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Publications with major contributions

2026

Solar Hydrogen Evolution Boosted by Cu and Pt Single-Atom Sites Anchored on g-C3N4 via Magnetron Sputtering Deposition

Niqab Khan et al, ACS Nanoscience Au, 2026, DOI: 10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.6c00011

Bias-free photoelectrochemical co-production of formate from CO2 and biomass-derived plastic precursors

Madasamy Thangamuthu et al, Communication Materials, 2026, 7, 136

2025

Atom-by-atom assembly reveals structure–performance control in PdCu catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

Louise R. Smith et al, Chemical Science, 2025, 16, 47, 22554-22564

 

Direct formation of the atomic Pd-ZnO interface by magnetron sputtering primed for methanol production from CO2

Louise R. Smith et al, ACS Catalysis, 2025, 15, 17, 15502-15508

Evolution of amorphous ruthenium nanoclusters into stepped truncated nano-pyramids on graphitic surfaces boosts hydrogen production from ammonia

Yifan Chen et al, Chemical Science, 2025, 16, 6, 2648-2660

Stationary Atoms in Liquid Metals and Their Role in Solidification Mechanisms

Chistopher Leist et al, ACS nano, 2025,, 19, 50, 42002-42012

Platinum‐Decorated Laser‐Induced Graphene Electrodes: Optimizing Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Catalysis through Minimal Platinum Loading

Thiago A. S. Soares et al, ChemNanoMat, 2025, e202500464 

BiVO4-Based Systems Magnetron Sputtered with Silver Nanoparticles for the Artificial Photosynthesis Reaction

Eva Naughton et al, Sustainable Chemistry, 2025, 6, 1

Novel Fabrication and Characterization of a Bespoke Ultralow Loading Platinum Nanocluster on Carbon Black Catalyst

Richard O. D. Clark et al, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2025, 129, 14, 6739-6748

Exploring the sub-nanometre domain: Evaluating mass loading effects on platinum nanocluster catalysts fabricated via magnetron sputtering

Richard O. D. Clark et al, Electrochemistry Communications, 2025, 108095

In Situ Transformation of Tin Microparticles to Nanoparticles on Nanotextured Carbon Support Boosts the Efficiency of the Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Tom Burwell et al, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2025, 8, 4, 2281-2290.

2024

From scrap metal to highly efficient electrodes: harnessing the nanotextured surface of swarf for effective utilisation of Pt and Co for hydrogen production

Madasami Thangamuthu et al, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024, 12, 25, 15137-15144

Synergy of nanocrystalline carbon nitride with Cu single atom catalyst leads to selective photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to methanol

Tara LeMercier et al, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2024, 8, 8, 1691-1703

Direct formation of copper nanoparticles from atoms at graphitic step edges lowers overpotential and improves selectivity of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction

Tom Burwell et al, Communications Chemistry, 2024, 7, 1, 140

 

2023

Selective Excitation of Pd‐decorated Titania Enables Consecutive C− C Couplings and Hydrogenations under Ambient Conditions

Ryan Z. Whitehead et al, ChemCatChem, 2023, 15, 21, e202300528

 

2020

Reverse Semi‐Combustion Driven by Titanium Dioxide‐Ionic Liquid Hybrid Photocatalyst

Muhammad I. Qadir et al, ChemSusChem, 2020, 13, 20, 5580-5585

Other publications

2026

Mapping reaction pathways and catalyst dynamics in electrochemical CO2 reduction through in situ and operando characterisation

Tom Burwell et al, Chemical Communications, 2026, 62, 47, 11802–11821

Inorganic hybrid materials integrating carbon nanotubes with osmium compounds: formation mechanisms, structure and reactivity

Luke Norman et al, Dalton Transactions, 2026, 55, 17, 6739–6749

STEM in an SEM: Towards high-throughput imaging and analysis of metal nanoclusters

Yifan Chen et al, Ultramicroscopy, 2026, 285, 114400

Tailoring burning behavior in composite propellants via surface-engineered nanocatalysts

José Gaete et al, Colloids and Surfaces A, 2026, 749, 141186

Platinum Atoms Dynamics on the Surface of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Containing Vacancy Defects

Sadegh Ghaderzadeh et al, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2026, 18, 5, 9216-9224

2025

Flexible Selenium Nanowires with Tuneable Electronic Bandgaps

William J. Cull et al, Advanced Materials, 2025, 2501821

A nanoscale chemical oscillator: reversible formation of palladium nanoparticles in ionic liquid

Rhys Lodge et al, Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 16, 10105-10116

Unlocking photoanode performance through a roadmap for electrophoretic deposition of carbon nitride/tungsten oxide heterojunction thin films

Madasami Thangamuthu et al, Materials Advances, 2025, 6, 12, 4106-4114

Copper-based magnetic nanocatalysts for the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural

Jose Gaete et al, Applied Surface Science, 2025, 689, 162566

 

2024

Heterogeneous nucleation on defects in MoS2 nanostructures as a proxy for assessing active sites for hydrogen production

Andre L. S. Fraga et al, Materials Letters, 2024, 362, 136175

 

2023

Interchangeable biomass fuels for paper-based microfluidic fuel cells: finding their power density limits

Andre L. D. Lima et al, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023, 15, 9, 11895-11905

 

2022

Photocatalytic fuel cells: From batch to microfluidics

Breno D. Queiroz et al, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2022, 10, 3, 107611.

Host–Guest Chemistry in Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Interactions with Polyoxometalates and Mechanism of Encapsulation

Jack W. Jordan, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022, 145, 2, 1206-1215

Defect etching in carbon nanotube walls for porous carbon nanoreactors: implications for CO2 sorption and the hydrosilylation of phenylacetylene

Maxwell A. Astle et al, ACS Applied Nano Materials 2022, 5, 2, 2075-2086.

2021

Decoupling manufacturing from application in additive manufactured antimicrobial materials

Dominic J. Wales et al, Biomaterials science 2021, 9, 16, 5397-5406

Porous hollow TiO2 microparticles for photocatalysis: exploiting novel ABC triblock terpolymer templates synthesised in supercritical CO2

Ryan R. Larder et al, Polymer Chemistry, 2021, 12, 19, 2904-2913

Selective suppression of {112} anatase facets by fluorination for enhanced TiO2 particle size and phase stability at elevated temperatures

Emerson C. Kohlrausch et al, Nanoscale Advances, 2021, 3, 21, 6223-6230

A Cooperative Photoactive Class-I Hybrid Polyoxometalate With Benzothiadiazole–Imidazolium Cations

Alexander J. Kibler et al, Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021, 8, 612535.

Revealing the true impact of interstitial and substitutional nitrogen doping in TiO2 on photoelectrochemical applications

Sherdil Khan et al, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021, 9, 20, 12214-12224

Continuous‐Flow Synthesis of Orange Emitting Sn (II)‐Doped CsBr Materials

Samrat Das Adhikari et al, Advanced Optical Materials 2021, 9, 21, 2101024

2020

Use of an optofluidic microreactor and Cu nanoparticles synthesized in ionic liquid and embedded in TiO2 for an efficient photoreduction of CO2 to methanol

Jonathan Albo et al, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 404, 126643.

Highly modulated supported triazolium-based ionic liquids: direct control of the electronic environment on Cu nanoparticles

Cristian Valdebenito et al, Nanoscale Advances, 2020, 2, 3, 1325-1332

Polymer photocatalysts with plasma-enhanced activity

Reiner S. Sprick et al, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020, 8, 15, 7125-712.

Catalytic Semi‐Water–Gas Shift Reaction: A Simple Green Path to Formic Acid Fuel

Muhammmed I. Qadir et al, ChemSusChem, 2020, 13, 7, 1817-1824

Redox‐Active Hybrid Polyoxometalate‐Stabilised Gold Nanoparticles

Carmen Martin et al, Angewandte Chemie, 2020, 132, 34, 14437-14441

Harvesting energy from an organic pollutant model using a new 3D-printed microfluidic photo fuel cell

Katia-Emiko Guima et al, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, 12, 49, 54563-54572

General synthesis of single atom electrocatalysts via a facile condensation–carbonization process

Weiming Chen et al, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2020, 8, 48, 25959-25969.

Hemoglobin-derived Fe-Nx-S species supported by bamboo-shaped carbon nanotubes as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction

Weiming Chen et al, Carbon 2020, 168, 588-596.

Cerium oxide nanoparticles inside carbon nanoreactors for selective allylic oxidation of cyclohexene

Nityananda Agasti et al, Nano Letters, 2020, 20, 2, 1161-1171

 

2019

Advanced Surface Characterization Techniques in Nano-and Biomaterials

Ricardo A. Zamora et al, Springer International Publishing Cham, 2019, 35-55.

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