Search Results - "Schimmenti, Roberto"
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Bismuthene for highly efficient carbon dioxide electroreduction reaction
Published in Nature communications (27-02-2020)“…Bismuth (Bi) has been known as a highly efficient electrocatalyst for CO 2 reduction reaction. Stable free-standing two-dimensional Bi monolayer (Bismuthene)…”
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Eliminating dissolution of platinum-based electrocatalysts at the atomic scale
Published in Nature materials (01-11-2020)“…A remaining challenge for the deployment of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells is the limited durability of platinum (Pt) nanoscale materials that operate at…”
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Boron Nitride‐supported Sub‐nanometer Pd6 Clusters for Formic Acid Decomposition: A DFT Study
Published in ChemCatChem (10-05-2017)“…A periodic, self‐consistent planewave DFT study was carried out to explore the potential use of Pd6 clusters supported on a boron nitride sheet as a catalyst…”
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Author Correction: Bismuthene for highly efficient carbon dioxide electroreduction reaction
Published in Nature communications (06-05-2020)“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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HCOOH Decomposition on Sub-Nanometer Pd6 Cluster Catalysts: The Effect of Defective Boron Nitride Supports Through First Principles
Published in Applied catalysis. B, Environmental (01-01-2021)“…[Display omitted] •Hexagonal Boron-Nitride supporting Pd6 nanoclusters.•Boron vs Nitrogen vacancy.•Opposite charge transfer direction depending on vacancy…”
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HCOOH Decomposition on Sub-Nanometer Pd6 Cluster Catalysts: The Effect of Defective Boron Nitride Supports Through First Principles
Published in Applied catalysis. B, Environmental (15-08-2020)“…The catalytic properties of a hexagonal boron nitride- (h-BN) supported Pd6 sub-nanometer cluster in the context of formic acid (HCOOH) decomposition were…”
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Solution-Phase Synthesis of PdH0.706 Nanocubes with Enhanced Stability and Activity toward Formic Acid Oxidation
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (16-02-2022)“…Palladium is one of the few metals capable of forming hydrides, with the catalytic properties being dependent on the elemental composition and spatial…”
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Moiré Patterns in Pt Overlayers on Gold: A Graph Neural Network Interatomic Potential Study
Published in Journal of physical chemistry. C (14-11-2024)“…Overlayer structures in bimetallic catalysts are relevant to a variety of catalytic reactions, particularly in electrocatalysis for fuel cell applications…”
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Optical method for quantifying the potential of zero charge at the platinum–water electrochemical interface
Published in Nature materials (01-04-2023)“…When an electrode contacts an electrolyte, an interfacial electric field forms. This interfacial field can polarize the electrode’s surface and nearby…”
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The role of coverage effects on the structure–sensitivity of formic acid electrooxidation on Pd surfaces
Published in Journal of catalysis (01-01-2023)“…[Display omitted] •The structure–sensitivity of the electrooxidation of formic acid was extensively investigated on Pd(111), Pd(100), Pd(211) and Pd(110)…”
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The role of coverage effects on the structure–sensitivity of formic acid electrooxidation on Pd surfaces
Published in Journal of catalysis (23-12-2022)“…Direct formic acid (FA) fuel cells (DFAFCs) with Pd anode catalysts are promising for small portable applications. During the electrooxidation of formic acid…”
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Electrocatalysis in Alkaline Media and Alkaline Membrane-Based Energy Technologies
Published in Chemical reviews (23-03-2022)“…Hydrogen energy-based electrochemical energy conversion technologies offer the promise of enabling a transition of the global energy landscape from fossil…”
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DFT calculations on subnanometric metal catalysts: a short review on new supported materials
Published in Theoretical chemistry accounts (01-04-2018)“…Metal clusters have been used in catalysis for a long time, even in industrial production protocols, and a large number of theoretical and experimental studies…”
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Density Functional Theory Investigation on the Nucleation of Homo- and Heteronuclear Metal Clusters on Defective Graphene
Published in Journal of physical chemistry. C (09-06-2016)“…Nucleation of homo- (Ni, Pd, Re, Pt) and heterometallic (Ni–Pd, Re–Pt) clusters on monovacancy sites of a graphene sheet has been investigated by means of…”
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A completely precious metal-free alkaline fuel cell with enhanced performance using a carbon-coated nickel anode
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (29-03-2022)“…SignificanceWe present a groundbreaking advance in completely nonprecious hydrogen fuel cell technologies achieving a record power density of 200 mW/cm with…”
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Mechanistic Role of the Proton–Hydride Pair in Heteroarene Catalytic Hydrogenation
Published in ACS catalysis (04-10-2019)“…Kinetic and density functional theory studies probe the catalytic involvements of proton–hydride pairs in breaking the strong aromaticity of N-containing…”
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Boron Nitride‐supported Sub‐nanometer Pd 6 Clusters for Formic Acid Decomposition: A DFT Study
Published in ChemCatChem (10-05-2017)“…Abstract A periodic, self‐consistent planewave DFT study was carried out to explore the potential use of Pd 6 clusters supported on a boron nitride sheet as a…”
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Solution-Phase Synthesis of PdH 0.706 Nanocubes with Enhanced Stability and Activity toward Formic Acid Oxidation
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (16-02-2022)“…Palladium is one of the few metals capable of forming hydrides, with the catalytic properties being dependent on the elemental composition and spatial…”
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Thermodynamics of cyclodextrin–star copolymer threading–dethreading process
Published in Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry (01-09-2015)“…We investigated the interactions of a star-like copolymer with cyclodextrins (CD) with different cavity size. Direct measurements of thermodynamic properties…”
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Graph-Based Analysis of Ethylene Glycol Decomposition on a Palladium Cluster
Published in Journal of physical chemistry. C (29-06-2017)“…The ethylene glycol, CH2OH–CH2OH, decomposition mechanism, occurring on a subnanometric palladium cluster shaped by 12 atoms, was investigated by means of…”
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