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View article: Spin-Electric Effect on a Chiral Dysprosium Complex
Spin-Electric Effect on a Chiral Dysprosium Complex Open
The Spin-Electric Effect (SEE) on molecules─the influence of external electric fields on molecular spin states─offers a compelling route toward low-power molecule-based spintronic applications. However, SEE remains elusive in molecular sys…
View article: Protein Crowding Effects on Hydration Water Dynamics
Protein Crowding Effects on Hydration Water Dynamics Open
We propose a time-resolved optical Kerr effect study of the structural and vibrational dynamics of the hydration water surrounding the lysozyme on a very fast time scale. Measurements as a function of lysozyme concentration make it possibl…
View article: A thorough experimental assessment of THz-TDS plasma diagnostic techniques for nuclear fusion applications
A thorough experimental assessment of THz-TDS plasma diagnostic techniques for nuclear fusion applications Open
In this paper, the study of a plasma diagnostic system based on the THz time domain spectroscopy technique is presented. Such a system could potentially probe a large part of the electromagnetic spectrum currently covered by several other …
View article: Protein crowding effects on hydration water dynamics
Protein crowding effects on hydration water dynamics Open
Water is not only a solvent in which biological molecules are dissolved, but it also plays an essential and active role in the proper development of biological processes within living organism. Water hydration shell surrounds biomolecules …
View article: Gamma Irradiation Effect on Polymeric Chains of Epoxy Adhesive
Gamma Irradiation Effect on Polymeric Chains of Epoxy Adhesive Open
The study of materials for space exploration is one of the most interesting targets of international space agencies. An essential tool for realizing light junctions is epoxy adhesive (EA), which provides an elastic and robust material with…
View article: THz Data Analysis and Self-Organizing Map (SOM) for the Quality Assessment of Hazelnuts
THz Data Analysis and Self-Organizing Map (SOM) for the Quality Assessment of Hazelnuts Open
In recent years, the use of techniques based on electromagnetic radiation as an investigative tool in the agri-food industry has grown considerably, and between them, the application of imaging and THz spectroscopy has gained significance …
View article: A THz Scanner to Detect Moisture on Wood Samples
A THz Scanner to Detect Moisture on Wood Samples Open
Wood is a hygroscopic material that is subject to phenomena of water exchange with the external environment.These exchanges can cause dimensional variations and cracks to appear on a macroscopic level.In recent years, the use of terahertz …
View article: Studies of leaf water content in smart agriculture using THz technologies: a review
Studies of leaf water content in smart agriculture using THz technologies: a review Open
In recent years, the concept of smart agriculture has entered our collective daily routine by radically modifying the methods by which crop monitoring was previously carried out. More precisely, the term smart farming focuses its attention…
View article: Temperature Dependence of Spin–Phonon Coupling in [VO(acac)<sub>2</sub>]: A Computational and Spectroscopic Study
Temperature Dependence of Spin–Phonon Coupling in [VO(acac)<sub>2</sub>]: A Computational and Spectroscopic Study Open
Molecular electronic spins are good candidates as qubits since they are characterized by a large tunability of their electronic and magnetic properties through a rational chemical design. Coordination compounds of light transition metals a…
View article: Pressure Effects on Water Dynamics by Time-Resolved Optical Kerr Effect
Pressure Effects on Water Dynamics by Time-Resolved Optical Kerr Effect Open
Despite water being the most common and most widely studied substance in the world, it still presents unknown aspects. In particular, water shows several thermodynamic and dynamical anomalies in the liquid and supercooled metastable phases…
View article: Nucleation in Aqueous KCl Solutions Induced by Laser Pulses
Nucleation in Aqueous KCl Solutions Induced by Laser Pulses Open
The nucleation processes are still today between the more intriguing problems of the condensed matter physics; they have been described by different models, but their understanding I still far to be complete [1]. In particular, we are miss…
View article: Probing Globular Protein Self-Assembling Dynamics by Heterodyne Transient Grating Experiments
Probing Globular Protein Self-Assembling Dynamics by Heterodyne Transient Grating Experiments Open
In this work, we studied the propagation of ultrasonic waves of lysozyme solutions characterized by different degrees of aggregation and networking. The experimental investigation was performed by means of the transient grating (TG) spectr…
View article: Probing Globular Proteins Self-Assembling Dynamics by Heterodyne Transient Grating Experiments
Probing Globular Proteins Self-Assembling Dynamics by Heterodyne Transient Grating Experiments Open
In this work, we have studied the propagation of ultrasonic waves of lysozyme solutions characterized by different degrees of aggregation and networking. The experimental investigation has been performed by means of the Transient Grating (…
View article: Time-domain THz spectroscopy of the characteristics of hydroxyapatite provides a signature of heating in bone tissue
Time-domain THz spectroscopy of the characteristics of hydroxyapatite provides a signature of heating in bone tissue Open
Because of the importance of bone in the biomedical, forensic and archaeological contexts, new investigation techniques are constantly required to better characterize bone ultrastructure. In the present paper, we provide an extended invest…
View article: Drawing materials studied by THz spectroscopy
Drawing materials studied by THz spectroscopy Open
THz time-domain spectroscopy in transmission mode was applied to study dry and wet drawing inks. In specific, cochineal-, indigo- and iron-gall based inks have been investigated; some prepared following ancient recipes and others by using …
View article: THz time-domain spectroscopic investigations of thin films
THz time-domain spectroscopic investigations of thin films Open
THz time domain spectroscopy is a powerful technique enabling the investigation of different materials in the far-infrared frequency range. Even if nowadays this technique is well established, its application to very thin films remains par…
View article: Spin Dynamics and Low Energy Vibrations: Insights from Vanadyl-Based Potential Molecular Qubits
Spin Dynamics and Low Energy Vibrations: Insights from Vanadyl-Based Potential Molecular Qubits Open
Here we report the investigation of the magnetization dynamics of a vanadyl complex with diethyldithiocarbamate (Et2dtc-) ligands, namely [VO(Et2dtc)2] (1), in both solid-state and frozen solution. This showed an anomalous and unprecedente…
View article: CCDC 1530591: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 1530591: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: THz dynamics of nanoconfined water by ultrafast optical spectroscopy
THz dynamics of nanoconfined water by ultrafast optical spectroscopy Open
We investigated the vibrational dynamics and the structural relaxation of\nwater nanoconfined in porous silica samples with pore size of 4 nm at different\nlevels of hydration and temperature. We used as spectroscopic technique the\ntime-r…
View article: Thin layered drawing media probed by THz time-domain spectroscopy
Thin layered drawing media probed by THz time-domain spectroscopy Open
Dry and wet drawing materials were investigated by THz time-domain spectroscopy in transmission mode.