Publications
S. Thoonen, P. Siripanich, L. E. Hua, H. M. Tay, P. Ramkissoon, T. Smith, M. Lessio, C. Hua "Enhancing Enantioselectivity in Chiral Metal Organic Framework Fluorescent Sensors", Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QI00760C
F. Colasuonno, M. Lessio "Thermodynamic and Kinetic Insights into Hydrogen Adsorption and Dissociation on the Ru (0001) Surface under STM and Catalytic Conditions", J. Phys. Chem. C, 2023, 127, 49, 23645–23653 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c05348
A. E.Papasergio, G. Ugolotti, M. Lessio, E. Sassoni "New insights on conservation of marble artworks from computational chemistry", Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.06.467
J. Zhang, F. Paesani, M. Lessio, “Computational Insights into the Interaction of Water with the UiO-66 Metal-Organic Framework and Its Functionalized Derivatives”, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 10247-10258 https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TC01313H
M. Teusner, U. Mittal, M. Lessio, B. Johannessen, J. Mata, N. Sharma, “Formulation and mechanism of copper tartrate – a novel anode material for lithium-ion batteries”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 21436-21447 https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TC01313H
C. S. Cox, E. Slavich, L. K. Macreadie, L. K. McKemmish, M. Lessio, “Understanding the Role of Synthetic Parameters in the Defect Engineering of UiO-66: A Review and Meta-Analysis”, Chem. Mater., 2023, 35, 8, 3057–3072 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00215
A. E.Papasergio, G. Ugolotti, E. Sassoni, M. Lessio, "Adsorption of water and organic solvents on the calcite [1014] surface: implications for marble conservation treatments", Appl. Surf. Sci., 2023, 616, 156438, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.156438
S. Wong, C. Cao, M. Lessio, M. H. Stenzel, "Sugar-induced self-assembly of curcumin-based polydopamine nanocapsules with high loading capacity for dual drug delivery", Nanoscale, 2022, 14 (26), 9448-9458, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NR01795D
U. Mittal, F. Colasuonno, A. Rawal, M. Lessio, D. Kundu, "A Highly Stable 1.3 V Organic Cathode for Aqueous Zinc Batteries Designed In-Situ by Solid-State Electrooxidation", Energy Stor. Mater., 2022, 46, 129-137, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2022.01.004
C. S. Cox, V. Cossich Galicia, M. Lessio, "Computational Investigation of Adsorptive Removal of Pb2+ from Water by the UiO-66 Metal-organic Framework: Comparison of Adsorption Sites on Defects and Functionalised Linkers", Aust. J. Chem., 2021, 75(2), 142-154, https://doi.org/10.1071/CH21139
L. Hallam, A. E. Papasergio, M. Lessio, J. Veliscek-Carolan, “Phosphate functionalised titania for heavy metal removal from acidic sulfate solutions”, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2021, 600, 719-728, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2021.05.047
J. Yang, J. Russell, S. Tao, M. Lessio, F. Wang, A. Hartnett, S. Peurifoy, E. Doud, E. O'Brien, N. Gadjieva , D. Reichman, X-Y. Zhu, A. Crowther, S. Billinge, X. Roy , M. Steigerwald, C. Nuckolls, "Superatomic solid solutions", Nat. Chem., 2021, 13, 607-613, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-021-00680-8
C. S. Cox, V. Cossich Galicia, M. Lessio, "Computational Insights into As(V) Removal from Water by the UiO-66 Metal-Organic Framework", J. Phys. Chem. C, 2021, 125, 5, 3157–3168, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c09465 Published as part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry virtual special issue “Emily A. Carter Festschrift".
M. Lessio, T. P. Senftle, E. A. Carter, “Hydride Shuttle Formation and Reaction with CO2 on GaP(110)”, ChemSusChem, 2018, 11, 1558-1566.
M. L. Clark, P. L. Cheung, M. Lessio, E. A. Carter, C.P. Kubiak, “Kinetic and Mechanistic Effects of Bipyridine (bpy) Substituent, Labile Ligand, and Brønsted Acid on Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction by Re(bpy) Complexes”, ACS Catal., 2018, 8, 2021-2029.
T. P. Senftle, M. Lessio, E. A. Carter, “The Role of Surface-Bound Dihydropyridine Analogs in Pyridine-Catalyzed CO2Reduction over Semiconductor Photoelectrodes”, ACS Cent. Sci., 2017, 3, 968-974.
M. Lessio, J. M. Dieterich, E. A. Carter, “Hydride Transfer at the GaP(110)/Solution Interface: Mechanistic Implications for CO2Reduction Catalyzed by Pyridine”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2017, 121, 17321-17331.
M. Lessio, C. Riplinger, E. A. Carter, “Stability of Surface Protons in Pyridine-Catalyzed CO2Reduction at p-GaP Photoelectrodes”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 26434-26443.
M. Lessio, T. P. Senftle, E. A. Carter, “Is the Surface Playing a Role during Pyridine-Catalyzed CO2Reduction on p-GaP Photoelectrodes?”, ACS Energy Lett., 2016, 1(2), 464-468.
T. P. Senftle, M. Lessio, E. A. Carter, “Interaction of Pyridine and Water with the Reconstructed Surfaces of GaP(111) and CdTe(111) Photoelectrodes: Implications for CO2Reduction”, Chem. Mater., 2016, 28(16), 5799-5810.
N. Alidoust, M. Lessio, and E. A. Carter, “Cobalt (II) Oxide and Nickel (II) Oxide Alloys as Potential Intermediate-Band Semiconductors: A Theoretical Study”, J. Appl. Phys., 2016, 119, 025102.
C. X. Kronawitter, M. Lessio, P. Zahl, A. B. Munoz-Garcia, P. Sutter, E. A. Carter, B. E. Koel, “Orbital-Resolved Imaging of the Adsorbed State of Pyridine on GaP(110) Identifies Sites Susceptible to Nucleophilic Attack”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2015, 119(52), 28917-28924.
M. Lessio, E. A. Carter, “What Is the Role of Pyridinium in Pyridine-Catalyzed CO2Reduction on p-GaP Photocathodes?”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137(41), 13248-13251.
C. X. Kronawitter, M. Lessio, P. Zhao, C. Riplinger, J. A. Boscoboinik, D. Starr, P. Sutter, E. A. Carter, and B. E. Koel, “Observation of Surface-Bound Negatively Charged Hydride and Hydroxide on GaP(110) in H2O Environments”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2015, 119(31), 17762-17772.
J. A. Keith, A. B. Munoz-Garcia, M. Lessio, E. A. Carter, “Cluster Models for Studying CO2 Reduction on Semiconductor Photoelectrodes”, Top. Catal., 2015, 58, 46-56.
E. Balantseva, G. Berlier, B. Camino, M. Lessio, A. M. Ferrari, “Surface Properties of ZnS Nanoparticles: A Combined DFT and Experimental Study”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2014, 118 (41), 23853-23862.
A. M. Ferrari, M. Lessio, Michel Rerat, ``Prediction of Electronic (Hyper)polarizabilities of Titania Nanotubes: A DFT Periodic Study'', Comput. Mater. Sci., 2013, 68, 280-286
A. M. Ferrari, M. Lessio, D. Szieberth, L. Maschio, ``On the Stability of Dititanate Nanotubes: A Density Functional Theory Study'', J. Phys. Chem. C, 2010, 114 (49), 21219-21225