Dr. Nicola Dengo

Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche
Università degli Studi di Padova
Via Marzolo, 1
35131 - Padova (PD)
ITALY
Room: 00215 00054
Phone: +39 049 827 5045
E-Mail: nicola.dengo@phd.unipd.it

Curriculum vitae

Nicola Dengo is currently a postdoc fellow in the workgroup of Prof. Silvia Gross. His field of research concerns the synthesis and characterization of crystalline inorganic nanostructures (oxides and sulfides) mainly through wet chemistry methodologies. He also studies the surface chemistry of such materials combining both experimental (e.g. XRD, SAXS, XPS, Raman, DRIFT) and theoretical (DFT) methods. He co-designed and performed several synchrotron-based experiments (SAXS, XPS, XAS).
Born in Asolo (TV, Italy) in 1990, Nicola Dengo studied Chemistry at the University of Padova, where he obtained both his bachelor degree (2012; mark: 110/110) and master degree (2015; mark: 110/110 cum laude). He achieved his PhD in chemistry in 2020 under the supervision of Prof. Silvia Gross.
He authored 6 papers in international peer-reviewed ISI journals and 1 European patent application.

Selected publications

  • N. Dengo, A. Vittadini, M.M. Natile, S. Gross
    In-Depth Study of ZnS Nanoparticle Surface Properties with a Combined Experimental and Theoretical Approach (Cover Article)
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2020, 124, 14, 7777-7789
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b11323
  • N. Dengo, A.F. De Fazio, M. Weiss, R. Marschall, P. Dolcet, M. Fanetti, S. Gross
    Thermal Evolution of ZnS Nanostructures: Effect of Oxidation Phenomena on Structural Features and Photocatalytical Performances
    Inorganic chemistry, 2018, 57, 21, 13104-13114
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01101
  • N. Jannsen, S. Diodati, N. Dengo, F. Tajoli, N. Vicentini, G. Lucchini, A. Speghini, D. Badocco, P. Pastore, S. Gross
    Exploring the Phase-Selective, Green, Hydrothermal Synthesis of Upconverting Doped Sodium Yttrium Fluoride: Effects of Temperature, Time, and Precursors
    Chemistry–A European Journal, 2019, 25, 59, 13624-13634
    DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903261
  • S. Gross, A. Vittadini, N. Dengo
    Functionalisation of colloidal transition metal sulphides nanocrystals: a fascinating and challenging playground for the chemist
    Crystals, 2017, 7, 4, 110
    DOI: 10.3390/cryst7040110