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• A direct Z-scheme for the photocatalytic hydrogen production from a water ethanol mixture on CoTiO3/TiO2 heterostructures 

  Xing, Congcong; Liu, Yongpeng; Zhang, Yu; Wang, Xiang; Guardia, Pablo; Yao, Liang; Han, Xu; Zhang, Ting; Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Soler Turu, Lluís; Chen, Yufen; Sivula, Kevin; Guijarro, Néstor; Cabot, Andreu; Llorca Piqué, Jordi (2021-01-01)
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  Photocatalytic H2 evolution from ethanol dehydrogenation is a convenient strategy to store solar energy in a highly valuable fuel with potential zero net CO2 balance. Herein, we report on the synthesis of CoTiO3/TiO2 ...
• Selective methanol-to-formate electrocatalytic conversion on branched nickel carbide 

  Arbiol, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Cabot, Andreu (2020-08-06)
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  A methanol economy will be favored by the availability of low-cost catalysts able to selectively oxidize methanol to formate. This selective oxidation would allow extraction of the largest part of the fuel energy while ...
• Selective methanol-to-formate electrocatalytic conversion on branched nickel carbide 

  Wang, Xiang; Han, Xu; Arbiol, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Cabot, Andreu (2020-11-16)
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  A methanol economy will be favored by the availability of low-cost catalysts able to selectively oxidize methanol to formate. This selective oxidation would allow extraction of the largest part of the fuel energy while ...
• Outstanding dispersion of CeO2 on reduced graphene oxide. Implications for highly dispersed Pd catalysts 

  Llorca Piqué, Jordi (2020-11-01)
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  In this contribution, we report a totally new and an unprecedented capability of producing nano-CeO2 evenly dispersed over reduced graphene oxide (rGO), enabling an extremely high dispersion of Pd at high loading (~5%wt) ...
• Monitoring the insertion of Pt into Cu2-xSe nanocrystals: a combined structural and chemical approach for the analysis of new ternary phases 

  Dalmases, Mariona; Mengxi, Lin; Homs Martí, Narcís; Ramírez De La Piscina, Pilar; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Figuerola, Albert (2020-07-30)
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  The tuning of the chemical composition in nanostructures is a key aspect to control for the preparation of new multifunctional and highly performing materials. The modification of Cu2-xSe nanocrystals with Pt could provide ...
• SnS2/g-C3N4/graphite nanocomposites as durable lithium-ion battery anode with high pseudocapacitance contribution 

  Zuo, Yong; Xu, Xijun; Zhang, Chaoqi; Li, Junshan; Du, Ruifeng; Wang, Xiang; Han, Xu; Arbiol, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Liu, Jun; Cabot, Andreu (2020-07-20)
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  Tin disulfide is a promising anode material for Li-ion batteries (LIB) owing to its high theoretical capacity and the abundance of its composing elements. However, bare SnS2 suffers from low electrical conductivity and ...
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  The dynamic structure of Au38(SR)24 nanoclusters supported on CeO2 upon pretreatment and CO oxidation 

  Pollitt, S.; Truttmann, V.; Olszewski, Wojciech; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Barrabés, N.; Rupprechter, Guenther (2020-05-08)
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  Atomically precise thiolate protected Au nanoclusters Au38(SC2H4Ph)24 on CeO2 were used for in-situ (operando) extended X-ray absorption fine structure/diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform spectroscopy and ex ...
• Effect of the formation of NiCu alloy and use of biomass-derived furfural on the catalytic hydrogenation of furfural to THFA 

  Sánchez, Vladimir; Salagre, Pilar; González, Maria Dolores; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Cesteros, Yolanda (2020-07-01)
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  Several Ni, Cu and Ni-Cu catalysts supported on mesoporous hectorite were prepared, characterized and tested for the hydrogenation of commercial furfural to obtain tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA). The highest selectivity ...
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  Investigation of physicochemical and electrical properties of TiO 2 nanotubes/graphene oxide nanocomposite 

  Triki, Mohamed; Llorca Piqué, Jordi (2020-04-10)
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  Graphene oxide (GO)-based nanocomposites have received a great attention due to their emerging applications. Here, we thoroughly examined the structural, electronic and surface properties of GO/TiO2 nanotubes nanocomposite. ...
• ZnSe/N-doped carbon nanoreactor with multiple adsorption sites for stable lithium–sulfur batteries 

  Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Cabot, Andreu (2020-10-21)
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  To commercially realize the enormous potential of lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) several challenges remain to be overcome. At the cathode, the lithium polysulfide (LiPS) shuttle effect must be inhibited and the redox ...
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  Comparing the reflectivity of ungrouped carbonaceous chondrites with those of short-period comets like 2P/Encke 

  Llorca Piqué, Jordi (EDP Sciences, 2020-09-15)
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  Aims. The existence of asteroid complexes produced by the disruption of these comets suggests that evolved comets could also produce high-strength materials able to survive as meteorites. We chose as an example comet ...
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  Facile morphology control of gold(0) structures from aurophilic assemblies 

  Aguiló, Elisabet; Dalmases, Mariona; Mengxi, Lin; Lima, João Carlos; Gavara Castell, Raquel; Figuerola, Albert; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Rodriguez Raurell, Laura (2020-04-07)
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  Different gold microstructures have been synthesized by using supramolecular gold(I) organometallic compounds as templates and Ag nanoparticles as reducing agents. The use of fibers resulting from supramolecular assemblies ...

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