soldatov, K. A. Lomachenko, A. L. Bugaev, C. Lamberti, W. Gawelda, C. Bressler, G. Smolentsev, A. V. Soldatov, and Y. Joly "Optimized Finite Difference Method for the Full-Potential XANES Simulations: Application to Molecular Adsorption Geometries in MOFs and Metal−Ligand Intersystem Crossing Transients" Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 2015 11 (9) 4512−4521 (Impact-factor: 5.389 ) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.5b00327    

69. A.L. Bugaev, A.A. Guda, K.A. Lomachenko, L.A. Bugaev, A.V. Soldatov "Pd hydride and carbide studied by means of Pd K-edge X-ray absorption near-edge structure analysis" Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Physics 2015 79 (9) 1180-1185 (Impact-factor: 0.313 ) DOI: 10.3103/s1062873815010098    

70. Alexander A. Guda, Ilya A. Pankin, Aram L. Bugaev, Kirill A. Lomachenko, Sergey A. Guda, Vladimir P. Dmitriev, Alexander V. Soldatov "X-ray absorption spectroscopy determination of the products of manganese borohydride decomposition upon heating" Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Physics 2015 79 (1) 139-143 (Impact-factor: 0.313 ) DOI: 10.3103/S1062873815010153    

71. F. Giordanino, E. Borfecchia, K.A. Lomachenko, A. Lazzarini, G. Agostini, E. Gallo, A.V. Soldatov, P. Beato, S. Bordiga, and C. Lamberti "Interaction of NH3 with Cu-SSZ-13 Catalyst: A Complementary FTIR, XANES, and XES Study" The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2014 5 (9) 1552-1559 (Impact-factor: 6.59 ) DOI: 10.1021/jz500241m    

72. A.L. Bugaev, A.A. Guda, K.A. Lomachenko, V.V. Srabionyan, L.A. Bugaev, A.V. Soldatov, C. Lamberti, V.P. Dmitriev, J.A. van Bokhoven "Temperature- and Pressure-Dependent Hydrogen Concentration in Supported PdH x Nanoparticles by Pd K-Edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy" The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2014 118 (19) 10416-10423 (Impact-factor: 4.772 ) DOI: 10.1021/jp500734p    

73. V.V. Srabionyan, A.L. Bugaev, V.V. Pryadchenko, L.A. Avakyan, J.A. van Bokhoven, L.A. Bugaev "EXAFS study of size dependence of atomic structure in palladium nanoparticles" Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 2014 75 (4) 470-476 (Impact-factor: 1.517 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2013.12.012    

74. V.V. Srabionyan, A.L. Bugaev, V.V. Pryadchenko, A.V. Makhiboroda, E.B. Rusakova, L.A. Avakyan, R. Schneider, M. Dubiel, L.A. Bugaev "EXAFS study of changes in atomic structure of silver nanoparticles in soda-lime glass caused by annealing" Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 2013 382 24–31 (Impact-factor: 1.766 ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2013.09.025    

75. A.L. Bugaev, V.V. Srabionyan, A.V. Soldatov, L.A. Bugaev, J.A. van Bokhoven "The role of hydrogen in formation of Pd XANES in Pd-nanoparticles" Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2013 430 (1) 012028 DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/430/1/012028    

76. L.A. Bugaev, L.A. Avakyan, V.V. Srabionyan, A.L. Bugaev "Resolution of interatomic distances in the study of local atomic structure distortions by energy-restricted x-ray absorption spectra" Physical Review B 2010 82 (6) 064204 (Impact-factor: 3.475 ) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.064204