SOLEIL Highlights 2024


The new edition of our Highlights brings together 45 standout achievements selected from the approximately 700 articles published in 2024, resulting from the research undertaken both on SOLEIL's beamlines and within all the synchrotron teams that enable scientists to use these beamlines.For this 2024 edition, a first section dedicated to key figures that illustrate SOLEIL’s activity and recent progress provides useful context for the selected scientific articles that follow, showcasing, as always, the diversity and excellence of the research conducted at SOLEIL.
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Table of contents


Health & Well-Being

18-19                  Synchrotron μCT investigation of the degradation kinetics of bio-degradable coronary magnesium scaffolds
20-21                  Localization and quantification of antibiotics inside single cells of E. coli using UV and X-ray fluorescence
22-23                  Angle-resolved linear dichroism reveals collagen organization in dense highly-ordered collagen biomaterials
24-25                  High-resolution insights on TMPRSS2 maturation and its use as a Coronavirus entry receptor
26-27                  It takes two to tango: structural insights into ADAR1 dimerization and RNA editing specificity
28-29                  Structural biology reveals filament formation by transcription factors from the ZBTB family
30-31                  Capturing catalysis in nanocages: Green chemistry for a sustainable future
32-33                  Several partners, one mechanism: interactions of the IKK kinase in NF-κB signalling


Avanced Materials

38-39                  Quantification of crystalline phases in HZO thin films through complementary infrared spectroscopy and ab initio simulations
40-41                  Evolution of flat band and role of lattice relaxations in twisted bilayer graphene
42-43                  How interfacial Sb can allow to maintain a giant Rashba effect in α-GeTe(111) ultrathin films?
44-45                  Unveiling and optimizing interface properties of NiFe2O4/BaTiO3 heterostructures
46-47                  How synchrotron, electron microscopy and ab initio simulations led to the discovery of a novel nickelate phase
48-49                  Cutting-edge morphology insights drive breakthroughs in air stability of organic electronics
50-51                  Using in situ 3D imaging to understand the fabrication of advanced ceramic composites
52-53                  Kirkendall shift in nanocrystalline thin films: role of grain boundary self-diffusion
54-55                  How to control the chiral properties of a Charge Density Wave


Cultural Heritage

60-61                  Into the intimacy of Jurassic lobsters
62-63                  Trace elemental fingerprinting of red coloring matter from the Altamira cave, Spain, using μXRF imaging


Environment & Geosciences

68-69                  Visualizing copper adsorption in hemp shives: A synchrotron-based analysis
70-71                  Identifying and quantifying C6H6 products from the recombination of propargyl (C3H3) radicals
72-73                  Speciation and bioaccessibility of metals(loids) in polluted garden soils
74-75                  XANES spectroscopy reveals hydrothermal alteration as a key driver of niobium (Nb) enrichment in deposits
76-77                  Revealing hidden contamination: the synergy of metal isotope analysis and X-ray absorption spectroscopy


Sustainable Energy

82-83                  Operando DRIFTS of MOF-supported Ni catalysts for CO2 methanation
84-85                  SXRD revealing Na-vacancy ordering and its correlation in cycling properties of Na-layered oxides
86-87                  A fundamental correlative spectroscopic study on Li1-xNiO2 and NaNiO2
88-89                  Molecular and supramolecular study of uranium/plutonium liquid−liquid extraction with N,N‑dialkylamides
90-91                  QXAS and MEXAS investigation of Co3Mn-CO3 LDH formation and electrochemical behaviours
92-93                  Structural analysis of Pd at different scales on the surface of photocatalysts
94-95                  Exceptional hydrogen uptake in crystalline InxGa1-xN semiconductors: a new strategy for H storage?
96-97                  Transforming perovskites into high-performance CO2 methanation catalysts: Insights from in situ and operando X-ray spectroscopies


Fundamental Processes in Isolated Systems

102-103              i2PEPICO spectroscopy and theory reveal ionization energy and symmetry trends in chiral PAH clusters
104-105              Fingerprint of dipole moment orientation of water molecules in Cu2+ aqueous solution probed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
106-107              Electronic decay of excited atoms in the field of neighboring positive charges


Accelerators, Engineering & Instrumentation

110-111              Accelerators performance
112-113              Optimization of laser tracker alignment capabilities using a metrological approach
114-115              UFERI – Ultra-Fast Energy Resolved Imager for polychromatic diffraction experiments
116-117              A new Fast Orbit Feedback System: a first step toward future orbit monitoring and correction systems for SOLEIL II
118-119              Optimized microfabricated thin silicon nitride membranes for spectroscopic studies of liquids
120-121              Highlights and advantages of soft X-ray spectro-ptychography
122-123              Spatial resolution studies in optically read out Micromegas and GEM detectors
124-125              New, efficient and stable Cr/Sc-based multilayers for applications in the water window soft x-ray range
126-127              Adding micrometer spatial resolution at the second time resolution of the ROCK quick-EXAFS beamline
128-129              Opportunities and new developments for the study of surfaces and interfaces in soft condensed matter