Scientific production

• "Anchored Metal Nanoclusters Withstanding Realistic Catalytic Conditions"

V. Chesnyak, S. Stavrić, M. Panighel, D. Povoledo, S. del Puppo, M. Peressi, G. Comelli, C. Africh

submitted 

CNR-IOM (Trieste Unit)

• "Scalable Bottom-up Synthesis of Exceptionally Stable Co-Ni-Doped Graphene"

V. Chesnyak, D. Perilli, M. Panighel, A. Namar, A. Markevich, T.A. Bui, A. Ugolotti, A. Farooq, M. Stredansky, C. Kofler, C. Cepek, G. Comelli, J. Kotakoski, C. Di Valentin, C. Africh

submitted

CNR-IOM, Università di Milano-Bicocca (Trieste Unit, Milano Unit)

• "Insights into the active nickel centers embedded in graphitic carbon nitride for the oxygen evolution reaction"

Rossetti N., Ugolotti A., Cometto C., Celorrio V., Dražič G., Di Valentin C., Calvillo L.

submitted

Università di Padova, Università di Milano-Bicocca (Padova Unit, Milano Unit)

• "1D selective confinement and diffusion of metal atoms on graphene"

S. Stavrić, V. Chesnyak, S. del Puppo, M. Panighel, G. Comelli, C. Africh, Z. Šljivančanin, M. Peressi

Carbon 215, 118486 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2023.118486

CNR-IOM (Trieste Unit)

• "Formation of diphenyl-bipyridine units by surface assisted cross coupling in Pd-cyclometalled complexes"

      J.E. Barcelon, M. Stojkovska, D. Perilli, G. Carraro, M. Smerieri, L. Vattuone, M. Rocca, G. Bracco, M. Dell’Angela, R. Costantini, A. Cossaro, L. Vaghi, A. Papagni, C. Di Valentin, L. Savio

      Appl. Surf. Sci. 609, 155307 (2023)

      doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.155307

      CNR-IMEM, Università di Milano-Bicocca (Genova Unit, Milano Unit)

• "Nitrogen- and Fluorine-Doped Carbon Nanohorns as Efficient Metal-Free Oxygen Reduction Catalyst: Role of the Nitrogen Groups" 

      E. Tosin, T. Gatti, S. Agnoli, L. Calvillo, E. Menna

      Surfaces 6, 227 (2023)

      doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces6030015

      Università di Padova (Padova Unit)

• "Probing the graphene/substrate interaction by electron tunneling decay"

V. Carnevali, A. Sala, P. Biasin, M. Panighel, G. Comelli, M. Peressi, C. Africh

Carbon 210, 118055 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2023.118055

CNR-IOM (Trieste Unit)

• "Exploring spin states by hybrid functional methods to define correct trends in electrocatalytic activity of SACs embedded in N-doped graphene"

      R. Breglia, D. Perilli, and C. Di Valentin

      Mater. Today Chem. 33, 101728 (2023)

      doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2023.101728

      Università di Milano-Bicocca (Milano Unit)

• "3D conductive monolithic carbons from pyrolyzed bamboo for microfluidic self-heating system"

     L.O.L. Gontijo, M. N. Barbosa Junior, D. Santos de Sà, S. Letichevsky, M. J. Pedrozo-Peñafiel, R. Q. Aucélio, I. S. Bott, H. Diniz Lopes Alves, B. Fragneaud, I. Oliveira Maciel, A. Linhares Rossi, L. Savio, G. Carraro, D. Anja, F. Lazaro Freire Jr., G. Khosrow, S. Paciornik, O. Ginoble Pandoli

     Carbon 213, 118214 (2023)

     doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2023.118214

     CNR-IMEM (Genova Unit)

• "A Chemiresistor Sensor Array Based on Graphene Nanostructures: From the Detection of Ammonia and Possible Interfering VOCs to Chemometric Analysis"

      S. Freddi, M. Vergari, S. Pagliara and L. Sangaletti

      Sensors 23, 882 (2023)

      doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/s23020882

      Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Brescia Unit)

• "Machine-Learning-Aided NO2 Discrimination with an Array of Graphene Chemiresistors Covalently Functionalized by Diazonium Chemistry"

      S. Freddi, M. C. Rodriguez Gonzalez, A. Casotto, L. Sangaletti, and S. De Feyter

      Chemistry: A European Journal 29, e202302154 (2023)

      doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202302154

      Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Brescia Unit)

• "Targeting biomarkers in the gas phase through a chemoresistive electronic nose based on graphene functionalized with metal phthalocyanines"

      S. Freddi, C. Marzuoli, S. Pagliara, G. Drera, and L. Sangaletti

      RSC Adv. 13, 251 (2023)

      doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RA07607A

      Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Brescia Unit)

• "In-Plane Hydrogen Bonds and Out-of-Plane Dipolar Interactions in Self-Assembled Melem Networks”
  
        A. Ugolotti, V. Lanzilotto, C. Grazioli, L. Schio, J. M. Zamalloa-Serrano, M. Stredansky, T. Zhang, M. de Simone, L. Ferraro, L. Floreano, M. Coreno, C. Puglia, and C. Di Valentin
  
        J. Phys. Chem. C 127, 23 (2023)
  
        doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c01990

      Università di Milano-Bicocca (Milano Unit)

• "REWoD-based vibrational energy harvesting exploiting saline-solutions loaded PAAm hydrogels on micro-structured aluminium oxides electrodes"

      G. Carraro, S. Passaglia, G. Paolini, G. Bracco, L. Savio, G. Luciano, L. Vattuone, R. Masini, M. Smerieri

      Appl. Surf. Sci. 611, 155522 (2023)

      doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.155522

      CNR-IMEM (Genova Unit)

• "Spatial segregation of substitutional B atoms in graphene patterned by the moiré superlattice on Ir (111)"

M. G. Cuxart, D. Perilli, S. Tömekce, J. Deyerling, F. Haag, M. Muntwiler, F. Allegretti, C. Di Valentin, W. Auwärter

Carbon 201, 881-890 (2023)

doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.09.087

Università di Milano-Bicocca (Milano Unit)

• "Formation of diphenyl-bipyridine units by surface assisted cross coupling in Pd-cyclometalled complexes"

J. E. Barcelon, M. Stojkovska, D. Perilli, G. Carraro, M. Smerieri, L. Vattuone, M. Rocca, G. Bracco, M. Dell'Angela, R. Costantini, A. Cossaro, L. Vaghi, A. Papagni, C. Di Valentin and L. Savio

Applied Surface Science 609, 155307 (2023)

doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.155307

IMEM-CNR Genova, Università di Milano-Bicocca (Genova Unit, Milano Unit)

• "Trends in excitonic, vibrational and polaronic properties of graphitic carbon nitride polymorphs"

A. Ugolotti and C. Di Valentin 

Applied Surface Science 608, 155164 (2023)

doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.155164

Università di Milano-Bicocca (Milano Unit)

• "Using Coordination Chemistry Concepts to Unravel Electronic Properties of SACs in Bidimensional Materials"

      D. Perilli, R. Breglia, and C. Di Valentin

      J. Phys. Chem. C 126, 9615 (2022)

      doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c02307

      Università di Milano-Bicocca (Milano Unit)

• "Cobalt on nickel surfaces and the role of carbide on its stability"

S. Stavrić, V. Chesnyak, M. Panighel, G. Comelli, C. Africh, M. Peressi

Il Nuovo Cimento C 6, 177 (2022)

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1393/ncc/i2022-22177-5

CNR-IOM (Trieste Unit)

• "Well-ordered surface metal atoms complexation by deposition of Pd cyclometallated compounds on Ag (110)"

M. Stojkovska, D. Perilli, J. E. Barcelon, M. Smerieri, G. Carraro, T. H. Dinh, L. Vattuone, M. Rocca, G. Bracco, M. Dell'Angela, R. Costantini, A. Cossaro, L. Vaghi, A. Papagni, C. Di Valentin and L. Savio

Applied Surface Science 606, 154960 (2022)

doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.154960

CNR-IMEM, Università di Milano-Bicocca (Genova Unit, Milano Unit)

• "Boudouard reaction under graphene cover on Ni(111)"

R. Davì, G. Carraro, M. Stojkovska, M. Smerieri, L. Savio, M. Lewandowski, J.J. Gallet, F. Bournel, M. Rocca, L. Vattuone

Appl. Surf. Sci. 599, 154065 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.154065

CNR-IMEM (Genova Unit)

• "Intercalation and reactions of CO under single layer Graphene/Ni(111): the role of vacancies"

R. Davì, G. Carraro, M. Stojkovska, M. Smerieri, L. Savio, J.J. Gallet, F. Bournel, M. Rocca, L. Vattuone

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 24, 28486 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP03441G

CNR-IMEM (Genova Unit)

• "Influence of Defects and Heteroatoms on the Chemical Properties of Supported Graphene Layers"

G. Carraro, L. Savio, L. Vattuone

Coatings 12, 397 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12030397

CNR-IMEM (Genova Unit)

• "Adsorption of glutamic acid on clean and hydroxylated rutile TiO2(110): an XPS and NEXAFS investigation"

      G. Carraro, M. Smerieri, S. Passaglia, G. Bracco, L. Vattuone, M. Rocca, A. Cossaro, A. Verdini, L. Floreano, L. Savio

      J. Phys. Condens. Matter 34, 274001 (2022)

     doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/ac62a6

      CNR-IMEM (Genova Unit)

• "Trends in the Development of Electronic Noses Based on Carbon Nanotubes Chemiresistors for Breathomics"

S. Freddi and L. Sangaletti

Nanomaterials 12, 2992 (2022)

doi: 10.3390/nano12172992

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Brescia Unit)

• "Pushing Down the Limit of NH3 Detection of Graphene-Based Chemiresistive Sensors through Functionalization by Thermally Activated Tetrazoles Dimerization"

S. Freddi, D. Perilli, L. Vaghi, M. Monti, A. Papagni, C. Di Valentin, and L. Sangaletti

ACS Nano 16, 10456 (2022)

doi: 10.1021/acsnano.2c01095

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Università di Milano-Bicocca (Brescia Unit, Milano Unit)

• "π-Orbital mediated charge transfer channels in a monolayer Gr–NiPc heterointerface unveiled by soft X-ray electron spectroscopies and DFT calculations"

A. Casotto, G. Drera, D. Perilli, S. Freddi, S. Pagliara, M. Zanotti, L. Schio, A. Verdini, L. Floreano, C. Di Valentin and  L. Sangaletti

Nanoscale,14, 13166 (2022) 

doi: 10.1039/D2NR02647C

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Università di Milano-Bicocca (Brescia Unit, Milano Unit)

• "Carbide coating on nickel to enhance the stability of supported metal nanoclusters"

V. Chesnyak, S. Stavrić, M. Panighel,  G. Comelli, M. Peressi and  C. Africh

Nanoscale, 14, 3589 (2022) 

doi: 10.1039/D1NR06485A  

Università di Trieste, CNR-IOM (Trieste Unit)

• "Quantum Confinement in Aligned Zigzag “Pseudo-Ribbons” Embedded in Graphene on Ni(100)"

A. Sala, Z. Zou, V. Carnevali, M. Panighel, F. Genuzio, T. O. Menteş, A. Locatelli, C. Cepek, M. Peressi, G. Comelli and C. Africh

Advanced Functional Materials 32, 2105844 (2022)

doi: 10.1002/adfm.202105844 

Università di Trieste, CNR-IOM (Trieste Unit)

• "Operando visualization of the hydrogen evolution reaction with atomic-scale precision at different metal–graphene interfaces"

T. Kosmala , A. Baby , M. Lunardon, D. Perilli, Hongsheng Liu, C. Durante , C. Di Valentin , S. Agnoli and G. Granozzi 

Nature Catalysis 4, 850 (2021)

doi: 10.1038/s41929-021-00682-2 

Università di Padova, Università di Milano-Bicocca (Padova Unit, Milano Unit)

• "Exploring the performance of a functionalized CNT-based sensor array for breathomics through clustering and classification algorithms: from gas sensing of selective biomarkers to discrimination of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease"

 G. Drera, S. Freddi, A. V. Emelianov, I. I. Bobrinetskiy, M. Chiesa, M. Zanotti, S. Pagliara, F. S. Fedorov, A. G. Nasibulin, P. Montuschi  and  L. Sangaletti

RSC Advances, 11, 30270 (2021)

doi: 10.1039/D1RA03337A

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Brescia Unit)

• "Electronic properties of carbon nanotubes as detected by photoemission and inverse photoemission"

C. Soncini, F. Bondino, E. Magnano, S. Bhardwaj, M. Kumar, C. Cepek and M. Pedio

Nanotechnology 32, 105703 (2021)

doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/abce30 

Università di Trieste, CNR-IOM  (Trieste Unit)

• "Ab-Initio Spectroscopic Characterization of Melem-Based Graphitic Carbon Nitride Polymorphs"

A. Ugolotti and C. Di Valentin 

Nanomaterials 11, 1863 (2021)

doi: 10.3390/nano11071863

Università di Milano-Bicocca  (Milano Unit)

• "Copper single-atoms embedded in 2D graphitic carbon nitride for the CO2 reduction"

C. Cometto, A. Ugolotti, E. Grazietti,  A. Moretto, G. Bottaro, L. Armelao, C. Di Valentin, L. Calvillo and G. Granozzi  

npj 2D Mater. Appl. 5, 63 (2021)

doi: 10.1038/s41699-021-00243-y

Università di Padova, Università di Milano-Bicocca (Padova Unit, Milano Unit)

• "Hybridization of Molecular and Graphene Materials for CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction with Selectivity Control"

Bing Ma, M. Blanco, L. Calvillo, Lingjing Chen, Gui Chen, Tai-Chu Lau, G. Drazic, J. Bonin, M. Robert and G. Granozzi 

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 143, 8414 (2021)

doi : 10.1021/jacs.1c02250

Università di Padova (Padova Unit)

• "Graphene growth on Ni(111) by CO exposure at near ambient pressure"

R. Davì, G. Carraro, M. Stojkovska, M. Smerieri, L. Savio, M. Lewandowski, J.-J. Gallet, F. Bournel, M. Rocca and L. Vattuone

Chem. Phys. Lett. 774, 138596 (2021)

doi : 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138596

CNR-IMEM, Univiersità di Genova (Genova Unit)

• "Tuning graphene doping by carbon monoxide intercalation at the Ni(111) interface"

S. Del Puppo, V. Carnevali, D. Perilli, F. Zarabara, A. L. Rizzini, G. Fornasier, E. Zupanič, S. Fiori, L. L.Patera, M. Panighel, S. Bhardwaj, Z. Zou, G. Comelli, C. Africh, C. Cepek,         C. Di Valentin and M. Peressi

Carbon 176, 253-261 (2021)

doi : 10.1016/j.carbon.2021.01.120

Università di Trieste, CNR-IOM, Università di Milano-Bicocca  (Trieste Unit, Milano Unit)

• "Single Atom Catalysts (SAC) Trapped in Defective and Nitrogen-doped Graphene Supported on Metal Substrates" 

A. Baby, L. Trovato, and C. Di Valentin

Carbon 174, 772-788 (2021)

doi : 10.1016/j.carbon.2020.12.045

Università di Milano-Bicocca (Milano Unit)

• “Morphological characterization and electronic properties of pristine and oxygen-exposed graphene nanoribbons on Ag(110)”

J. E. Barcelon, M. Smerieri, G. Carraro, P. Wojciechowski, L. Vattuone, M. Rocca, S. Nappini, I. Píš, E. Magnano, F. Bondino, L. Vaghi, A. Papagni and L. Savio

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23, 7926 (2021)

doi : 10.1039/D0CP04051G

CNR-IMEM, Università di Milano-Bicocca (Genova Unit, Milano Unit)

• "Graphene growth on Ni (111) by CO exposure at near ambient pressure"

R. Davì, G. Carraro, M. Stojkovska, M. Smerieri, L. Savio, M. Lewandowski, J.J. Gallet, F. Bournel, M. Rocca, L. Vattuone

Chem. Phys. Lett. 774, 138596 (2021), Editor's Choice

doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138596

CNR-IMEM (Genova Unit)

• " “Inside out” growth method for high-quality nitrogen-doped graphene"

S. Fiori, D. Perilli, M. Panighel, C. Cepek, A. Ugolotti, A. Sala, H. Liu, G. Comelli, C. Di Valentin and C. Africh

Carbon 171, 704-710 (2021)

doi : 10.1016/j.carbon.2020.09.056

CNR-IOM, Università di Milano-Bicocca (Trieste Unit, Milano Unit)

• "Mechanism of CO Intercalation through the Graphene/Ni(111) Interface and Effect of Doping"

D. Perilli, S. Fiori, M. Panighel, H. Liu, C. Cepek, M. Peressi, G. Comelli, C. Africh and C. Di Valentin

J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 171, 704-710 (2021)

doi : 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02447

Università di Milano-Bicocca, CNR-IOM (Milano Unit, Trieste Unit)

• "Can Single Metal Atoms Trapped in Defective h-BN/Cu(111) Improve Electrocatalysis of the H2 Evolution Reaction?"

D.Perilli, C. Di Valentin, F. Studt

J. Phys. Chem. C, 124, 43, 23690–23698 (2020)

doi : 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c06750

Università di Milano-Bicocca (Milano Unit)

• "Doping of epitaxial graphene by direct incorporation of nickel adatoms"

V. Carnevali, L.L. Patera, G. Prandini, M. Jugovac, S. Modesti, G. Comelli, M. Peressi and C. Africh

Nanoscale 11, 10358-10364 (2019)

doi : 10.1039/c9nr01072f

CNR-IOM (Trieste Unit)

• 2023/09: Invited oral contribution "Adsorption of Pd-cyclomtallated complexes at Ag(110)"

G. Bracco (Genova Unit), CMD30 FisMat, September 4-8 2023, Milano (Italy)

• 2023/09: Oral contribution "Combining theoretical modeling and experiments to characterize graphene-based nanosystems"

D. Perilli (Milano Unit), CMD30 FisMat, September 4-8 2023, Milano (Italy)

• 2023/09: Poster contribution "From molecules to doped graphene"

M. Stredansky (Trieste Unit), Graphene Week 2023, September 4-8 2023 , Gothenburg (Sweden)

• 2023/08: Invited Plenary Lecture "Architecturing graphene interfaces and functionalized nanoparticles for nanotechnology and bionanoscience" 

C. Di Valentin (Milano Unit), ECOSS23 36th European Conference on Surface Science 2023, August 28 – September 1 2023, Lodz, Poland

• 2023/08: Oral contribution "Quantum Confinement in Aligned Zigzag “Pseudo-Ribbons” Embedded in Graphene on Ni(100)"

A. Sala (Trieste Unit), ECOSS23 36th European Conference on Surface Science 2023, August 28 – September 1 2023, Lodz, Poland

• 2023/08: Invited oral contribution " Interfacing doped graphene with metal surfaces or molecular layers"

C. Di Valentin (Milano Unit), ICCGE20 Conference, July 30 – August 4 2023, Naples, Italy

• 2023/08: Oral contribution "Near Ambient Pressure reaction under graphene cover on Ni(111)"

G. Carraro (Genova Unit), ICCGE20 Conference, July 30 – August 4 2023, Naples, Italy

• 2023/08: Poster contribution "Surface assisted cross-coupling of Pd- cyclometallated complexes on Ag(110)"

L. Savio (Genova Unit), ICCGE20 Conference, July 30 – August 4 2023, Naples, Italy

• 2023/03: Oral contribution "Self-assembly of Pd-cyclomatallated complexes on Ag(110)"

L. Savio (Genova Unit), 35th Symposiumon Surface Science (3S’23),  March 12-18 2023, Courmayeur (Italy)

• 2023/02: Invited oral contribution "Graphene growth and functionalization by single transition metal atoms: a microscopic view"

C. Africh (Triste Unit), Gordon Research Conference "Reactions at Surfaces", February 12-17 2023, Lucca (Italy)

• 2023/02: Poster contribution "Cobalt incorporated in graphene - A stable single atom catalyst"

V. Chesnyak (Triste Unit), Gordon Research Conference "Reactions at Surfaces", February 12-17 2023, Lucca (Italy)

• 2022/12: Oral contribution "Boudouard reaction under graphene cover on Ni(111)"

L. Vattuone (Genova Unit), 9th Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Workshop, December 6-9 2022, Brugg (Switzerland)

• 2022/12: Invited oral contribution "Combining theoretical modeling and experiments to characterize graphene-based nanosystems"

D. Perilli (Milano Unit), Workshop From surfaces to devices: novel perspectives from nanostructured oxides and carbon materials, December 12 2022, Brescia (Italy)

• 2022/12: Invited oral contribution "Structural, electronic and spectroscopic properties of graphitic carbon nitride: interplay between theory and experiments"

A. Ugolotti (Milano Unit), Workshop From surfaces to devices: novel perspectives from nanostructured oxides and carbon materials, December 12 2022, Brescia (Italy)

• 2022/11: Oral contribution "Π-Orbital Mediated Charge Transfer Channels in Functionalized Graphene"

A. Casotto (Brescia Unit), MRS Fall Meeting 2022, November 27 - December 2 2022, Boston (USA)

• 2022/11: Invited oral contribution "C-based nanostructures on Ag(110). What can we learn by XPS?"

L. Savio (Genova Unit), Workshop “Advanced micro and nano-characterization of hybrid interfaces – A multidisciplinary approach”, November 7 2022, Politecnico di Milano (Milano, Italy)

• 2022/11: Poster contribution "Investigation of monolayer and bilayer graphene by Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy and Raman spectroscopy"

C. Delacou (Genova Unit), Workshop “Advanced micro and nano-characterization of hybrid interfaces – A multidisciplinary approach”, November 7 2022, Politecnico di Milano (Milano, Italy)

• 2022/10: Oral contribution "Quantum Confinement in Aligned Zigzag “Pseudo-Ribbons” Embedded in Graphene on Ni(100)"

A. Sala (Trieste Unit), LEEMPEEM 12, October 27 2021, Cordoba (Spain)

• 2022/09 : Invited oral contribution "Electronic noses based on nanostructured carbon for breathomics"

S. Freddi (Brescia Unit), MNE2022 and Eurosensors international conference, September 19-23 2022, Leuven (Belgium)

• 2022/09: Seminal lecture "Spectroscopic studies on the electronic properties of a functionalized graphene-based chemiresistor"

A. Casotto (Brescia Unit), Radiation Laboratory Weekly Seminar, September 22 2022 , University of Notre Dame (USA)

• 2022/09: Poster contribution "Ammonia discrimination among interfering gases through a graphene-based sensor array functionalized with 2,5-diaryltetrazoles"

S. Freddi (Brescia Unit), Graphene week 2022 - international conference, September 5-9 2022, Munich (Germany)

• 2022/09: Oral contribution "Improvement of stability and response to nitrogen dioxide of graphene on SiC sensors after functionalization with nickel phthalocyanine"

S. Freddi (Brescia Unit), 108° congresso Società Italiana di Fisica, September 12-16 2022, Milano (Italy)

• 2022/09: Oral contribution "Enhanced stability of supported metal nanostructures"

M. Panighel (Trieste Unit), ECOSS 35, August 29 - September 02 2022, Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) 

• 2022/09: Oral contribution "Reactivity of stabilized small metal clusters upon exposure to gases"

V. Chesnyak (Trieste Unit), ECOSS 35, August 29 - September 02 2022, Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) 

• 2022/09: Oral contribution "Pushing down the limit of NH3 detection of graphene-based chemiresistive sensors through functionalization by thermally activated tetrazoles dimerization"

D. Perilli (Milano Unit), ECOSS 35, August 29 - September 02 2022, Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) 

• 2022/09: Oral contribution "Theoretical characterization of graphitic carbon nitride polymorphs: insights into the structural, electronic and spectroscopic properties"

A. Ugolotti (Milano Unit), ECOSS 35, August 29 - September 02 2022, Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) 

• 2022/09: Poster contribution "How to stabilize small metal clusters on graphene"

V. Chesnyak (Trieste Unit), EWEG/2D 2022, May 24-28 2022, St. Moritz (Switzerland) 

• 2022/07: Poster contribution "Time-Resolved Photoconductivity of Graphene-Based Gas Sensors"

A. Casotto (Brescia Unit), Materials and Nanomaterials Conference, August 25-27 2022, Rome (Italy) 

• 2022/05: Invited oral contribution " Modeling photo and electro nanocatalysts for water splitting in water "

C. Di Valentin (Milano Unit), CECAM Workshop: New Horizons in Photoelectrochemical Water-Splitting and Heterogeneous Catalysis: Bridging Theory, Simulation and Experiment, May 23 –25 2022, Lyon, France

• 2022/05: Invited oral contribution "2D carbon-based paltforms doped with transition metal atoms: Self-assembly of Pd cyclometallates at Ag(110)"

L. Savio (Genova Unit), XXV AIV Conference, May 10-12 2022, Napoli (Italy)

• 2022/04: Invited oral contribution "Correlating hydrophobicity to surface chemistry of microstructured aluminium surfaces and their use in Vibration Energy Harvesting (VEH) applications"

M. Smerieri (Genova Unit), 5th International Conference on Applied Surface Science (ICASS5), April 25-28 2022, Palma de Mallorca (Spain)

• 2022/04: Oral contribution "Halogenated aromatic compounds on Ag(110): self-assembly and polymerization"

J.E. Barcelon (Genova Unit), 5th International Conference on Applied Surface Science (ICASS5), April 25-28 2022, Palma de Mallorca (Spain)

• 2022/04: Oral contribution "Formation of 2D networks by deposition of the Pd-cyclometallate C22H14Br2Cl2N2Pd2 on Ag(110)"

M. Stojkowska (Genova Unit), 5th International Conference on Applied Surface Science (ICASS5), April 25-28 2022, Palma de Mallorca (Spain)

• 2022/04: Poster contribution "Formation of 2D networks by deposition of the Pd-cyclometallate C22H14Br2Cl2N2Pd2 on Ag(110)"

M. Stojkowska (Genova Unit), Cluster-Surface Interaction workshop (CSI), April 1-4 2022, Santa Margherita Ligure (Italy)

• 2022/04: Poster contribution "Surface assisted synthesis, characterization and electronic properties of pristine and oxygen-exposed graphene nanoribbons on Ag(110)"

J.E. Barcelon (Genova Unit), Cluster-Surface Interaction workshop (CSI), April 1-4 2022, Santa Margherita Ligure (Italy)

• 2022/01: Invited oral contribution "Aligned Zigzag “Pseudo-Ribbons” Embedded in Graphene on Ni(100)"

C. Africh (Trieste Unit), Workshop Trends in nanostructured carbon materials and devices, January 28 2022, online

• 2022/01: Invited oral contribution "Chemical activated graphene layers for sensing applications"

D. Perilli (Milano Unit), Workshop Trends in nanostructured carbon materials and devices, January 28 2022, online

• 2022/01: Invited oral contribution "Gas sensor arrays for breathomics based on nanostructured carbon: from CNTs to graphene"

S. Freddi (Brescia Unit), Workshop Trends in nanostructured carbon materials and devices, January 28 2022, online

• 2021/09: Poster contribution "Covalently modified graphene-based sensors for sub-ppm ammonia detection"

S. Freddi (Brescia Unit), Graphene week 2021 - international conference, September 20-24 2021, online

      This poster presentation has been awarded the best poster prize for the “quality of application” session.

• 2021/09: Oral contribution "Benchmarking of covalently modified graphene-based sensors "

S. Freddi (Brescia Unit), 107th national Congress SIF,  September 13-17 2021, online

    This oral presentation has been selected as one of the best communications.

• 2021/09: Oral contribution "Monolayer Nickel Phthalocyanine functionalization of Graphene"

A. Casotto (Brescia Unit), 107th national Congress SIF,  September 13-17 2021, online

• 2021/09: Oral contribution "Formation of graphene-like nanostructures on Ni(111) using Phthalocyanine as precursor "

S. Bhardway (Trieste Unit), 107th national Congress SIF,  September 13-17 2021, online

• 2021/09: Oral contribution "Mechanism of CO Intercalation through the Graphene/Ni (111) Interface and Effect of Doping"

D. Perilli (Milano Unit), EMRS Fall Meeting 2021, September 20-23 2021, online

• 2021/06: Oral contribution "Theoretical characterization of graphitic carbon nitride allotropes: reference structure and X-ray spectroscopies of pristine, H-, O-, NH2- and Cu-functionalized systems, with a comparison with experimental results"

A. Ugolotti (Milano Unit), EMRS Spring Virtual Meeting 2021, May 31 - June 4 2021, online

• 2021/06: Poster contribution “Self-assembly of Pd-cyclometallate complex on Ag(110)”

M. Stojkovska (Genova Unit), 4th International Conference on Applied Surface Science (ICASS4), June 29-30 2021, online

• 2021/06: Poster contribution “Surface assisted synthesis, characterization and electronic properties of pristine and oxygen-exposed graphene nanoribbons on Ag(110)”

J.E. Barcelon (Genova Unit), 4th International Conference on Applied Surface Science (ICASS4), June 29-30 2021, online

• 2021/06: Poster contribution “Correlating hydrophobicity to surface chemistry of microstructured aluminum surfaces”

G. Carraro (Genova Unit), 4th International Conference on Applied Surface Science (ICASS4), June 29-30 2021, online

• 2021/06: Invited oral contribution "Graphene growth and Boudouard reaction under graphene on Ni(111): a NAP-XPS study"

L. Vattuone (Genova Unit), NewTimes – New Trends in Materials Science and Engineering, 1st International Virtual Conference, June 14-18 2021, online 

• 2021/06: Oral contribution “Surface assisted synthesis, characterization and electronic properties of pristine and oxygen-exposed graphene nanoribbons on Ag(110)”

J. E. Barcelon (Trieste Unit), NewTimes – New Trends in Materials Science and Engineering, 1st International Virtual Conference, June 14-18 2021, online 

• 2021/06: Oral contribution “Graphene growth and Boudouard reaction under graphene on Ni(111): a NAP-XPS study”

L. Vattuone (Genova Unit), NewTimes – New Trends in Materials Science and Engineering, 1st International Virtual Conference, June 14-18 2021, online

• 2021/06: Seminar lecture “Advanced spectroscopies of 2D materials and hybrid interfaces for applications in the field of photocatalysis and photovoltaics”

A. Casotto (Brescia Unit), Trend in the International PhD program, KU Leuven (Belgium), June 15 2021, online

• 2021/04: Invited oral contribution "Towards Synthesis And Characterization Of Heterogeneously Doped Graphene Nanostructures"

V. Chesnyak (Trieste Unit), Graphene Online 2021, April 20-21 2021, online

• 2021/03: Seminar lecture "Nickel Phthalocyanine functionalization of Graphene: a NEXAFS and ResPES preliminary study”

A. Casotto (Brescia Unit), Webinar, March 17 2021, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia (Italy)

• 2021/03: Seminar lecture "Electronic nose based on tetrazole-functionalized graphene”

S. Freddi (Brescia Unit), Webinar, March 10 2021, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia (Italy)

• 2021/02: Invited oral contribution "Modeling photo and electro nanocatalysts for water splitting in water "

C. Di Valentin (Milano Unit), COST Action CA18234: Computational materials science for sustainable energy using nanocrystals from abundant elements, February 16 2021, online

• 2021/01: Seminar lecture "Development of nanostructured platforms for breathomics: from surface science to devices”

S. Freddi (Brescia Unit), KU Leuven (Belgium), January 27 2021, Webinar

• 2020/11: Oral contribution “Sviluppo di sensori di gas per applicazioni nell’analisi del respiro”

S. Freddi (Brescia Unit), Dottorandi in Ateneo: Presentazione dei progetti dottorali – Accademia di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti - Brescia, evento online, 18 Novembre 2020

• 2020/10: Invited oral contribution "High-quality N-doped graphene layers: “inside out” growth and reactivity"

M. Panighel (Trieste Unit), Graphene2020 International Online Conference, October 19-23 2020

• 2020/10: Poster contribution "Tuning the hydrogen evolution reaction at the Pt(111) surface with graphene and non-precious metal"

A. Baby (Milano Unit), Graphene2020 International Online Conference, October 19-23 2020

• 2020/10: Oral contribution "Towards synthesis and characterization of heterogeneously doped graphene nanostructures"

V. Chesnyak (Trieste Unit), Graphene2020 International Online Conference, October 19-23 2020

• 2020/08: Oral contribution “Development of a sensor array based on tetrazole-functionalized graphene for ammonia detection”

S. Freddi (Brescia Unit), CMD2020GEFES conference, Madrid-online conference, 31 August – 4 September 2020 

• 2020/02: Oral contribution "Sensing arrays for breathomics based on nanostructured carbon: from functionalized CNT to graphene"

S. Freddi (Brescia Unit), ChemCYS 2020, February 19-21 2020, Blankenberge (Belgium)

• 2020/02: Oral contribution "Copper Phorphyrin – Carbon Nitride Hybrid for the Photoelectroreduction of CO2 to CO and Formate"

L. Calvillo (Padova Unit), EnerCHEM2, 12-14 February 2020, Padova (Italy).

• 2019/11/04: Invited oral contribution "Graphene and N-doped graphene on Ni: growth, structure and chemical activity"

C. Africh (Trieste Unit), Graphene Day: Workshop on Graphene and 2D materials, University of Trieste (Italy)

• 2019/09 : Invited oral contribution "Theory of oxides and interfaces"

C. Di Valentin (Milano Unit), TCO 2019, September 23-27 2019, Leipzig (Germany)

• 2019/09: Invited oral contribution “Modeling photo and electro nanocatalysts for water splitting in water”

C. Di Valentin (Milano Unit), EMRS Fall Meeting, September 16-19 2019,  Warsaw (Poland) 

• 2019/09/03: Oral contribution "N-doped graphene: growth and reactivity"

M. Panighel (Trieste Unit),  Chem2Dmat, Dresden (Germany)

• 2019/06: Oral contribution "Tuning the hydrogen evolution reaction at the Pt(111) surface with 2D material and non-precious metal"

A. Baby (Milano Unit), International Workshop on Materials for Today's Energy Challenges (MASTEC), June 3-4, 2019,  University of Padova (Italy)

• PhD Theses

  • "Advanced spectroscopies for investigating electronic properties and charge transfer mechanisms in graphene and hybrid interfaces"

Andrea Casotto, supervisor: Prof. L. Sangaletti

XXXV cycle Ph.D. in Science, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Brescia Unit), 2023

• • "Development of nanostructured carbon-based platforms for advanced gas sensing"

Sonia Freddi, supervisor: Prof. L. Sangaletti

XXXII cycle Ph.D. in Science, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Brescia Unit), 2022

• • "From clusters to SACs - Co on carbon-rich Ni substrates"

Valeria Chesnyak, supervisor: Dr. C. Africh

XXXVI cycle Ph.D. in Nanotechnology, Università di Trieste (Trieste Unit), 2023

• • "N-doped Graphene on Ni: growth, structure and reactivity"

Sara Fiori, supervisor: Dr. C. Africh

XXXIII cycle Ph.D. in Nanotechnology, Università di Trieste (Trieste Unit), 2023

• "Quantum mechanical modeling of chemical activated 2D-materials for electrocatalysis and sensing"

Daniele Perilli, supervisor: Prof. C. Di Valentin 

XXXIII cycle Ph.D. in Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (Milano Unit), 2020

• "Metal Activated Low Dimensional Carbon-Based Nanostructures"

Marija Stojkovska, supervisors: Prof. G. Bracco, Dr. L. Savio 

XXXV cycle Ph.D. in Chemistry, Università di Genova (Genova Unit), 2022

• "Morphological and electronic characterization of low dimensional C-based materials for nanocatalysis and energy storage" 

  Jose Eduardo Barcelon, supervisors: Dr. Letizia Savio, Dr. Marco Smerieri 

XXXV cycle Ph.D. in Sciences and Technologies of Materials, Università di Parma (Genova Unit), 2022

• "Reactivity under cover in controlled Near Ambient Pressure conditions: CO on bare and graphene covered Ni(111)"

Rocco Davì, supervisors: Prof. M. Rocca, Dr. L. Savio

XXXIV cycle Ph.D. in Science and Technologies of Materials, Università di  Genova (Genova Unit), 2021

• Master theses

  • "Metal-Doped Carbon-Based Nanostructures for Green Catalysis and Sensing"

Ola Olayan, relatori: Prof. M. Rocca, Dr. G. Carraro

Master degree in Science and Technology of Materials, Master SERP+, Università di Genova (Genova Unit), AA 2021/2022

• • "Cobalt clusters trapped in a graphene mesh on Ni(111): structural characterization and reactivity by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy"

Alessandro Namar

Università degli Studi di Trieste (Trieste Unit), AA 2021/2022

• • "Fotoelettrocatalizzatori bassati su singoli atomi metallici supportati su una giunzione p-n Cu2O/g-C3N4 per la riduzione della CO2"

Francesco Cianciaruso

Università di Padova (Padova Unit), AA 2020/2021

• • "Singoli atomi metallici supportati su nitruro di carbonio grafitico (g-C3N4): SAC per reazione di evoluzione dell'ossigeno (OER)"

Nicolò Rossetti

Università di Padova (Padova Unit), AA 2020/2021

• • "Elettrocatalizzatori a base di singoli atomi metallici con doppia coordinazione per la riduzione di CO2"

Gioele Filippi

Università di Padova (Padova Unit), AA 2020/2021

• • "Stabilità e reattività di cluster di cobalto depositati su uno strato di grafene cresciuto su nichel"

Daniele Povoledo

Università degli Studi di Trieste (Trieste Unit), AA 2020/2021

• • "Studio computazionale di sistemi catalitici a singolo atomo di metallo intrappolato in matrice di grafene su Cu(111) e loro attività per la reazione di evoluzione di idrogeno (HER)"

Laura Trovato, supervisors: Prof. C. Di Valentin, Dr. A. Baby

Master degree in Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (Milano Unit), AA 2019/2020 EDO

• • "Development and characterization of functionalized graphene heterointerfaces for volatolomics and environmental monitoring applications"

Camilla Marzuoli, supervisor: Prof. L. Sangaletti

Master degree in Physics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Brescia Unit)

• Bachelor theses

  • "Studio computazionale di eterointerfacce costituite da porfine depositate su grafene"

Mattia Borriello, supervisor: Prof. C. Di Valentin, co-supervisor: Dr. D. Perilli

Bachelor degree in Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (Milano Unit), AA 2021/2022

• • "Studio Computazionale delle proprietà elettroniche e catalitiche di grafene drogato con cobalto come materiale elettrodico per la reazione di evoluzione di ossigeno"

Davide Mascione, supervisor: Prof. C. Di Valentin, co-supervisor: Dr. D. Perilli

Bachelor degree in Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (Milano Unit), AA 2020/2021

• • "Development of gas sensors based on functionalized graphene nanostructures"

Michele Vergari, supervisor: Prof. L. Sangaletti, co-supervisor: Dr. S. Freddi

Bachelor degree in Mathematics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Brescia Unit), AA 2020/2021

• • "Studio dell’adsorbimento a bassa temperatura del CO su grafene drogato con azoto mediante microscopia a scansione a effetto tunnel"

Stefano Vigneri

Università degli Studi di Trieste (Trieste Unit) - AA 2019/2020

• • "Carburo d'azoto grafitico modificato con rame per la riduzione dell'anidride carbonica assistita dalla luce"

Alice Benin, supervisor: L. Calvillo

Bachelor degree in Chemistry,  Università di Padova (Padova Unit)

• "Materiali bidimensionali per elettrocatalisi"

Claudio Bellani, supervisor: Prof. C. Di Valentin, co-supervisor: Dr. D. Perilli

Bachelor degree in Materials Science, Università di Milano-Bicocca (Milano Unit), AA 2018/2019

• "Sintesi e Caratterizzazione di Ciclometallati di Metalli di Transizione con Leganti Alogenati" 

Augusto Biganzoli, supervisor: Prof. A. Papagni 

Bachelor degree in Chemistry, Università di Milano-Bicocca (Milano Unit)