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A. Bigiani, C. Maccato, G.A. Rizzi, D. Barreca
“Manganese ferrite films by chemical vapor deposition, analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy”
Surface Science Spectra, 2026, 33, 014006
D. Barreca, A. Bellucci, M. Mastellone, D.M. Trucchi, C. Maccato, E. Pierobon, A. Gasparotto, G.A. Rizzi
“Enhancing oxygen evolution performances of NiO-based electrocatalysts through synergistic plasma processing and laser treatment”
Energy Advances, 2025, 4, 1426
Maccato, D. Barreca, L. Signorin, E. Scattolin, G. Tabacchi, E. Fois, C. Sada, O.I. Lebedev, A. Gasparotto, E. Modin, N. El Habra, G.A. Rizzi
“Plasma-assisted fabrication of NiO nanoarchitectures: from design to oxygen evolution electrocatalysis”
Catalysis Science & Technology, 2025, 15, 6358
D. Barreca, B. Gámiz, C. Maccato, L. Sánchez
“Nanostructured systems to combat NO
x
air pollution through Vis-light activated nanoarchitectonics: how, where and why…?”
Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 21895
A. Gasparotto, D. Barreca, C. Maccato, E. Pierobon, G.A. Rizzi
“One-step synthesis of polymeric carbon nitride films for photoelectrochemical applications”
Nanomaterials, 2025, 15, 960
D. Barreca, C. Maccato, A. Gasparotto, G.A. Rizzi
“XPS analysis of F-containing NiO nanoarchitectures fabricated by plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition”
Surface Science Spectra, 2025, 32, 024005
F. Agresti, G. Angella, H. Arshad, S. Barison, D. Barreca, P. Bassani, S. Battiston, C.A. Biffi, M.T. Buscaglia, G. Canu, F. Cirisano, S.M. Deambrosis, A. Fasan, S. Fasolin, M. Favaro, M. Ferrari, S. Fiameni, J. Fiocchi, M. Fortunato, D. Giuranno, P. Govahi, J. Isopi, F. Montagner, C. Mortalò, E. Miorin, R. Novakovic, L. Pezzato, D. Treska, A. Tuissi, B. Vercelli,
F. Villa, F. Visentin, V. Zin, M. Losurdo
“Sustainable materials for energy”
Nanomaterials, 2025, 15, 1388
P. Ostellari, S. Benedoue, D. Zamboni, A. Basagni, S. Silloni,
E. Scattolin, M. Lorenzoni, R. Pilot, I. Fortunati, S. Lauciello,
M. Wang, M. Prato, J.N. Ndi, F. Arcudi, L. Đorđević, G. Meneghesso, S. Gross, L. Franco, G.A. Rizzi, T. Gatti, F. Lamberti
“Fe(III)-mediated formation of Cu nanoinclusions and local heterojunctions in CuWO
4
photoanodes”
Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2025, 12, e00610
M. Vergari, S. Osmani, A. Basagni, E. Scattolin, M. Rea, A. Gasparotto, G.A. Rizzi, L. Gavioli
“Influence of surface iron content on the photoelectrochemical properties of BiFeO films deposited via SCBD”
Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2025, 227, 130600
J. Liu, I. Crea, T. Gobbato, F. Rigodanza, G.A., Rizzi, E. Benazzi, M. Bonchio
“Organic-inorganic photosynthetic interfaces built on
intertwined WO
3
nanosheets for enhanced HBr/H
2
O
photoanodic oxidations”
Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, 2025, 6, 2500184
D. Barreca, E. Scattolin, C. Maccato, A. Gasparotto, L. Signorin, N. El Habra, A. Šuligoj, U. Lavrenčič Štangar, G.A. Rizzi
“Controllable properties of NiO nanostructures fabricated by plasma assisted-chemical vapor deposition”
Chemical Communications, 2025, 61, 2945
E. Fois, C. Maccato, D. Barreca, C. Invernizzi, G. Tabacchi
“Impact of -OH surface defects on the electronic and structural properties of nickel oxide thin films”
Dalton Transactions, 2025, 54, 2765
G. Marchiori, R. Seraglia, G.A. Rizzi, C. Maccato, M. Benedet, E. Callone, S. Dirè, A. Gasparotto, D. Barreca
“Defect-engineered graphitic carbon nitride on carbon cloth supports for the photoelectrocatalytic degradation of organophosphate pesticides”
RSC Applied Interfaces, 2025, 2, 104
T. Sturaro, M. Benedet, M. Brugia, G. Marchiori, G.A. Rizzi, A. Gasparotto, D. Barreca, O.I. Lebedev, C. Maccato
“Nano- and ultra-dispersed ZnO and ZnFe
2
O
4
on graphitic carbon nitride as photoelectrocatalysts for the ethanol oxidation reaction”
Materials Advances, 2025, 6, 963
G. Marchiori, M. Brugia, T. Sturaro, M. Benedet, D. Barreca, A. Gasparotto, G.A. Rizzi, C. Maccato
“ZnO and ZnFe
2
O
4
-functionalized graphitic carbon nitride: an XPS study”
Surface Science Spectra, 2025, 32, 014003
E. Scattolin, M. Benedet, D. Barreca, G.A. Rizzi, A. Gasparotto, C. Maccato
“Graphitic carbon nitride functionalized with NiO nanoaggregates: an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy investigation”
Surface Science Spectra, 2024, 31, 024001
M. Brugia, A. Gasparotto, M. Benedet, D. Barreca, G.A. Rizzi, C. Maccato
“Pt-decorated graphitic carbon nitride on carbon paper by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy”
Surface Science Spectra, 2024, 31, 024002
A. Brady, I. Sakthinathan, D. Barreca, C. Maccato, T. McCormac
“Electrochemical and surface characterisation of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) dodecylbenzenesulfonate layers”
Materials Research Bulletin, 2024, 180, 113050
M. Brugia, M. Benedet, G.A. Rizzi, A. Gasparotto, D. Barreca, O.I. Lebedev, C. Maccato
“Graphitic carbon nitride as a promising Visible-light-activated support boosting platinum nanoparticle activity in ethanol electrooxidation”
ChemSusChem, 2024, 17, e202401041
M. Benedet, G.A. Rizzi, L. Marín, I. Pavlovic, L. Sánchez, D. Barreca, C. Maccato
“MgAlTi-LDH/gCN heterocomposites analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy”
Surface Science Spectra, 2024, 31, 024004
M. Benedet, A. Fasan, D. Barreca, C. Maccato, C. Sada, S.M. Deambrosis, V. Zin, F. Montagner, O.I. Lebedev, E. Modin, G.A. Rizzi, A. Gasparotto
“Plasma-assisted fabrication of ultra-dispersed copper oxides in and on C-rich carbon nitride as functional composites for the oxygen evolution reaction”
Dalton Transactions, 2024, 53, 17452; Dalton Transactions, 2024, 53, 17727
G. Marchiori, M. Benedet, A. Fasan, D. Barreca, C. Maccato, G.A. Rizzi, A. Gasparotto
“XPS investigation of Cu
x
O-functionalized amorphous carbon nitride”
Surface Science Spectra, 2024, 31, 024010
E. Scattolin, M. Benedet, G.A. Rizzi, A. Gasparotto, O.I. Lebedev, D. Barreca, C. Maccato
“Graphitic carbon nitride structures on carbon cloth containing ultra- and nano-dispersed NiO for photoactivated oxygen evolution”
ChemSusChem, 2024, 17, e202401041
L. Marín, M. Benedet, C. Maccato, G.A. Rizzi, O.I. Lebedev, I. Pavlovic, L. Sánchez, D. Barreca
“The efficient coupling between MgAlTi-layered double hydroxides and graphitic carbon nitride boosts Vis light-assisted photocatalytic NO
x
removal”
Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2024, 8, 2400496
S. Osmani, E. Scattolin, M. Vergari, A. Gasparotto, G.A. Rizzi, L. Gavioli
“The effect of surface states accumulation on photo-electrochemical performances of Bi
24
Fe
2
O
39
grown by supersonic beams”
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2024, 193, 112160
R. Brandiele, A. Guadagnini, M. Parnigotto, F. Pini, V. Coviello, D. Badocco, P. Pastore, G.A. Rizzi, A. Vittadini, D. Forrer, V. Amendola, C. Durante
“Laser-optimized Pt-Y alloy nanoparticles embedded in Pt-Y oxide matrix for high stability and ORR electrocatalytic activity”
Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2024, 92, 508
M. Benedet, G.A. Rizzi, A. Gasparotto, L. Zeng, G. Pagot, E. Olsson, V. Di Noto, C. Maccato, D. Barreca
“Efficient photoactivated hydrogen evolution promoted by Cu
x
O-gCN-TiO
2
-Au (x=1,2) nanoarchitectures”
RSC Advances, 2024, 14, 7221
C. Invernizzi, G. Tabacchi, R. Seraglia, M. Benedet, M. Roverso, C. Maccato, S. Bogialli, D. Barreca, E. Fois
“On the fragmentation of Ni(II)
-diketonate-diamine complexes as molecular precursors for NiO films: a theoretical and experimental investigation”
Molecules, 2024, 29, 642
M. Benedet, C. Maccato, G. Pagot, C. Invernizzi, C. Sada, V. Di Noto, G.A. Rizzi, E. Fois, G. Tabacchi, D. Barreca
“Growth of NiO thin films in the presence of water vapor: insights from experiments and theory”
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2023, 127, 22304
R. Brandiele, M. Parnigotto, M. Mazzucato, M. C. Dalconi, F. Bertolotti, G.A. Rizzi, G. Dal Sasso, C. Durante
“The interplay between surface area and sulphur doping of carbon support on Pt NPs nucleation and growth: a synergistic enhancement of catalytic activity for oxygen reduction”
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2024, 344, 123620
P. Ragonese, B. Kalinic, L. Franco, L. Girardi, B. M. Fernández Peréz, D. Carbonera, G. Mattei, G.A. Rizzi, C. Maurizio
“Effect of interfacial SiO
x
defects on the functional properties of Si-transition metal oxide photoanodes for water splitting”
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023, 15, 46933
M. Benedet, G.A. Rizzi, O.I. Lebedev, V. Roddatis, C. Sada, J.-L. Wree, A. Devi, C. Maccato, A. Gasparotto, D. Barreca
“Advances in photo-assisted seawater splitting promoted by green iron oxide-carbon nitride photoelectrocatalysts”
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023, 11, 21595
M. Benedet, A. Gallo, C. Maccato, G.A. Rizzi, D. Barreca, O.I. Lebedev, E. Modin, R. McGlynn, D. Mariotti, A. Gasparotto
“Controllable anchoring of graphitic carbon nitride on MnO
2
nanoarchitectures for oxygen evolution electrocatalysis”
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023, 15, 47368
M. Benedet, D. Barreca, E. Fois, R. Seraglia, G. Tabacchi, M. Roverso, G. Pagot, C. Invernizzi, A. Gasparotto, A.A. Heidecker, A. Pöthig, E. Callone, S. Dirè, S. Bogialli, V. Di Noto, C. Maccato
“Interplay between coordination sphere engineering and properties of nickel diketonate-diamine complexes as vapor phase precursors for the growth of NiO thin films”
Dalton Transactions, 2023, 52, 10677
D. Barreca, C. Maccato
“Nanoarchitectonics of metal oxide materials for sustainable technologies and environmental applications”
CrystEngComm, 2023, 25, 3968
Sakthinathan, N. Yamasaki, D. Barreca, C. Maccato, T. Ueda, T. McCormac
“Wells-Dawson type polyoxometalate, [S
2
W
18
O
62
]
4-
-doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) films: Voltammetric behaviour and applications to selective bromate detection”
Electrochimica Acta, 2023, 462, 142689
M. Benedet, G.A. Rizzi, A. Gasparotto, N. Gauquelin, A. Orekhov, J. Verbeeck, C. Maccato, D. Barreca
“Functionalization of graphitic carbon nitride systems by cobalt and cobalt-iron oxides boosts solar water oxidation performances”
Applied Surface Science, 2023, 618, 156652
B. Ali, I. Sakthinathan, D. Barreca, C. Maccato, J. Goura, U. Kortz, T. McCormac
“Tetra-Mn
III
-containing 30-tungsto-4-phosphate, [Mn
III
4
(H
2
O)
2
(P
2
W
15
O
56
)
2
]
12
-
: Entrapped PEDOT films, surface analysis and electrochemical study”
Thin Solid Films, 2023, 766, 139610
A.M. Ross, D. Ruiz-Martinez, G.A. Rizzi, F. Cianciaruso, A. Patelli, M. Salerno, F. Schmitz, E. Napolitani, S. Marras, M. Prato, S. Gross, G. Meneghesso, R. Marcilla, F. Scotognella, T. Gatti, F. Lamberti
“Plasmon-assisted operando self-healing of Cu
2
O photocathodes”
Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2023, 7, 2200397
J. Fragoso, D. Barreca, L. Bigiani, A. Gasparotto, C. Sada, O.I. Lebedev, E. Modin, I. Pavlovic, L. Sánchez, C. Maccato
“Enhanced photocatalytic removal of NO
x
gases by ß-Fe
2
O
3
/CuO and ß-Fe
2
O
3
/WO
3
nanoheterostructures”
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 430, 132757
M. Mazzucato, L. Gavioli, V. Balzano, E. Berretti, G.A. Rizzi, D. Badocco, P. Pastore,
A. Zitolo, C. Durante
“Synergistic effect of Sn and Fe in Fe−Nx site formation and activity in Fe−N−C catalyst for ORR”
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2022, 14, 54635
D. Barreca, L. Bigiani, M. Klotzsche, A. Gasparotto, R. Seraglia, C. Jandl, A. Pöthig, E. Fois, L. Vanin, G. Tabacchi, M. Roverso, S. Bogialli, E. Callone, S. Dirè, C. Maccato
“A versatile Fe(II) diketonate diamine adduct: preparation, characterization and validation in the chemical vapor deposition of iron oxide nanomaterials”
Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2022, 277, 125534
D. Barreca, C. Maccato, A. Gasparotto
“Metal oxide nanosystems as chemoresistive gas sensors for chemical warfare agents: a focused review”
Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2022, 9, 2102525
L. Bigiani, A. Gasparotto, T. Andreu, J. Verbeeck, C. Sada, E. Modin, O.I. Lebedev, J.R. Morante, D. Barreca, C. Maccato
“Au-manganese oxide nanostructures by a plasma-assisted process as electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution: a chemico-physical investigation”
Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2021, 5, 2000177
M. Benedet, G.A. Rizzi, A. Gasparotto, O.I. Lebedev, L. Girardi, C. Maccato, D. Barreca
“Tailoring oxygen evolution performances of carbon nitride systems fabricated by electrophoresis through Ag and Au plasma functionalization”
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 448, 137645
B. Kalinic, L. Girardi, P. Ragonese, A. Faramawy, G. Mattei, M. Frasconi, R. Baretta, S. Bogialli, M. Roverso, G.A. Rizzi, C. Maurizio
“Diffusion-driven formation of Co
3
O
4
nanopetals layers for photoelectrochemical degradation of organophosphate pesticides”
Applied Surface Science, 2022, 596, 153552
X. Huai, G.A. Rizzi, Y. Wang , Q. Qi , G. Granozzi , W. Fu , Z. Zhang -“Suppressed charge carrier trap states and double photon absorption in substitutional Ta-doped TiO
2
-NT array”
Nano Today, 2022, 43, 101407
C. Maccato, L. Bigiani, L. Girardi, A. Gasparotto, O.I. Lebedev, E. Modin, D. Barreca, G.A. Rizzi
“Plasma-assisted synthesis of Co
3
O
4
-based electrocatalysts on Ni foam substrates for the oxygen evolution reaction”
Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2021, 8, 2100763
J. Fragoso, D. Barreca, L. Bigiani, C. Sada, O.I. Lebedev, E. Modin, I. Pavlovic, L. Sánchez, C. Maccato
“Tailored Co
3
O
4
-based nanosystems: towards novel photocatalysts for air purification”
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13, 44520
M. Klotzsche, D. Barreca, L. Bigiani, R. Seraglia, A. Gasparotto, L. Vanin, C. Jandl, A. Pöthig, M. Roverso, S. Bogialli, G. Tabacchi, E. Fois, E. Callone, S. Dirè, C. Maccato
“Facile preparation of a cobalt diamine diketonate adduct as a potential vapor phase precursor for Co
3
O
4
films”
Dalton Transactions, 2021, 50, 10374
D. Barreca, E. Fois, A. Gasparotto, C. Maccato, M. Oriani, G. Tabacchi
“The early steps of molecule-to-material conversion in Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD): A case study”
Molecules, 2021, 26, 1988
M.C. Cassani, F. Gambassi, B. Ballarin, D. Nanni, I. Ragazzini, D. Barreca, C. Maccato, A. Guagliardi, N. Masciocchi, A. Kovtun, K. Rubini, E. Boanini
“A Cu(II)-MOF based on a propargyl carbamate-functionalized isophthalate ligand”
RSC Advances, 2021, 11, 20429
L. Bigiani, D. Barreca, A. Gasparotto, T. Andreu, J. Verbeeck, C. Sada, E. Modin, O.I. Lebedev, J.R. Morante, C. Maccato
“Selective anode catalysts for seawater splitting via functionalization of manganese oxides by a plasma-assisted process”
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021, 284, 119684
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