Two-dimensional (2D) metallic states induced by oxygen vacancies at oxide surfaces and interfaces provide new opportunities for the development of advanced applications, but the ability to control the behavior of these states is still limited. We used Angle Resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy combined with density functional theory to study the reactivity of states induced by the oxygen vacancies at the (001)(14) surface of anatase TiO2, where both 2D metallic and deeper lying in-gap states (IGs) are observed. Remarkably, the two states exhibit very different evolution when the surface is exposed to molecular O2: while IGs are almost completely quenched, the metallic states are only weakly affected. The energy scale analysis for the vacancy migration and recombination resulting from the DFT calculations confirms indeed that only the IGs originate from and remain localized at the surface, whereas the metallic states originate from subsurface vacancies, whose migration and recombination at the surface is energetically less favorable rendering them therefore insensitive to oxygen dosing. ARTICLE TEXTI.

The local structure and electronic properties of Rb1−xFe2−ySe2 are investigated by means of site selective polarized x-ray absorption spectroscopy at the iron and selenium K-edges as a function of pressure. A combination of dispersive geometry and novel nanodiamond anvil pressure-cell has permitted to reveal a step-like decrease in the Fe-Se bond distance at p 11 GPa. The position of the Fe K-edge pre-peak, which is directly related to the position of the chemical potential, remains nearly constant until ∼ 6 GPa, followed by an increase until p 11 GPa. Here, as in the local structure, a step-like decrease of the chemical potential is seen. Thus, the present results provide compelling evidence that the origin of the reemerging superconductivity in A1−xFe2−ySe2 in vicinity of a quantum critical transition is caused mainly by the changes in the electronic structure.

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Here, we report on a novel narrowband High Harmonic Generation (HHG) light source designed for ultrafast photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) on solids. Notably, at 16.9 eV photon energy, the harmonics bandwidth equals 19 meV. This result has been obtained by seeding the HHG process with 230 fs pulses at 515 nm. The ultimate energy resolution achieved on a polycrystalline Au sample at 40 K is ∼22 meV at 16.9 eV. These parameters set a new benchmark for narrowband HHG sources and have been obtained by varying the repetition rate up to 200 kHz and, consequently, mitigating the space charge, operating with ≈3×107 electrons/s and ≈5×108 photons/s. By comparing the harmonics bandwidth and the ultimate energy resolution with a pulse duration of ∼105 fs (as retrieved from time-resolved experiments on bismuth selenide), we demonstrate a new route for ultrafast space-charge-free PES experiments on solids close to transform-limit conditions.

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