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Czech scientists have developed a new way to store energy in batteries
Nitrogen-Doped Graphene: A Breakthrough in Noble Gas Separation
Graphene Week marks the 20th anniversary of graphene’s discovery
Nanocon conference held for the sixteenth time, again under the patronage of Radek Zbořil
Atomic Antibiotics Developed by Czech Scientists Counter Bacterial Resistance
“It's exciting to see real-world chemistry,” says a high school student visiting CATRIN
Scientists Unveil Challenges and Opportunities in Designing Carbon Dots for Photocatalysis
New graphene-based sensor enhances temperature monitoring reliability
Application project to verify the efficacy of iron nitride nanoparticles in real-life conditions
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Top 2024 & 2023 publications

V. Šedajová, M. Kim, R. Langer, G. S. Kumar, L. Liu, Z. Baďura, J. V. Haag, G. Zoppellaro, R. Zbořil, P. K. Thallapally, K. Jayaramulu and M. Otyepka
"2D Nitrogen‐Doped Graphene Materials for Noble Gas Separation",

SMALL, Article in press, 2024.
IF = 13
D. Panáček, J. Belza, L. Hochvaldová, Z. Baďura, G. Zoppellaro, M. Šrejber, T. Malina, V. Šedajová, M. Paloncýová, R. Langer, L. Zdražil, J. Zeng, L. Li, E. Zhao, Z. Chen, Z. Xiong, R. Li, A. Panáček, R. Večeřová, P. Kučová, M. Kolář, M. Otyepka, A. Bakandritsos and R. Zbořil
"Single Atom Engineered Antibiotics Overcome Bacterial Resistance",

ADVANCED MATERIALS, Article in press, 2024.
IF = 32.086
M. A. Deshmukh, A. Bakandritsos and R. Zbořil
"Bimetallic Single-Atom Catalysts for Water Splitting",

NANO-MICRO LETTERS, vol. 17, article no. 1, 2024.
IF = 23.655
A. K. K. Padinjareveetil, M. Pykal, A. Bakandritsos, R. Zbořil, M. Otyepka and M. Pumera
"Real Time Tracking of Nanoconfined Water‐Assisted Ion Transfer in Functionalized Graphene Derivatives Supercapacitor Electrodes",

ADVANCED SCIENCE, Article in press, 2024.
IF = 17.521
B. Jaleh, A. Nasri, M. Eslamipanah, M. Nasrollahzadeh, M. Daneshnazar, J. Advani, P. Fornasiero, R. Zbořil, M. Antonietti and M. B. Gawande
"State-of-the-Art and Perspectives of Nickel-Based Single-Atom Catalysts",

APPLIED CATALYSIS B: ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY, Article in press, 2024.
IF = 24.319
Š. Kment, A. Bakandritsos, I. Tantis, H. Kmentová, Y. Zuo, O. Henrotte, A. Naldoni, M. Otyepka, R. S. Varma and R. Zbořil
"Single Atom Catalysts Based on Earth-Abundant Metals for Energy-Related Applications",

CHEMICAL REVIEWS, Article in press, 2024.
IF = 72.087
L. Zdražil, A. Cadranel, M. Medved‘, M. Otyepka, R. Zbořil and D. M. Guldi
"Designing carbon dots for enhanced photo-catalysis: Challenges and opportunities",

CHEM, Article in press, 2024.
IF = 25.832
R. Ahmad, Y. Zhang, J. Navrátil, P. Błoński, L. Zdražil, S. Kalytchuk, A. Naldoni, A. L. Rogach, M. Otyepka, R. Zboril and Š. Kment
"Band engineering in iron and silver co-doped double perovskite nanocrystals for selective photocatalytic CO2 reduction",

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, Article in press, 2024.
IF = 14.511
O. Henrotte, Š. Kment and A. Naldoni
"Mass Transport Limitations in Plasmonic Photocatalysis",

NANO LETTERS, vol. 24, iss. 29, pp. 8851-8858, 2024.
IF = 12.262
A. Sin, L. Machala, M. Kim, Z. Baďura, M. Petr, M. Polaskova, P. Novak, M. N. Nadagouda, D. D. Dionysiou and C. Han
"Development of tungsten-modified iron oxides to decompose an over-the-counter painkiller, Acetaminophen by activating peroxymonosulfate",

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, vol. 951, pp. 175472, 2024.
IF = 10.753
A. Sharma, H. Lee, C. Yeom, H. K. Surendran, C. Narayana, S. B. Eadi, R. Zboril, H. Lee and K. Jayaramulu
"Tailoring Conductive MXene@MOF Interfaces: New Generation of Synapse Devices for Neuromorphic Computing",

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, Article in press, 2024.
IF = 10.508
R. Rega, A. Fioravanti, S. M. H. Hejazi, M. Shahrezaei, Š. Kment, P. Maddalena, A. Naldoni and S. Lettieri
"Charge carrier recombination processes, intragap defect states, and photoluminescence mechanisms in stoichiometric and reduced TiO2 brookite nanorods: an interpretation scheme through in situ photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy in controlled environment",

NANOSCALE, vol. 16, iss. 23, pp. 11296-11309, 2024.
IF = 8.307
V. Šedajová, J. Štulík, P. Jakubec and M. Otyepka
"Mitigation of Humidity Interference by Graphene Derivatives for Efficient Temperature Sensors without Encapsulation",

ADVANCED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, Article in press, 2024.
IF = 7.633
M. Maruthapandi, A. Durairaj, A. Saravanan, J. H. Luong, A. Bakandritsos, A. Gedanken and R. Zboril
"The innovative design of carbon dots on polymer texture for highly selective detection of amino compounds",

CARBON, vol. 228, pp. 119414, 2024.
IF = 11.307
V. Vakati, V. Goyal, A. S. Alshammari, N. V. Kalevaru, S. Wohlrab, K. Natte, R. Zbořil and R. V. Jagadeesh
"Practical and scalable hydrogenation of nitro compounds using palladium-based nanocatalyst under ambient conditions",

CATALYSIS TODAY, Article in press, 2024.
IF = 6.562
Y. Wang, N. Denisov, S. Qin, D. S. Gonçalves, H. Kim, B. B. Sarma and P. Schmuki
"Stable and Highly Active Single Atom Configurations for Photocatalytic H2 Generation",

ADVANCED MATERIALS, Article in press, 2024.
IF = 32.086
U. Kerketta, H. Kim, N. Denisov and P. Schmuki
"Grätzel‐Type TiO2 Anatase Layers as Host for Pt Single Atoms: Highly Efficient and Stable Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production",

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS, vol. 14, iss. 4, pp. 2302998, 2024.
IF = 29.698
Mansi, V. Shrivastav, P. Dubey, S. Sundriyal, U. K. Tiwari and A. Deep
"Recent advances on core-shell metal-organic frameworks for energy storage applications: Controlled assemblies and design strategies",

COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS, vol. 499, pp. 215497, 2023.
IF = 24.833
H. B. Kale, A. D. Kute, R. P. Gaikwad, P. Fornasiero, R. Zbořil and M. B. Gawande
"Synthesis and energy applications of copper-based single-atom electrocatalysts",

COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS, vol. 502, pp. 215602, 2024.
IF = 24.833
K. Ghosh, S. Ng, P. Lazar, A. K. K. Padinjareveetil, J. Michalička and M. Pumera
"2D Germanane‐MXene Heterostructures for Cations Intercalation in Energy Storage Applications",

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, vol. 34, iss. 7, pp. 2308793, 2024.
IF = 19.924
J. H. Kim, S. Wu, L. Zdrazil, N. Denisov and P. Schmuki
"2D Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets based on Pd‐TCPP as Photocatalysts for Highly Improved Hydrogen Evolution",

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, vol. 63, iss. 7, pp. e202319255, 2024.
IF = 16.823
B. Bartolomei, M. Sbacchi, C. Rosso, A. Günay‐Gürer, L. Zdražil, A. Cadranel, S. Kralj, D. M. Guldi and M. Prato
"Synthetic Strategies for the Selective Functionalization of Carbon Nanodots Allow Optically Communicating Suprastructures",

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, vol. 63, iss. 5, pp. e202316915, 2024.
IF = 16.823
V. K. Sharma, X. Ma and R. Zboril
"Single atom catalyst-mediated generation of reactive species in water treatment",

CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS, vol. 52, iss. 22, pp. 7673-7686, 2023.
IF = 60.615
A. Cheruvathoor Poulose, G. Zoppellaro, I. Konidakis, E. Serpetzoglou, E. Stratakis, O. Tomanec, M. Beller, A. Bakandritsos and R. Zbořil
"Reply to: Primary role of photothermal heating in light-driven reduction of nitroarenes",

NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY, vol. 18, iss. 4, pp. 327-328, 2023.
IF = 40.523
Y. Wang, S. Qin, N. Denisov, H. Kim, Z. Bad'ura, B. B. Sarma and P. Schmuki
"Reactive Deposition Versus Strong Electrostatic Adsorption (SEA): A Key to Highly Active Single Atom Co‐Catalysts in Photocatalytic H2 Generation",

ADVANCED MATERIALS, vol. 35, iss. 32, pp. 202211814, 2023.
IF = 32.086
I. Tantis, S. Talande, V. Tzitzios, G. Basina, V. Shrivastav, A. Bakandritsos and R. Zboril
"Non‐van der Waals 2D Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage",

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, Article in press, 2023.
IF = 19.924
S. Rej, E. Y. Santiago, O. Baturina, Y. Zhang, S. Burger, S. Kment, A. O. Govorov and A. Naldoni
"Colloidal titanium nitride nanobars for broadband inexpensive plasmonics and photochemistry from visible to mid-IR wavelengths",

NANO ENERGY, vol. 104, pp. 107989, 2023.
IF = 19.069
O. Henrotte, E. Y. Santiago, A. Movsesyan, L. Mascaretti, M. Afshar, A. Minguzzi, A. Vertova, Z. M. Wang, R. Zbořil, Š. Kment, A. O. Govorov and A. Naldoni
"Local Photochemical Nanoscopy of Hot-Carrier-Driven Catalytic Reactions Using Plasmonic Nanosystems",

ACS NANO, vol. 17, iss. 12, pp. 11427-11438, 2023.
IF = 18.027
M. Xie, M. Gao, Y. Yun, M. Malmsten, V. M. Rotello, R. Zboril, O. Akhavan, A. Kraskouski, J. Amalraj, X. Cai, J. Lu, H. Zheng and R. Li
"Antibacterial Nanomaterials: Mechanisms, Impacts on Antimicrobial Resistance and Design Principles",

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, vol. 62, iss. 17, pp. e202217345, 2023.
IF = 16.823
M. Altomare, S. Qin, V. A. Saveleva, Z. Badura, O. Tomanec, A. Mazare, G. Zoppellaro, A. Vertova, A. Taglietti, A. Minguzzi, P. Ghigna and P. Schmuki
"Metastable Ni(I)-TiO2–x Photocatalysts: Self-Amplifying H2 Evolution from Plain Water without Noble Metal Co-Catalyst and Sacrificial Agent",

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Article in press
IF = 16.383
M. Medved’, M. Di Donato, W. J. Buma, A. D. Laurent, L. Lameijer, T. Hrivnák, I. Romanov, S. Tran, B. L. Feringa, W. Szymanski and G. A. Woolley
"Mechanistic Basis for Red Light Switching of Azonium Ions",

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Article in press, 2023.
IF = 16.383
M. González-Sánchez, M. J. Mayoral, V. Vázquez-González, M. Paloncýová, I. Sancho-Casado, F. Aparicio, A. de Juan, G. Longhi, P. Norman, M. Linares and D. González-Rodríguez
"Stacked or Folded? Impact of Chelate Cooperativity on the Self-Assembly Pathway to Helical Nanotubes from Dinucleobase Monomers",

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 145, iss. 32, pp. 17805-17818, 2023.
IF = 16.383
V. Shrivastav, Mansi, B. Gupta, P. Dubey, A. Deep, W. Nogala, V. Shrivastav and S. Sundriyal
"Recent advances on surface mounted metal-organic frameworks for energy storage and conversion applications: Trends, challenges, and opportunities",

ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE, vol. 318, pp. 102967, 2023.
IF = 15.190
J. M. R. Flauzino, M. Nalepa, D. D. Chronopoulos, V. Šedajová, D. Panáček, P. Jakubec, P. Kührová, M. Pykal, P. Banáš, A. Panáček, A. Bakandritsos and M. Otyepka
"Click and Detect: Versatile Ampicillin Aptasensor Enabled by Click Chemistry on a Graphene–Alkyne Derivative",

SMALL, Article in press, 2023.
IF = 15.153
L. Zdražil, Z. Baďura, M. Langer, S. Kalytchuk, D. Panáček, M. Scheibe, Š. Kment, H. Kmentová, M. A. Thottappali, E. Mohammadi, M. Medveď, A. Bakandritsos, G. Zoppellaro, R. Zbořil and M. Otyepka
"Magnetic Polaron States in Photoluminescent Carbon Dots Enable Hydrogen Peroxide Photoproduction",

SMALL, vol. 19, iss. 32, pp. 2206587, 2023.
IF = 15.153
A. Cheruvathoor Poulose, M. Medveď, V. R. Bakuru, A. Sharma, D. Singh, S. B. Kalidindi, H. Bares, M. Otyepka, K. Jayaramulu, A. Bakandritsos and R. Zbořil
"Acidic graphene organocatalyst for the superior transformation of wastes into high-added-value chemicals",

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 14, article no. 1373, 2023.
IF = 14.919
B. Mallada, M. Ondráček, M. Lamanec, A. Gallardo, A. Jiménez-Martín, B. de la Torre, P. Hobza and P. Jelínek
"Visualization of π-hole in molecules by means of Kelvin probe force microscopy",

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 14, iss. 1, pp. 4954, 2023.
IF = 14.919
S. Wu, I. Hwang, B. Osuagwu, J. Will, Z. Wu, B. B. Sarma, F. Pu, L. Wang, Z. Badura, G. Zoppellaro, E. Spiecker and P. Schmuki
"Fluorine Aided Stabilization of Pt Single Atoms on TiO2 Nanosheets and Strongly Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Evolution",

ACS CATALYSIS, vol. 13, iss. 1, pp. 33-41, 2023.
IF = 13.700
Y. Zhang, L. Mascaretti, M. Melchionna, O. Henrotte, Š. Kment, P. Fornasiero and A. Naldoni
"Thermoplasmonic In Situ Fabrication of Nanohybrid Electrocatalysts over Gas Diffusion Electrodes for Enhanced H2O2 Electrosynthesis",

ACS CATALYSIS, vol. 13, iss. 15, pp. 10205-10216, 2023.
IF = 13.700
E. Zhao, W. Zhang, L. Dong, R. Zbořil and Z. Chen
"Photocatalytic Transfer Hydrogenation Reactions Using Water as the Proton Source",

ACS CATALYSIS, vol. 13, iss. 11, pp. 7557-7567, 2023.
IF = 13.700
T. Malina, C. Hirsch, A. Rippl, D. Panacek, K. Polakova, V. Sedajova, M. Scheibe, R. Zboril and P. Wick
"Safety assessment of graphene acid and cyanographene: Towards new carbon-based nanomedicine",

CARBON, vol. 211, pp. 118093, 2023.
IF = 11.307
R. Dvorsky, J. Kukutschová, M. Pagáč, L. Svoboda, Z. Šimonová, K. Peterek Dědková, J. Bednář, R. G. Mendes, D. Matýsek, O. Malina, J. Tuček, Z. Vilamová, S. Kiselev, T. Gemming and P. Filip
"Analysis and modelling of single domain core-shell (αFeNi/chromite) nanoparticles emitted during selective laser melting, and their magnetic remanence",

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, vol. 400, pp. 136688, 2023.
IF = 11.072
Q. Yang, E. Nguyen, D. Panáček, V. Šedajová, V. Hrubý, G. Rosati, C. de C. C. Silva, A. Bakandritsos, M. Otyepka and A. Merkoçi
"Metal-free cysteamine-functionalized graphene alleviates mutual interferences in heavy metal electrochemical detection",

GREEN CHEMISTRY, Article in press, 2023.
IF = 11.034
S. Rotta Loria, B. R. Bricchi, A. Schirato, L. Mascaretti, C. Mancarella, A. Naldoni, A. Li Bassi, G. Della Valle and M. Zavelani‐Rossi
"Unfolding the Origin of the Ultrafast Optical Response of Titanium Nitride",

ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS, vol. 11, iss. 15, pp. 2300333 , 2023.
IF = 10.050



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