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Nils Mårtensson

Nils Mårtensson

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Chemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
17424
World Ranking
4522
National Ranking
52

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering work in the field of photoelectron spectroscopy, who has contributed to many fundamental concepts to understand electronic processes of a wide variety of materials as well as to several revolutionary technical developments, thereby profoundly influencing this field with sustained contributions for more than four decades

Overview

Nils Mårtensson is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden, specializing in research within the fields of Physics and Astronomy and Materials Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Radiation, Materials Chemistry, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics of Mårtensson's research include Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques, X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures, Surface and Thin Film Phenomena, Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides, and Nuclear Physics and Applications.

Mårtensson's recent papers demonstrate a focus on photoelectron and Auger electron coincidence spectroscopy, core-hole relaxation pathways, and studies of electron dynamics in quantum dots, with a concentration on surface chemistry and electronic properties of materials. Notable publications are:

  • A method for studying pico to microsecond time-resolved core-level spectroscopy used to investigate electron dynamics in quantum dots, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • The CoESCA station at BESSY: Auger electron-photoelectron coincidences from surfaces demonstrated for Ag MNN, 2021, Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena
  • Separation of surface oxide from bulk Ni by selective Ni 3p photoelectron spectroscopy for chemical analysis in coincidence with Ni M-edge Auger electrons, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Quantification of Ni L2,3 core-hole relaxation pathways utilizing Auger photoelectron coincidence spectroscopy, 2021, Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • Auger- and photoelectron coincidences of molecular O2 adsorbed on Ag(111), 2022, Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mårtensson include Alexander Föhlisch, Fredrik O. L. Johansson, Andreas Lindblad, S. Svensson, and Artur Born.

The most common publication venues for their work are Scientific Reports, Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, and Physical Review B.

Recognition for their contributions includes being awarded Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2013 for pioneering work in photoelectron spectroscopy and contributions to the understanding of electronic processes and technical developments in a broad range of materials.

Best Publications

  • Core-level binding-energy shifts for the metallic elements

    Börje Johansson;Nils Mårtensson

  • Core-level binding energies in metals

    John C. Fuggle;Nils Mårtensson

  • Controlling graphene corrugation on lattice-mismatched substrates

    Alexei Preobrajenski;May Ling Ng;A. S. Vinogradov;Nils Mårtensson

  • Charge-transfer dynamics studied using resonant core spectroscopies

    P. A. Brühwiler;O. Karis;N. Mårtensson

  • Experimental evidence for sub-3-fs charge transfer from an aromatic adsorbate to a semiconductor

    Joachim Schnadt;Paul A. Brühwiler;Luc Patthey;James N. O'Shea

  • Physisorbed, chemisorbed and dissociated O2 on Pt(111) studied by different core level spectroscopy methods

    C. Puglia;A. Nilsson;B. Hernnäs;O. Karis

  • A very high resolution electron spectrometer

    N. Mårtensson;P. Baltzer;P.A. Brühwiler;J.-O. Forsell

  • Electron shake-up and correlation satellites and continuum shake-off distributions in X-Ray photoelectron spectra of the rare gas atoms

    Svante Svensson;Bengt Eriksson;Nils Mårtensson;Göran Wendin

  • pi * and sigma * Excitons in C 1s Absorption of Graphite.

    P. A. Brühwiler;A. J. Maxwell;C. Puglia;A. Nilsson

  • Monolayer of h-BN chemisorbed on Cu(111) and Ni(111): The role of the transition metal 3d states

    Alexei Preobrajenski;Alexei Preobrajenski;AS Vinogradov;Nils Mårtensson

  • Adsorption of Bi-Isonicotinic Acid on Rutile TiO2 (110)

    L. Patthey;H. Rensmo;Petter Persson;K. Westermark

  • Photoemission, autoionization, and x-ray-absorption spectroscopy of ultrathin-film C60 on Au(110).

    A. J. Maxwell;P. A. Brühwiler;A. Nilsson;N. Mårtensson

  • Electronic and geometric structure of C 60 on Al(111) and Al(110)

    A. J. Maxwell;P. A. Brühwiler;D. Arvanitis;J. Hasselström

  • Core level binding energies for the elements Zr-Te (Z=40-52)

    R Nyholm;N Martensson

  • Impact of Atomic Oxygen on the Structure of Graphene Formed on Ir(111) and Pt(111)

    Nikolay Vinogradov;Karina Schulte;May Ling Ng;Anders Mikkelsen

  • Influence of chemical interaction at the lattice-mismatched h-BN/Rh(111) and h-BN/Pt(111) interfaces on the overlayer morphology

    Alexei Preobrajenski;Alexander Vinogradov;May Ling Ng;Elisabeth Cavar

  • Beamline I511 at MAX II, capabilities and performance

    R. Denecke;R. Denecke;P. Väterlein;P. Väterlein;M. Bässler;M. Bässler;N. Wassdahl

  • Overlayer structure from adsorbate and substrate core level binding energy shifts: CO, CCH3 and O on Pt(111)

    O. Björneholm;A. Nilsson;H. Tillborg;P. Bennich

  • Electron-spectroscopic studies of the Cu x Pd 1-x alloy system: Chemical-shift effects and valence-electron spectra

    N. Mårtensson;R. Nyholm;H. Calén;J. Hedman

  • Auger and Coster-Kronig broadening effects in the 2p and 3p photoelectron spectra from the metals 22Ti-30Zn

    R Nyholm;N Martensson;A Lebugle;U Axelsson

  • Photoemission spectroscopy at MAX‐Lab

    Jesper N Andersen;O. BjöRneholm;A. Sandell;R. Nyholm

Frequent Co-Authors

Anders Nilsson
Anders Nilsson Stockholm University
Svante Svensson
Svante Svensson Uppsala University
Petra Rudolf
Petra Rudolf University of Groningen
Hans Siegbahn
Hans Siegbahn Uppsala University
Hans-Joachim Freund
Hans-Joachim Freund Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Dennis Nordlund
Dennis Nordlund SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Marcus Bäumer
Marcus Bäumer University of Bremen
Jörg Libuda
Jörg Libuda University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Olle Eriksson
Olle Eriksson Uppsala University
Yi Luo
Yi Luo University of Science and Technology of China

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