2021-2022
- Combined surface x-ray diffraction and density functional theory study of the germanene/Al(111)-(root 7 x root 7)R19.1 degrees structure
K. Zhang, M.-C. Hanf, D. Sciacca, R. Bernard, Y. Borensztein, A. Resta, Y. Garreau, A. Vlad, A. Coati, I. Lefebvre, M. Derivaz, C. Pirri, P. Sonnet, R. Stephan, and G. Prévot
Phys. Rev. B 106, 045412 (2022) Open access
- Structure of germanene/Al(111) : a two-layers surface alloy
K. Zhang, D. Sciacca, M.-C. Hanf, R. Bernard, Yves Borensztein, A. Resta, Y. Garreau, A. Vlad, A. Coati, I. Lefebvre, M. Derivaz, C. Pirri, P. Sonnet, R. Stephan, G. Prévot
J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125, 24702 Open access
- Resolving the structure of the striped Ge layer on Ag(111) : Ag2Ge surface alloy with alternate fcc and hcp domains
K. Zhang, D. Sciacca, A. Coati, R. Bernard, Y. Borensztein, P. Diener, B. Grandidier, I. Lefebvre, M. Derivaz, C. Pirri and G. Prévot
Phys. Rev. B104, 155403 (2021) Open access PDF
- Demonstration of the Existence of Dumbbell Silicene : A Stable Two-Dimensional Allotrope of Silicon
Thomas Leoni, Conor Hogan, Kai Zhang, Michel Daher Mansour, Romain Bernard, Romain Parret, Andrea Resta, Stefano Colonna, Yves Borensztein, Fabio Ronci, Geoffroy Prévot and Laurence Masson
J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125, 17906−17917 Open access PDF
- Dichroic Plasmonic Films based on Anisotropic Au Nanoparticles for Enhanced Sensitivity and Figure of Merit Sensing
William L. Watkins, Antonio Assaf, Geoffroy Prévot, Yves Borensztein
J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125, 11799−11812 Open access
2018-2020
- Growth of germanium-silver surface alloys followed by in situ scanning tunneling microscopy : Absence of germanene formation
K. Zhang, R. Bernard, Y. Borensztein, H. Cruguel, and G. Prévot
Phys. Rev. B102, 125418 (2020) Open access PDF
- Structure and stability of silicene on Ag(111) reconstructions from grazing incidence x-ray diffraction and density functional theory
A. Curcella, R. Bernard, Y. Borensztein, A. Resta, M. Lazzeri and G. Prévot
Phys. Rev. B99, 205411 (2019) Open access PDF
- Gas-induced selective re-orientation of Au–Cu nanoparticles on TiO2 (110)
Axel Wilson, A. Bailly, R. Bernard, Y. Borensztein, A. Coati, B Croset, H Cruguel, A. Naitabdi, M. Silly, M.C. Saint-Lager, A Vlad, N. Witkowski, Y. Garreau and G. Prévot
Nanoscale, 11, 752-761 (2019) Open access PDF
- Ultrasensitive and fast single wavelength plasmonic hydrogen sensing with anisotropic nanostructured Pd films
William L.Watkins and Yves Borensztein
Sensors and Actuators B : Chemical 273, 527-535 (2018) Open access PDF
- Optical properties of silicene, Si/Ag(111), and Si/Ag(110)
C. Hogan, O. Pulci, P. Gori, F. Bechstedt, D. S. Martin, E. E. Barritt, A. Curcella, G. Prevot, and Y. Borensztein
Phys. Rev. B 97, 195407 (2018) Open access PDF
- Resolving the Controversial Existence of Silicene and Germanene Nanosheets Grown on Graphite
Wenbing Peng, Tao Xu, Pascale Diener, Louis Biadala, Maxime Berthe, Xiaodong Pi, Yves Borensztein, Alberto Curcella, Romain Bernard, Geoffroy Prévot, and Bruno Grandidier
ACS Nano 12, 4754–4760 (2018) Open access PDF
- The mechanism for the stabilization and surfactant properties of epitaxial silicene
A. Curcella, R. Bernard, Y. Borensztein, M. Lazzeri and G. Prévot
Nanoscale 10, 2291-2300 (2018) Open access PDF
- Transition from silicene monolayer to thin Si films on Ag(111) : comparison between experimental data and Monte Carlo simulation
Alberto Curcella, Romain Bernard, Yves Borensztein, Silvia Pandolfi and Geoffroy Prévot
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 9, 48–56. (2018) Open access PDF
2015-2017
- Mechanism of hydrogen adsorption on gold nanoparticles and charge transfer probed by anisotropic surface plasmon resonance.
William L. Watkins and Yves Borensztein
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19, 27397-27405 (2017) Open access PDF
- Multilayer silicene : clear evidence of Ag-terminated bulk silicon
A Curcella, R Bernard, Y Borensztein, M Lazzeri, A Resta, Y Garreau and G Prévot
2D Materials, 4, 025067 (2017) Open access PDF
- Determining the atomic structure of the (4 x 4) silicene layer on Ag(111) by combined grazing-incidence x-ray diffraction measurements and first-principles calculations
A. Curcella, R. Bernard, Y. Borensztein, A. Resta, M. Lazzeri, and G. Prévot
Phys. Rev. B 94, 165438 (2016) Open access PDF
- Effective medium description of plasmonic couplings in disordered polymer and gold nanoparticle composites
J.Vieaud, O.Merchiers, M.Rajaoarivelo, M.Warenghem, Y.Borensztein, V.Ponsinet, A.Aradian
Thin Solid Films 603, 452 (2016) Open access
- Formation of silicene on silver : Strong interaction between Ag and Si
Geoffroy Prevot et al.
Physica statu solidi (b) 253, 206 (2016)
- Tailoring Anisotropic Interactions between Soft Nanospheres Using Dense Arrays of Smectic Liquid Crystal Edge Dislocations
Delphine Coursault et al.
ACS Nano 9, 11678 (2015) Open access
- Silicene multilayers on Ag(111) display a cubic diamondlike structure and a √3×√3 reconstruction induced by surfactant Ag atoms
Yves Borensztein, Alberto Curcella, Sébastien Royer, and Geoffroy Prévot
Phys. Rev. B 92, 155407 (2015) Open access PDF
- Trapping of gold nanoparticles within arrays of topological defects : evolution of the LSPR anisotropy
E. Lacaze, O. Merchiers, Y. Borensztein, D. Coursault
Rendiconti Lincei 26, 183 (2015)
- Growth mechanism of silicene on Ag(111) determined by scanning tunneling microscopy measurements and ab initio calculations
R. Bernard, Y. Borensztein, H. Cruguel, M. Lazzeri, G. Prevot
Phys. Rev. B 92, 045415 (2015) Open access PDF
- Critical Au Concentration for the Stabilization of Au-Cu Nanoparticles on Rutile against Dissociation under Oxygen
A. Wilson, R. Bernard, Y. Borensztein, B. Croset, H. Cruguel, A. Vlad, A. Coati, Y. Garreau, G. Prevot
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 6, 2050 (2015) Open access
2013-2014
- Monitoring Si growth on Ag(111) with scanning tunneling microscopy reveals that silicene structure involves silver atoms
G. Prévot, R. Bernard, H.Cruegel, Y. Borensztein
Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 213106 (2014) Open access
- Epitaxial growth of bimetallic Au-Cu nanoparticles on TiO2(110) followed in situ by scanning tunneling microscopy and grazing-incidence x-ray diffraction
A. Wilson, R. Bernard, A. Vlad, Y. Borensztein, A. Coati, B. Croset, Y. Garreau, G. Prévot
Phys. Rev. B90, 075416 (2014)
- Large differences in the optical properties of a Si single layer on Ag(110) compared to silicene
Yves Borensztein, Geoffroy Prévot, Laurence Masson
Phys. Rev. B 89, 245410 (2014) Open access PDF
- Mechanism of Benzene Monolayer Formation on Si(100)-2x1 Studied by Surface Differential Reflectance Spectroscopy
R. Coustel, O. Pluchery, N. Witkowski, Y. Borensztein
J. Phys Chem C118, 10740 (2014)
- Growth of Si ultrathin films on silver surfaces : Evidence of an Ag(110) reconstruction induced by Si
Romain Bernard, Thomas Leoni, Axel Wilson, Tony Lelaidier, Houda Sahaf, Eric Moyen, Loïc Assaud, Lionel Santinacci, Frédéric Leroy, Fabien Cheynis, Alain Ranguis, Haik Jamgotchian, Conrad Becker, Yves Borensztein, Margrit Hanbücken, Geoffroy Prévot, Laurence Masson
Phys. Rev. B 88, 121411(R) (2013) Open access PDF
- Unusual Two-Stage Kinetics of Ethylene Adsorption on Si(100) Unraveled by Surface Optical Spectroscopy and Monte Carlo Simulation.
R. Coustel, Y. Borensztein, N. Witkowski, O. Pluchery
Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 096103 (2013)
- HRTEM and STEM-HAADF characterisation of Au–TiO2 and Au–Al2O3 catalysts for a better understanding of the parameters influencing their properties in CO oxidation
Laurent Delannoy, Ruth Chantry, Sandra Casale, Catherine Louis, Ziyou Li, Yves Borensztein
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 15, 3473 (2013)
- Gold nanoparticle self assembly moderated by a cholesteric liquid crystal
Joel S. Pendery, Olivier Merchiers, Johan Grand, Delphine Coursault, Habib Aye, Bertrand Donnio , J.-L. Gallani , C. Rosenblatt, Nordin Felidj, Yves Borensztein, Emmanuelle Lacaze
Soft Matter 9, 9366 (2013)
2010-2012
- Triethylamine on Si(001)-(2 × 1) at 300 K : Molecular Adsorption and Site Configurations Leading to Dissociation
Ahmed Naitabdi, Fabrice Bournel, Jean-Jacques Gallet, Alexis Markovits, François Rochet, Yves Borensztein, Mathieu G. Silly, and Fausto Sirotti
J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 16473 (2012)
- Growth mode and self-organization of LuPc2 on Si(001)-2 × 1 vicinal surfaces : An optical investigation
S. Boudet, I. Bidermane, E. Lacaze, B. Gallas, M. Bouvet, J. Brunet, A. Pauly, Y. Borensztein, and N. Witkowski
Phys. Rev. B 86,115413, (2012)
- Substrate effect on the plasmon resonance of supported flat silver nanoparticles
M. Valamanesh, Y. Borensztein, C. Langlois et E. Lacaze
J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 2914 (2011)
- Kinetics of the plasmon optical response of Au nanoparticles/TiO2 catalyst under O2 and H2 followed by differential diffuse reflectance spectroscopy
Y. Borensztein, L. Delannoy, R.G. Barrera et C. Louis
Eur. Phys. J. D 63, 235 (2011)
- Sixton rectangles in the structure of alumina ultrathin films on metals
G. Prévot, A. Naitabdi, R. Bernard and Y. Borensztein _ Phys. Rev. B 81, 085405 (2010)
- Monitoring of the Plasmon Resonance of Gold Nanoparticles in Au/TiO2 Catalyst under Oxidative and Reducing Atmospheres
Y. Borensztein, L. Delannoy, A. Djedidi, R.G. Barrera et C. Louis
J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 9008 (2010)
2007-2009
- Optical spectra and microscopic structure of the oxidized Si(100) surface : combined in-situ optical experiments and first principles calculations
Katalin Gaal-Nagy, Andrei Incze, and Giovanni Onida, Yves Borensztein, Nadine Witkowski, Olivier Pluchery, Frank Fuchs and Friedhelm Bechstedt, Rodolfo Del Sole
Phys. Rev. B 79, 045312 (2009)
- Reflectance Anisotropy Spectroscopy and Surface Differential Reflectance Spectroscopy at the Si(100) surface : a combined experimental and theoretical study
Maurizia Palummo, Nadine Witkowski, Olivier Pluchery, Rodolfo Del Sole, and Yves Borensztein
Phys. Rev. B 79, 035327 (2009)
- Adhesion of growing nanoparticles at a glance : Surface differential reflectivity spectroscopy and grazing incidence small angle x-ray scattering
R. Lazzari, G. Renaud, C. Revenant, J. Jupille, Y. Borensztein
Phys. Rev. B 79, 125428 (2009)
- Adsorption of small hydrocarbon molecules on Silicon surfaces : ethylene on Si(001)
M. Marsili, N. Witkowski, O. Pulci, O. Pluchery, P. L. Silvestrelli, R. Del Sole, Y. Borensztein
Phys. Rev. B77, 125337 (2008)
- All-Optical determination of initial oxidation of Si(100) and its kinetics
N. Witkowski, K. Ga´al-Nagy, F. Fuchs, O. Pluchery, A. Incze, F. Bechstedt, Y. Borensztein, G. Onida, R. Del Sole
Eur. Phys. J. B 66, 427–431 (2008)
- X-ray radiolysis induced formation of silver nanoparticules : a SAXS and UV-visible absorption study
Remita S., Fontaine P., Lacaze E., Borensztein Y., Sellam H., Farha R., Rochas C., Goldmann M. ;
Nucl. Inst. and Meth. in Phys. Res. B 263 , 436 (2007)
2004-2006
- α-β phase transition in MnAs/GaAs(001) thin films : an optical spectroscopic investigation.
F. Vidal, O. Pluchery, N. Witkowski, V. Garcia, M. Marangolo, V.H. Etgens and Y. Borensztein
Phys. Rev. B 74, 115330 (2006)
- RAS : an efficient probe to characterize Si(001)-2x1 surfaces
N. Witkoswki, R. Coustel, O. Pluchery and Y. Borensztein
Surf. Sci.600, 5142 (2006)
- Adsorption of phenylacetylene on Si(100)-2x1 : kinetics and structure of the adlayer
O. Pluchery, R. Coustel, N. Witkoswki and Y. Borensztein
J. Phys. Chem. 110, 22635 (2006)
- Differential reflectance spectroscopies of semiconductor surfaces
Y. Borensztein
Phys Stat Sol (a) 202, 1313 (2005)
- Optical investigation of benzene adsorption on vicinal single-domain Si(100)-(2×1) surfaces
N. Witkowski, O. Pluchery, Y. Borensztein,
Phys. Rev. B72, 075354 (2005)
- Probing the Si-Si dimer breaking on Si(100)2x1 surfaces upon molecule adsorption by optical spectroscopy
Y. Borensztein, O. Pluchery and N. Witkowski
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 117402 (2005)
- Investigation of molecule chemisorption on Si(001)2x1 surfaces by surface reflectance spectroscopies
O. Pluchery, N. Witkowski and Y. Borensztein
Phys. status sol.(b) 242, 2696 (2005)
- RAS investigation of benzene adsorption on vicinal single domain Si(001)-(2×1) surfaces
N. Witkowski., O. Pluchery, and Y. Borensztein
Phys. status sol. (c) 12, 4053 (2005)
- Investigation of cobalt nanodots on a Au vicinal surface by optical excitation of plasmon-like resonances using reflectance anisotropy spectroscopy
Y. Borensztein, N. Witkowski, G. Baudot, Y. Girard and S. Rousset
Phys. status sol. (c) 12, 4072 (2005)
- Combined scanning tunnelling microscopy and reflectance anisotropy spectroscopy study of self-organized anisotropic cobalt nanodots on a vicinal Au(111) surface
N. Witkowski, Y. Borensztein, G. Baudot, V. Repain, Y. Girard et S. Rousset
Phys. Rev. B70, 085408 (2004)
- Optical response of clean and hydrogen-covered vicinal Si(001)2x1 surfaces
Y. Borensztein et N. Witkowski
J. Phys. Cond. Mat.16, S4301 (2004)
2001-2003
- Real-time monitoring of growing particles
G. Renaud, R. Lazzari, C. Revenant, A. Barbier, M. Noblet, O. Ulrich, F. Leroy, J. Jupille, Y. Borensztein, C.R. Henry, J.P. Deville, F. Scheurer, J. Mane-Mane, O. Fruchart
Science 300, 1416 (2003)
- Isotropic and anisotropic optical reflectances of clean and hydrogen-covered Si(001)2x1 surfaces
Y. Borensztein, N. Witkowski and S. Royer
Phys. Stat. Sol. (c) 0, 2966 (2003)
- Monitoring the transitions of the charge-induced reconstruction of Au(110) by Reflectance Anisotropy Spectroscopy
V. Mazine, Y. Borensztein
Phys. Rev. Let. 88, 147403 (2002)
- Effect of surface reconstruction on the low temperature oxidation of InAs (100) : optical investigation
V. L. Berkovits, N. Witkowski and Y. Borensztein, D. Paget
Phys. Rev. B63, 121314(R) (2001)
- Optical investigation of the clean and oxidized In-rich surface of InAs(001)
N. Witkowski, Y. Borensztein, D. Paget and V. L. Berkovits
Phys. Stat. Sol. 188, 1417 (2001)
1995-2000
- Multipolar plasma resonances in supported alkali-metal nanoparticles
C. Beitia, Y. Borensztein, R G. Barrera, C. E. Roman-Velazquez et C. Noguez
Physica B 279, 25-28 (2000)
- Linear Optical Spectroscopies for Surface Studies
Yves Borensztein
Surface Review and Letters 7, 399-410 (2000)
- « In situ study of a thin metal film by optical means »
R. Lazzari, J. Jupille, Y. Borensztein
Appl. Surf. Sci. 142, 451 (1999)
- « Comparative Study of the adsorption of oxygen and hydrogen on Si(111)7x7 by surface differential reflectance spectroscopy »
C. Beitia et Y. Borensztein
Phys. Status Solidi (a) 175, 39 (1999)
- « Substrate-induced multipolar resonances in supported free-electron metal spheres »
C. Beitia, Y. Borensztein, R. Lazzari, J. Nieto and R.G. Barrera
Phys. Rev. B60, 6018 (1999)
- « Optical Reflectance Anisotropy Spectroscopy of the Au(110) surface in electrochemical environment »
V. Mazine, Y. Borensztein, L. Cagnon and P. Allongue
Phys. Status Solidi (a) 175, 311 (1999)
- « Formation and stability of small particles of potassium studied by real-time surface differential reflectance spectroscopy »
C. Beitia and Y. Borensztein
Surface Sci. 402-404, 445 (1998)
- « Silver particle sizes and shapes as determined during Ag deposit by in-situ surface differential reflectance »
D. Martin, J. Jupille and Y. Borensztein
Surface Sci. 402-404, 433 (1998)
- « Real-time investigation of potassium growth by surface differential reflectance spectroscopy »
Y. Borensztein, C. Beitia and R.G. Barrera
Phys. Status Solidi (a) 170, 221 (1998)
- « Adsorption Kinetics of H on Si(111)7x7 by Means of Surface Differential Reflectivity »
C. Beitia, W. Preyss, R. Del Sole and Y. Borensztein
Phys. Rev. B56, R4371 (1997)
- « 2D and 3D silver adlayers on TiO2(110) surfaces »
D. Martin, F. Creuzet, J. Jupille, Y. Borensztein et P. Gadenne
Surface Sci. 377-379, 958 (1997)
- « Optical Study of Potassium Growth on the Si(100) Surface »
M. Roy et Y. Borensztein
Applied Surface Science, 104/105, 147 (1996)
- Optical Spectroscopy Study of Hydrogenation of the Si(111)-7x7 surface
M. Roy, Y. Borensztein, C. Beitia, A. Shkrebtii, C. Noguez et R. Del Sole
Applied Surface Science, 104/105, 158 (1996)
- « Theoretical and Experimental Optical Spectroscopy Study of Hydrogen Adsorption at Si(111)7x7 Surface. »
C. Noguez, C. Beitia, W. Preyss, A.I. Shkrebtii, M.Roy, Y. Borensztein et R. Del Sole
Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 4923 (1996)
- « Threshold and linear dispersion of the plasma resonance in thin Ag films »
Y. Borensztein, M. Roy et R. Alameh
Europhysics Letters 31, 5 (1995)
- « Hydrogen adsorption on Si surfaces studied by real-time surface reflectance spectroscopy »
M. Roy et Y. Borensztein
Surface Sci. 331-311, 453 (1995)