Unveiling the local structure of the amorphous metal [Formula: see text] combining first-principles-based simulations and modelling of EXAFS spectra.

Amorphous alloys exhibit useful properties such as the excellent soft magnetic behaviour of Fe-based metallic glasses. The detailed structure of amorphous [Formula: see text] with x = 0.07, 0.

Enantiosensitive Bonding of Chiral Molecules on a Magnetic Substrate Investigated by Means of Electron Spectroscopies.

The adsorption of purely organic chiral molecules on ferromagnetic Co thin films is studied under ultra high vacuum conditions by means of synchrotron radiation-based electron spectroscopies, namely X-ray absorption and ultraviolet photoemission. X-ray absorption reveals that enantiomers with opposite handedness (R,R)- and (S,S)- of two different molecules adsorb with different strength on the Co surfaces and their valence band photoemission spectra also display distinctive features. In view of the recent reports describing the chiral-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect these results lead us to consider the possibility that some enantiosensitivity may appear when bonding chiral molecules to a substrate with an initial asymmetry in the population of the different spin orientations.

Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Optic Nerve Drusen.

Aim: To determine the efficacy of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) in diagnosing optic nerve head flow impairment in patients with optic nerve drusen.

Methods: Patients affected by optic-nerve head drusen (ONHD) attending the Eye Clinic of the Federico II University of Naples were enrolled in this prospective case series between October 2015 and October 2016. Each patient underwent evaluation of best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), Goldman applanation tonometry, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, fundus examination, standard visual-field testing (perimetry), spectral domain (SD)-OCT and OCT-A.

Towards a new class of heavy ion doped magnetic semiconductors for room temperature applications.

The article presents, using Bi doped ZnO, an example of a heavy ion doped oxide semiconductor, highlighting a novel p-symmetry interaction of the electronic states to stabilize ferromagnetism. The study includes both ab initio theory and experiments, which yield clear evidence for above room temperature ferromagnetism. ZnBi(x)O(1-x) thin films are grown using the pulsed laser deposition technique.

Enantiospecific spin polarization of electrons photoemitted through layers of homochiral organic molecules.

Electrons photoemitted through layers of purely organic chiral molecules become strongly spin-polarized even at room temperature and for double-monolayer thicknesses. The substitution of one enantiomer for its mirror image does not revert the sign of the spin polarization, rather its direction in space. These findings might lead to the obtention of highly efficient spin filters for spintronic applications.