Publications

2020

Alberto Visibile, Martina Fracchia, Tomasz Baran, Alberto Vertova, Paolo Ghigna, Elisabet Ahlberg, Sandra Rondinini, Alessandro Minguzzi. “Electrodeposited Cu thin layers as low cost and effective underlayers for Cu2O photocathodes in photoelectrochemical water electrolysis”. J. Solid State Electrochemistry, 24(2), pp. 339-355, 2020.

Alberto Visibile, Tomasz Baran, Sandra Rondinini, Alessandro Minguzzi, and Alberto Vertova. “Determining the Efficiency of Photoelectrode Materials by Coupling Cavity-Microelectrode Tips and Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy”. ChemElectroChem, 7, 2440–2447, 2020.

Martina Fracchia, Paolo Ghigna, Alessandro Minguzzi, Alberto Vertova, Francesca Turco, Giuseppina Cerrato, Daniela Meroni. “Role of synthetic parameters on the structural and optical properties on N, Sn-copromoted nanostructured TiO2: a combined Ti K-edge and Sn L2,3-edges X-ray absorption investigation”. Nanomaterials, 10, 1224, 2020.

Alberto Visibile, Alberto Vertova, Sandra Rondinini, Alessandro Minguzzi, Elisabet Ahlberg, Michael Busch. “Strain or Electronic Effects? – The Influence of Alkali Metals on the Bandgap of Cu2O”. Chem. Phys Lett., 775(16), 137799, 2020.

Eleonora Pargoletti, Annalisa Salvi, Alessia Giordana, Giuseppina Cerrato, Mariangela Longhi, Alessandro Minguzzi, Giuseppe Cappelletti* and Alberto Vertova*. “ORR in Non-Aqueous Solvent for Li-Air Batteries: The Influence of Doped MnO2-Nanoelectrocatalyst”. Nanomaterials, 10, 1735, 2020

2019

T. Baran, S. Wojtyla, A. Minguzzi*, S. Rondinini, A. Vertova “Achieving efficient H2O2 production by a
visible-light absorbing, highly stable photosensitized TiO2” Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 244, 303–312, 2019.

Visibile, Alberto; Wang, Richard Baochang; Vertova, Alberto; Rondinini, Sandra; Minguzzi, Alessandro; Ahlberg, Elisabet; Busch, Michael, “Influence of Strain on the Band Gap of Cu2O”. Chem. Mater., 31, 13, 4787-4792, 2019.

Martina Fracchia, Vito Cristino, Alberto Vertova, Sandra Rondinini, Stefano Caramori, Paolo Ghigna, Alessandro Minguzzi. “Operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy of WO3 photoanodes”. Electrochimica Acta 320, 134561, 2019.

Alberto Vertova, Alessandro Miani, Giordano Lesma, Sandra Rondinini, Alessandro Minguzzi, Luigi Falciola and Marco Aldo Ortenzi, “Chlorine Dioxide Degradation Issues on Metal and PlasticWater Pipes Tested in Parallel in a Semi-Closed System”. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 16, 4582, 2019

2018

Fracchia, A. Visibile, E. Ahlberg, A. Vertova, A. Minguzzi, P. Ghigna, S. Rondinini “α- and γ-FeOOH: stability, reversibility and nature of the active phase under hydrogen evolution” ACS Applied Energy Materials, 1 (4),  1716–1725, 2018.

Orsini, E. Pargoletti, A. Vertova, A. Minguzzi, C. Locatelli, S. Rondinini, G. Cappelletti “Ad hoc tailored electrocatalytic MnO2 nanorods for the oxygen reduction in aqueous and organic media”. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry  808, 439–445, 2018.

Baran, S. Wojtyła, A. Vertova, A. Minguzzi, S. Rondinini ”Photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic systems based on titanates for hydrogen peroxide formation “ Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, J. Electroanal. Chem.  808, 395-402, 2018.

Tomasz Baran, Alberto Visibile, Szymon Wojtyła, Marcello Marelli, Stefano Checchia, Marco Scavini, Francesco Malara, Alberto Naldoni, Alberto Vertova, Sandra Rondinini, Alessandro Minguzzi. “Reverse type I core – CuI /shell – CuO: A versatile heterostructure for photoelectrochemical applications”. Electrochimica Acta,  266, 441-451, 2018.

Alessandro Minguzzi, Linda Montagna, Andrea Falqui, Alberto Vertova, Sandra Rondinini, Paolo Ghigna. “Dynamics of oxide growth on Pt nanoparticles electrodes in the presence of competing halides by operando energy dispersive X-Ray absorption spectroscopy”. Electrochimica Acta,  270, 378, 2018.

Sandra Rondinini, Cristina Locatelli, Alessandro Minguzzi, Alberto Vertova, “Electroreduction” in the Electrochemical Water and Wastewater Treatment, edited by Carlos Alberto Martinez-Huitle, Manuel Andrès Rodrigo, Onofrio Scialdone. 2018-Elsevier Inc. – Oxford OX51GB, United Kingdom. ISBN: 978-0-12-813160-2. 2018

2017

A. Minguzzi, A. Naldoni, O. Lugaresi, E. Achilli, F. D’Acapito, F. Malara, C. Locatelli, A. Vertova, S. Rondinini, P. Ghigna “Observation of charge transfer cascades in α-Fe2O3/IrOx photoanodes by operando X-rayabsorption spectroscopy” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics19, 5715 – 5720, 2017.

Elisabetta Achilli, Alberto Vertova, Alberto Visibile, Cristina Locatelli, Alessandro Minguzzi, Sandra Rondinini, and Paolo Ghigna. “Structure and Stability of a Copper(II) Lactate Complex in Alkaline Solution: a Case Study by Energy-Dispersive X‑ray Absorption Spectroscopy”. Inorg. Chem., 56, 6982−6989, 2017.

2016

Sandra Rondinini, Ottavio Lugaresi, Elisabetta Achilli, Cristina Locatelli, Alessandro Minguzzi, Alberto Vertova, Paolo Ghigna, Christos Comninellis, “Fixed Energy X-ray Absorption Voltammetry and Extended X-ray Absorption fine Structure of Ag nanoparticle electrodes”, J. Electroanal. Chem., 766, 71, 2016.

C. L. Bianchi, C. Pirola, F. Galli, S. Vitali, A. Minguzzi, M. Stucchi, F. Manenti, V. Capucci “NOx degradation in a continuous large-scale reactor using full-size industrial photocatalytic tiles” Catalysis Science & Technology, 6  2261–2267, 2016.

Alessandro Minguzzi, Gianluca Longoni, Giuseppe Cappelletti, Eleonora Pargoletti, Chiara Di Bari, Cristina Locatelli, Marcello Marelli, Sandra Rondinini, Alberto Vertova. “The Influence of Carbonaceous Matrices and Electrocatalytic MnO2 Nanopowders on Lithium-Air Battery Performances”. Nanomaterials, 6, 10, 2016.

Achilli, E.; Minguzzi, A.; Visibile, A.; Locatelli, C.; Vertova, A.; Naldoni, A.; Rondinini, S.; Auricchio, F.; Marconi, S.; Fracchia, M.; Ghigna. “3D-printed photo-spectroelectrochemical devices for in situ and in operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy investigationP. J. Synchrotron Rad., 23, 622, 2016.

E. Pargoletti, G. Cappelletti, A. Minguzzi, S. Rondinini, M. Leoni, M. Marelli, A. Vertova. “High-performance of bare and Ti-doped a-MnO2 nanoparticles in catalyzing the Oxygen Reduction Reaction”. J Power Sources., 325, 116, 2016.

Tomasz Baran, Martina Fracchia, Alberto Vertova, Elisabetta Achilli, Alberto Naldoni, Francesco Malara, Giacomo Rossi, Sandra Rondinini, Paolo Ghigna, Alessandro Minguzzi, Francesco D’Acapito, “Operando and Time-Resolved X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy for the Study of Photoelectrode Architectures” Electrochimica Acta, 207, 16–21, 2016.

Sandra Rondinini, Alessandro Minguzzi, Elisabetta Achilli, Cristina Locatelli, Giovanni Agostini, Sakura Pascarelli, Giorgio Spinolo, Alberto Vertova, Paolo Ghigna, “The dynamics of pseudocapacitive phenomena studied by Energy Dispersive X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy on hydrous iridium oxide electrodes in alkaline media”, Electrochimica Acta, 212, 247–253, 2016.

Tomasz Baran, Szymon Wojtyła, Cristina Lenardi, Alberto Vertova, Paolo Ghigna, Elisabetta Achilli, Martina Fracchia, Sandra Rondinini, Alessandro Minguzzi, “An Efficient CuxO Photocathode for Hydrogen Production at Neutral pH: New Insights from Combined Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 8, 21250−21260, 2016.

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