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P. Fornasini, R. Grisenti, T. Irifune, T. Shinmei, O. Mathon, S. Pascarelli and A. Rosa: Bond compressibility and bond Grueneisen parameters of CdTe, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 30, 245402 (2018)

P. Fornasini, R. Grisenti, M. Dapiaggi, G. Agostini and T. Miyanaga: Nearest-neighbour distribution of distances in crystals from extended X-ray absorption fine structure, J. Chem. Phys. 147, 044503 (2017)

P. Fornasini and R. Grisenti: On EXAFS Debye-Waller factor and recent advances, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 2015, Volume 22, pages 1242-1257

J. Purans, P. Fornasini, S. E. Ali, G. Dalba, A. Kuzmin and F. Rocca: X-ray absorption spectroscopy study of local dynamics and thermal expansion in ReO3. Phys. Rev. B, 92, 014302 (2015).

P. Fornasini: Vibrational Anisotropy. In: X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Semiconductors, ed. by M. Ridgway and C. Schnohr, Springer Series in Optical Sciences (2015), ISBN 978-3-662-44361-3Chapter 6, pages 127-141

P. Fornasini: Introduction to X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. In: Synchrotron Radiation: Basics, Methods and Applications, ed. by S. Mobilio, F. Boscherini and C. Meneghini, Springer (2015), ISBN 978-3-642-55314-1. Chapter 6, pages 181-211

P. Fornasini and R. Grisenti: The coefficient of bond thermal expansion measured by extended x-ray absorption fine structure, J. Chem. Phys, 141, 164503 (2014).

S. I. Ahmed, G. Aquilanti, N. Novello, L. Olivi, R. Grisenti and P. Fornasini: Local vibrational properties of GaAs studied by extended x-ray absorption fine structure, J. Chem. Phys, 139, 164512 (2013).

N. Abd el All, B. Thiodjio Sendja, R. Grisenti, F. Rocca, D. Diop, O. Mathon, S. Pascarelli and P. Fornasini: Accuracy evaluation in temperature-dependent EXAFS measurements of CdTe, J. Synchrotron Rad., 20, 603-613 (2013).

A. Sanson, C. Armellini, R. Grisenti and P. Fornasini: Local Structural Modifications Versus Transport Properties in AgI-Doped Silver Borate Glasses: A Detailed X-Ray Absorption Investigation, J. Phys. Chem. C, 117, 6081-6087 (2013).

P. Fornasini, R. Grisenti, and N. Abd el All: EXAFS parameters and VDOS in zincblende structures, J. Phys. Conf. Series, 430, 012004 (2013).

G. Agostini, R. Grisenti, C. Lamberti, A. Piovano and P. Fornasini: Thermal effects on Rhodium nanoparticles supported on carbon, J. Phys. Conf. Series, 430, 012031 (2013).

P. Fornasini: EXAFS investigations of the local thermal properties of solids, e-J. Surf. Sci. Nanotech., 10, 480 (2012).

P. Fornasini: Basics on Matter-Radiation Interaction, in: Crystallography for Health and Biosciences, ed. by A. Guagliardi and N. Masciocchi, Insubria University Press 48 (2012) ISBN 978- 88-95362-48-9, pag. 1-19.

P. Fornasini: X-rays and Neutron Sources, in: Crystallography for Health and Biosciences, ed. by A. Guagliardi and N. Masciocchi, Insubria University Press 48 (2012) ISBN 978-88-95362-48-9, pag. 49-60.

N. Abd el All, G. Dalba, D. Diop, P. Fornasini, R. Grisenti, O. Mathon, F. Rocca, B. Thiodjio Sendja, M. Vaccari: Negative thermal expansion in crystals with the zincblende structure: an EXAFS study of CdTe, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 24, 115403 (2012).
Selected for the Highlight of 2012 collection of J. Phys.: Condens. Matter (page 15).

P. Fornasini: Recent advances in the study of thermal effects on EXAFS, SRMS-7, 7th Int. Conf. on Synchrotron Radiation in Materials Science, Oxford, July 11-14, 2010. Diamond Light Source Proceedings, 1, e-114 (2010), doi: 10.1017/S2044820110000481.

P. Fornasini, N. Abd el All, S. I. Ahmed, A. Sanson, and M. Vaccari: Negative thermal expansion and local dynamics , J. Phys.: Conf. Series 190, 012025 (2009).
N. Abd el All, G. Dalba, D. Diop, P. Fornasini, R. Grisenti, F. Rocca, B. Thiodjio Sendja, and M. Vaccari: EXAFS and negative thermal expansion in CdTe , J. Phys.: Conf. Series 190, 012066 (2009).
J. Purans, J. Timoshenko, A. Kuzmin, G. Dalba, P. Fornasini, R. Grisenti, N. D. Afify, F. Rocca, S. De Panfilis, I. Ozhogin and S. I Tiutiunnikov: Femtometer accuracy EXAFS measurements: isotopic effect in the first, second and third coordination shells of germanium , J. Phys.: Conf. Series 190, 012063 (2009).
O. Sipr, F. Rocca and P. Fornasini: On the origin of the differences in the Cu K-edge XANES of isostructural and isoelectronics compounds, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 21, 255401 (2009).
P. Fornasini: Extended X-ray-absorption fine structure and negative thermal expansion, J. Chinese Ceram. Soc. (Guisuanyan Xuebao) 37, 659 (2009).
S. I. Ahmed, G. Dalba, P. Fornasini,  M. Vaccari, F. Rocca, A. Sanson, J. Li and A. W. Sleight: Negative thermal expansion in crystals with the delafossite structure: An extended x-ray absorption fine structure study of CuScO2 and CuLaO2, Phys. Rev. B 79, 104302 (2009)
P. Fornasini: The Uncertainty in Physical Measurements, Springer, New York (2008)
P. Fornasini, S.I. Ahmed, A. Sanson, and M. Vaccari:  EXAFS studies of negative thermal expansion materials, Phys. Stat. Sol. (b)  245, 2497-2503 (2008).
A. Sanson, F. Rocca, C. Armellini, S. Ahmed, R. Grisenti: Local study on the MoO4 units in AgI-doped silver molybdate glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 354, 94–97 (2008)
G. Dalba, N. D. Afify, F. Rocca: X-ray absorption spectroscopy studies of glass structure. Phys. Chem. Glasses: Eur. J. Glass Sci. Technol. B 49, 149–159 (2008)
A. Sanson, F. Rocca, C. Armellini, G. Dalba, P. Fornasini, and R. Grisenti:  Correlation between I-Ag distance and ionic conductivity in AgI fast-ion conducting glasses,  Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 155901 (2008).

R. Grisenti, G. Dalba, P. Fornasini, F. Rocca, U.M.K. Koppolu, and M.G. Krishna: XAFS study of Ni surroundings in metal induced crystallization of thin film amorphous silicon,  Solid St. Commun. 147, 401-404 (2008).
S. Larcheri, F. Rocca, F. Jandard, D. Pailharey, R. Graziola,A. Kuzmin and J. Purans: X-ray Exited Optical Luminescence Detection by Scanning Near-field Optical Microscope: a new tool for nanoscience. Review of Scientific Instruments 79, 013702 (2008)

S. a Beccara and P. Fornasini:  Path-integral Monte Carlo calculation of the effects of thermal disorder in extended x-ray-absorption fine structure of copper, Phys. Rev. B 77, 172304 (2008).

J. Purans, N. D. Afify, G. Dalba, R. Grisenti, S. De Panfilis, A. Kuzmin, V. I. Ozhogin, F. Rocca, A. Sanson, S. I. Tiutiunnikov, and P. Fornasini: Isotopic effect in extended x-ray-absorption fine structure of germanium, Phys. Rev. Lett., 100, 055901 (2008)

P. Fornasini, A. Sanson, M. Vaccari, G. Artioli, and M. Dapiaggi:  Local lattice dynamics and negative thermal expansion in crystals, J. Phys.: Conf. Series, 92, 012153 (2007)
N. Daldosso, G. Das, S. Larcheri, G. Mariotto, G. Dalba, L. Pavesi, A. Irrera, F. Priolo, F. Iacona and F. Rocca: Silicon nanocrystal formation in annealed silicon-rich silicon oxide films prepared by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, J. Appl. Phys. 101, 113510 (2007)
N. D. Afify and G. Dalba, C. Armellini, M. Ferrari, and F. Rocca, A. Kuzmin: Local structure around Er3+ in SiO2-HfO2 glassy waveguides using EXAFS. Phys.  Rev. B 76, 024114 (2007)
N. Van Hung and P. Fornasini:  Anharmonic effective potential, correlation effects and EXAFS cumulants calculated from a Morse interaction potential for fcc metals,  J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 76, 084601 (2007)
N.D. Afify, G. Dalba, F. Rocca, and M. Ferrari: Er3+-activated SiO2-based glasses and glass-ceramics.  Phys. Chem. Glasses: Eur. J. Glass Sci. Technol. B, 48, 229–234 (2007).
M. Vaccari, R. Grisenti, P. Fornasini, F. Rocca, and A. Sanson:  Negative thermal expansion in CuCl: an extended x-ray absorption fine structure study, Phys. Rev. B 75, 184307 (2007).
A. Sanson, F. Rocca, G. Dalba, P. Fornasini, and R. Grisenti:  Influence of temperature on the local structure around iodine in fast-ion-conducting AgI:Ag2MoO4 glasses. New Journal of Physics, 9, 88 (2007).
P. Fornasini: Advances in EXAFS studies of thermal properties of crystals.  AIP Conf. Proceedings 882: XAFS13 (Stanford, USA, 9-14 July 2006), 94-98 (2007)

A. Sanson, F. Rocca, P. Fornasini, G. Dalba, R. Grisenti, and A. Mandanici: Thermal behaviour of the local environment around iodine in fast-ion-conducting AgI-doped glasses.   Philosophical Magazine, 87, 769-777 (2007).

G. Dalba, P. Fornasini, F. Rocca, F. Monti, T. Minami, and M. Tatsumisago: Local structural disorder  and mobility of Ag+ ions in silver borate glasses containing alpha-AgI stabilised at room temperature.  Phys. Chem. Glasses: Eur. J. Glass Sci. Technol. B, 47, 357-363 (2006).

G. Dalba, P. Fornasini, R. Grisenti, F. Rocca, N. Afify, and M. Affatigato: XAFS study of the local  order and mobility of Pb in PbO borate glasses.  Phys. Chem. Glasses: Eur. J. Glass Sci. Technol. B, 47, 518-520 (2006).

S. Larcheri, C. Armellini, F. Rocca, A. Kuzmin, R. Kalendarev, G. Dalba, R. Graziola, J. Purans, D. Pailharey, F. Jandard: X-ray studies on optical and structural properties of ZnO nanostructured thin films. Superlattices and Microstructures 39, 267–274 (2006)
G. Artioli, M. Dapiaggi, P. Fornasini, A. Sanson, F. Rocca, M. Merli: Negative thermal expansion in cuprite-type compounds: A combined synchrotron XRPD, EXAFS, and computational study of Cu2O and Ag2O, J. Phys. Chem. Solids 67, 1918-1922 (2006).
A. Sanson, F. Rocca, G. Dalba, P. Fornasini, R. Grisenti, M. Dapiaggi, G. Artioli: Negative thermal expansion and local dynamics in Cu2O and Ag2O, Phys. Rev. B 73, 214305 (2006).
M. Vaccari and P. Fornasini: Einstein and Debye models for EXAFS parallel and perpendicular mean-square relative displacements, J. Synchrotron Rad. 13, 321-325 (2006).
A. Kuzmin, G. Dalba, P. Fornasini, F. Rocca, O. Sipr: X-ray absorption spectroscopy of strongly disordered glasses: local structure around Ag ions in g-Ag2O.nB2O3,  Phys. Rev. B 73, 174110 (2006).

P. Fornasini, G. Dalba, R. Grisenti, J. Purans, M. Vaccari, F. Rocca, A. Sanson: Local behaviour of negative thermal expansion materials, Nuclear Instrum. and Methods in Phys. Res. B 246, 180-183 (2006).
P. Fornasini, G. Dalba, R. Grisenti, J. Purans, A. Sanson, M. Vaccari, F. Rocca: EXAFS and local thermal expansion.  Physica Scripta, T115, 143–145 (2005).
A. Sanson, G. Dalba, P. Fornasini, R. Grisenti, F. Rocca, G. Artioli, M. Dapiaggi, W. Tiano: EXAFS and XRD study of local dynamics in Cu2O and Ag2O.  Physica Scripta, T115, 271–273 (2005).
G. Dalba, P. Fornasini, A. Kuzmin, F. Momti, A. Sanson, O. Sipr, F. Rocca: XANES and EXAFS modelling of configurational disorder in silver borate glasses.  Physica Scripta, T115, 149–151 (2005).
M. Vaccari and P. Fornasini: Thermal effects on EXAFS: Ensemble averages and real-space approach. Phys. Rev. B, 72, 92301 (2005)

G. Dalba, P. Fornasini, R. Grisenti, F. Rocca: X-ray absorption fine structure: characterization of thermal and structural disorder in non-crystalline solids, J. Non-crystalline Solids, 345&346, 7-15 (2004).
P. Fornasini, G. Dalba, R. Grisenti, J. Purans, A. Sanson, M. Vaccari, F. Rocca: EXAFS studies of lattice dynamics and thermal expansion. Phys. Stat. Sol. (c), 11, 3085--3088 (2004)
P. Fornasini, S. a Beccara, G. Dalba, R. Grisenti, A. Sanson, M. Vaccari, and F. Rocca: Extended x-ray absorption fine-structure measurements of copper: local dynamics, anharmonicity and thermal expansion. Phys. Rev. B, 70, 174301 (2004).
Daldosso N., Luppi M., Ossicini S., Degoli E., Magri R., Dalba G., Fornasini P., Grisenti R., Rocca F., Pavesi L., Boninelli S., Priolo F., Spinella C., Iacona F.: Role of the interface region on the optoelectronic properties of silicon nanocrystals embedded in SiO2. Phys. Rev. B, 2003, v. 68, p. 0853271-00.
Dalba G., Daldosso N., Fornasini P., Grisenti R., Pavesi L., Rocca F., Franzo' G., Priolo F., Iacona F.: Chemical composition and local structure of plasma enhanced chemical vapor-deposited Si nanodots and their embedding silica matrix. App. Phys. Lett. 82,  889 (2003).
 
A Beccara S., Dalba G., Fornasini P., Grisenti R., Pederiva F., Sanson A., Diop D., Rocca F.: Local thermal expansion in copper: EXAFS measurements and PIMC calculations. Phys. Rev. B 68, 1403011 (2003).
 
A Beccara S., Dalba G., Fornasini P., Grisenti R., Rocca F., Sanson A.,
"EXAFS and local thermal expansion: the case of silver oxide".
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 2003, v. B200, p. 237-241.
 
G. Dalba, P. Fornasini, R. Grisenti, S. a Beccara, N. Daldosso, A. Sanson, F. Rocca, F. Monti, A. Kuzmin
"Studies of the temperature dependence of the short range structure and local dynamics in silver borate glasses"
Phys. Chem. Glasses, 2003, 44 (2), 75–8
O. Sipr, G. Dalba, F. Rocca: Local structure around Ag cations in silver borate glasses studied by XANES, Phys. Chem. Glasses, 2003, 44 (3), 252–5
F. Rocca, C. Armellini,  M. Ferrari, G. Dalba, N. Diab, A. Kuzmin, F. Monti
X-Ray Absorption and Diffraction Studies of Pr3+, Tb3+ and Er3+-Activated Silica Gels
Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 26, 267–271, 2003
 
Dapiaggi M., Tiano W., Artioli G., Sanson A., Fornasini P.,
"The thermal behaviour of cuprite: an XRD-EXAFS combined approach".
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 2003, v. 200, p. 231-236.
 
G. Dalba, P. Fornasini, R. Grisenti, S. a Beccara, N. Daldosso, A. Sanson, F. Rocca, F. Monti, A. Kuzmin
Studies of the temperature dependence of the short range structure and local dynamics in silver borate glasses
Phys. Chem. Glasses, 2003, 44 (2), 75–8
 
P. Fornasini: Introduction to X-ray absorption spectroscopy, in Synchrotron Radiation: Fundamentals, Methodologies and Applications, Ed. S. Mobilio, G. Vlaic, Società Italiana di Fisica v. 82, p.129 (2003)
Daldosso N., Dalba G., Grisenti R., Dal Negro L., Pavesi L., Rocca F., Priolo F., Franzo' G., Pacifici D., Iacona F.,
"X-ray absorbtion study of light emitting silicon nanocrystals".
Physica E, 2003, v. 16 (2003), p. 321-325.
S. a Beccara, G. Dalba, P. Fornasini, R. Grisenti, A. Sanson, F. Rocca: Local thermal expansion in a Cuprite Structure: The case of Ag2O, Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 25503 (2002)
 
Dalba G., Fornasini P., Grisenti R., Rocca F., Chambouleyron I.: Local order of Sb and Bi dopants in hydrogenated amorphous germanium thin films studied by extended x-ray absorption fine structure. App. Phys. Lett. 81, 625 (2002)
 
Dalba G., Fornasini P., Rocca F., Monti F.,
"EXAFS studies of the local thermal expansion in borate glasses".
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2001, v. 293-295, p. 93-98.
 

F. Rocca, M. Ferrari, A. Kuzmin, N. Daldosso, C. Duverger and F. Monti
EXAFS studies on the local structure of Er ions in Al-codoped silica xerogels
J. Non-Cryst. Solids 293-295, 112-117 (2001).
 

P. Fornasini, F. Monti and A. Sanson
On the cumulant analysis of EXAFS in crystalline solids.
J. Synchrotron Rad., 8, 1214-1220 (2001).
 
Fornasini P.,
 "Study of lattice dynamics via extended x-ray absorption fine structure".
Physica. B, Condensed matter, 2001, v. 13, p. 7859-7872.
 
Fornasini P., Monti F., Sanson A.,
"On the cumulant analysis of EXAFS in crystalline solids".
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 2001, v. 8, p. 1214-1220.
 
Chambouleyron I., Comedi D., Dalba G., Fornasini P., Grisenti R., Rocca F.,
"Local coordination and electronic doping of column III metals in hydrogenated amorphous germanium.".
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2000, v. 266-269, p. 726-729.
 

G. Dalba, P. Fornasini, F. Rocca, F. Monti
Short range order in borate glasses investigated by x-ray absorption spectroscopy
Phys. Chem Glasses 41, (2000) 290.

Chambouleyron I., Comedi D., Dalba G., Fornasini P., Grisenti R., Rocca F.,
"Internal stress-induced changes of impurity coordination and doping mechanism in a-Ge:H doped with column III metals".
Solid State Communications, 2000, v. 115, p. 89-93.
 
Daldosso N., Rocca F., Dalba G., Fornasini P., Grisenti R.,
"New EXAFS measurements by XEOL and TEY on porous silicon".
Journal of Porous Materials, 2000, v. 7, p. 169-172.
 
Dalba G., Daldosso N., Fornasini P., Grimaldi M., Grisenti R., Rocca F.,
"Evidence of x-ray absorption-edge shift as a function of luminescence wavelength in porous silicon".
Physical Review. B, 2000, v. 62, p. 9911-9914.
 
Dalba G., Fornasini P., Rocca F., Monti F.,
"Short range order in borate glasses investigated by x-ray absorption spectroscopy".
Physics and chemistry of glasses, 2000, v. 41, n. 5, p. 290-295
 
F. Rocca, G. Dalba, N. Daldosso
The structure of Non Crystalline materials analyzed by X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure: tha case of porous silicon
Asian Journal of Physics : an international quarterly research journal, 2000, v. 9, p. 759-771.
 
Fornasini P., Rocca F.  "X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy: characterisation of thermal and structural disorder". Asian Journal of Physics : an international quarterly research journal, 2000, v. 9, p. 569-578.
 
 G. Dalba, P. Fornasini, R. Grisenti, and J. Purans: Sensitivity of extended x-ray-absorption fine-structure to thermal expansion. Phys. Rev. Lett., 82, 4240--4243 (1999)


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