Nanoparticles – ESISNA

A new route to high-performance nanostructured CuO photocathodes

paqui 17 julio, 2026 17 julio, 2026Nanoparticles, Photoelectrocatalysis

We have developed a new fabrication strategy for producing nanostructured CuO photocathodes based on the deposition of CuO nanoparticles generated by a sputter gas aggregation source, followed by an optimized thermal treatment. This approach enables precise control over the structural evolution of the nanoparticle films, promoting their recrystallization into…

SYNTHESIS OF LONG-CHAIN ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS USING A GAS-PHASE METAL-FREE APPROACH (NAT. COMM. 2021)

paqui 14 octubre, 2021 9 mayo, 2023DFT, Nanoparticles

Nowadays, there is an urgent need for the development of sustainable processes to produce synthetic chemicals, including long-chain aliphatic hydrocarbons. Whereas current industrial processes make use of non-abundant metal catalysts and high temperatures and pressures, we have explored an alternative gas-phase synthesis using only atomic carbon and molecular hydrogen along…