Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials

News

Review article highlights the benefits and future potential of single-atom catalysts

The EFB Executive Board together with CATRIN representatives prepare for the European Congress on Biotechnology

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunity

SYMBIOS to focus on waste biomass conversion

Research.com rankings bring year-on-year improvement for CATRIN and Palacký University

Scientists Unlock New Role for Nanodiamonds in Activating the Immune System

Insights into lipid nanocarriers may contribute to more effective and safer therapy

Scientists demonstrate the effect of titanium nitride nanoparticles on anticancer and antibacterial therapy

A new research group to support measurement and data management for scientists

news archive

Top 2025 publications

M. A. Deshmukh, A. Bakandritsos and R. Zbořil

Bimetallic Single-Atom Catalysts for Water Splitting

NANO-MICRO LETTERS, vol. 17, article no. 1, 2025
IF = 31.6

DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01505-2

E. Zhao, W. Kong, G. Zoppellaro, Y. Yang, B. Nan, L. Li, W. Zhang, Z. Chen, A. Bakandritsos, Z. Wang, M. Beller, R. Zbořil and Z. Chen

Atomic Scale Engineering of Multivalence‐State Palladium Photocatalyst for Transfer Hydrogenation with Water as a Proton Source

ADVANCED MATERIALS, Article in press, 2025
IF = 27.4

DOI: 10.1002/adma.202504108

S. Vallem, M. G. Sibi, K. Keerthi, A. G. Babu, V. Goyal, E. Lohith, N. Jyothi, K. Praveena, K. Sivakumar, T. S. Babu, P. Suneesh, H. Bandi, D. Stroe, S. Venkateswarlu, A. Bakandritsos, R. V. Jagadeesh and R. Zboril

Single-atom engineered sensors for volatile organic compounds

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: R: REPORTS, vol. 166, pp. 101057, 2025
IF = 26.8

DOI: 10.1016/j.mser.2025.101057

S. Kumawat, T. Bhatt, V. Goyal, H. Neumann, R. Zbořil, R. V. Jagadeesh, M. Beller and K. Natte

Advances in trifluoromethylation of C(sp3)-H bonds

COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS, vol. 542, pp. 216885, 2025
IF = 20.3

DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2025.216885

Y. Zou, Z. Ma, L. Dong, Y. Yang, P. Wang, S. Sheng, R. Zbořil, R. V. Jagadeesh and Z. Chen

Heterogeneous catalyzed N-alkylation of amines with alcohols via borrowing hydrogen methodology

COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS, vol. 541, pp. 216750, 2025
IF = 20.3

DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2025.216750

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, vol. 361, pp. 124590, 2025
IF = 20.3

DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124590

F. Villalobos, J. Berger, A. Matěj, R. Nieman, A. Sánchez-Grande, D. Soler, A. P. Solé, H. Lischka, M. Matoušek, J. Brabec, L. Veis, A. Millan, C. Sánchez-Sánchez, A. G. Campaña, J. M. Cuerva and P. Jelínek

Globally aromatic odd-electron π-magnetic macrocycle

CHEM, vol. 11, iss. 2, pp. 102316, 2025
IF = 19.1

DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2024.09.015

H. Jung, H. Kim, J. Will, E. Spiecker and P. Schmuki

p‐Type TiO₂ Nanotubes: Quantum Confinement and Pt Single Atom Decoration Enable High Selectivity Photocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, vol. 64, iss. 22, pp. e202415865, 2025
IF = 16.1

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202415865

F. Frezza, A. Sánchez‐Grande, S. Canola, C. Nacci, J. Klívar, P. Mutombo, Q. Chen, J. M. Gómez‐Fernandez, C. Sánchez‐Sánchez, J. Berger, K. Ernst, I. G. Stará, J. Á. Martín‐Gago, I. Starý, L. Grill and P. Jelínek

Photogeneration and Visualization of a Surface‐Stabilized Dinitrene

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, Article in press, 2025
IF = 16.1

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202502640

C. Kuloor, Akash, V. Goyal, R. Zbořil, M. Beller and R. V. Jagadeesh

Nickel‐Catalyzed Reductive Hydrolysis of Nitriles to Alcohols

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, vol. 64, iss. 10, pp. e202414689, 2025
IF = 16.1

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202414689

M. Tenorio, M. Lozano, L. Cerna, M. Martínez García, M. Urbani, K. Lauwaet, K. Biswas, D. Soler‐Polo, S. K. Mathialagan, S. O. Parreiras, J. M. Gallego, R. Miranda, J. I. Urgel, T. Torres, P. Jelínek, G. Bottari and D. Écija

Coordinative Self‐assembly of π‐Electron Magnetic Porphyrins

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, vol. 64, iss. 9, pp. e202420572, 2025
IF = 16.1

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202420572

T. Malina, J. Kaur, S. Martin, A. Gallud, S. Katayama, A. Gazzi, M. Orecchioni, M. Petr, M. Šrejber, L. Haag, B. Hamawandi, M. S. Toprak, J. Kere, L. G. Delogu and B. Fadeel

Nanodiamonds Interact with Primary Human Macrophages and Dendritic Cells Evoking a Vigorous Interferon Response

ACS NANO, Article in press, 2025
IF = 15.8

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c18108

R. Sun, Y. Cui, Y. Wu, M. Gao, S. Xue, R. Li, R. Zboři and C. Zhang

Overcoming Nanosilver Resistance: Resensitizing Bacteria and Targeting Evolutionary Mechanisms

ACS NANO, vol. 19, iss. 1, pp. 1702-1712, 2025
IF = 15.8

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c15607

V. B. Saptal, C. Saetta, A. Laufenböck, M. Sterrer, I. S. Kwon, A. Lucotti, M. Tommasini, O. Tomanec, A. Bakandritsos, G. Di Liberto, G. Pacchioni and G. Vilé

An Adaptive Palladium Single-Atom Catalyst Enabling Reactivity Switching between Borylation and C–C Coupling

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 147, iss. 22, pp. 18524-18540, 2025
IF = 14.5

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c17943

H. Jung, G. Cha, H. Kim, J. Will, X. Zhou, E. Spiecker, J. Breu and P. Schmuki

Ultrathin Ti-Deficient TiO₂ Nanosheets with Pt Single Atoms Enable Efficient Photocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 147, iss. 11, pp. 9049-9055, 2025
IF = 14.5

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c18200

H. Guo, Y. Zhou, K. Chu, X. Cao, J. Qin, N. Zhang, M. B. J. Roeffaers, R. Zbořil, J. Hofkens, K. Müllen, F. Lai and T. Liu

Improved Ammonia Synthesis and Energy Output from Zinc-Nitrate Batteries by Spin-State Regulation in Perovskite Oxides

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 147, iss. 4, pp. 3119-3128, 2025
IF = 14.5

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c12240

B. Mravec, Š. Budzák, M. Medved’, L. F. Pašteka, P. Lazar, E. Procházková, A. Růžička, J. Kožíšek, K. Vegso, M. Bodik, P. Šiffalovič, P. Švec, J. Filo and M. Cigáň

Solid-State Photoswitching of Hydrazones Based on Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 147, iss. 3, pp. 2421-2431, 2025
IF = 14.5

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c12510

M. D. Miruschenko, K. D. Kosolapova, I. A. Aleinik, L. N. Borodina, A. A. Vedernikova, A. V. Sokolova, M. A. Sandzhieva, A. M. Mitroshin, A. V. Yakimansky, A. V. Koroleva, E. V. Zhizhin, S. A. Cherevkov, M. Langer, M. Otyepka, E. V. Ushakova and A. L. Rogach

Functionalization of Hydrophilic and Amphiphilic Carbon Dots with Polyethylene Glycol for Electroluminescent Devices

SMALL STRUCTURES, vol. 6, iss. 3, pp. 2400528, 2025
IF = 13.9

DOI: 10.1002/sstr.202400528

A. Panda, Y. Son, M. Umer, G. Lee, M. Balamurugan, J. Lee, W. Kim, R. Umapathi, E. Lohith, K. Keerthi, K. T. Nam, R. Zboril, M. J. Kim, S. Venkateswarlu and M. Yoon

Diatom derived hollow 3D Frame as a synergetic support for millerite nanoparticles: A unique hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst and its mechanistic insights

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, vol. 509, pp. 160831, 2025
IF = 13.4

DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.160831

H. Jung, G. Cha, H. Kim, J. Will, X. Zhou, Z. Bad'ura, G. Zoppellaro, A. S. Dobrota, N. V. Skorodumova, I. A. Pašti, B. B. Sarma, J. Schmidt, E. Spiecker, J. Breu and P. Schmuki

Cation Vacancies in Ti‐Deficient TiO₂ Nanosheets Enable Highly Stable Trapping of Pt Single Atoms for Persistent Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

SMALL, Article in press, 2025
IF = 13

DOI: 10.1002/smll.202502428

S. Ippili, V. Jella, S. J. Jyothi, S. Kment, R. Zboril, S. Yoon and K. Jayaramulu

Covalent Graphene‐Metal–Organic Polyhedra Hybrids: Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Next Generation of Wearable E‐Skin Technologies

SMALL, Article in press, 2025
IF = 13

DOI: 10.1002/smll.202503772

P. Xuan, J. Gong, T. Fu, Y. Zhou, J. Qin, H. Chen, T. Wang, G. Xue, X. Peng, Y. Qian, S. Osella, R. Zbořil, J. Hofkens, K. Müllen, F. Lai and T. Liu

Helical Soft Robots with Magnetic and Photocatalytic Components for Water Remediation

SMALL, vol. 21, iss. 11, pp. 2412516, 2025
IF = 13

DOI: 10.1002/smll.202412516

R. Nittoor‐Veedu, X. Ju, M. Langer, W. Gao, M. Otyepka and M. Pumera

Periodic Table Exploration of MXenes for Efficient Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia

SMALL, vol. 21, iss. 10, pp. 2410105, 2025
IF = 13

DOI: 10.1002/smll.202410105

Y. Wang, S. Wu, G. Zoppellaro, Z. Baďura and P. Schmuki

Platinum Single Atoms Strongly Promote Superoxide Formation in Titania‐Based Photocatalysis – Platinum Nanoparticles Don't

SMALL, vol. 21, iss. 11, p. 2412097, 2025
IF = 13

DOI: 10.1002/smll.202412097

Rudolf Zahradník Lecture Series

PAST SPEAKERPRESENTATIONVIDEO

Prof. Matthias Beller

Catalysis for a Sustainable World

PAST SPEAKER

Prof. Yury Gogotsi

MXenes – Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Two-Dimensional Carbides and Nitrides, the Largest Family of 2D Materials

PAST SPEAKERPRESENTATIONVIDEO

Prof. Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci

Organic and bio-organic systems for solar energy conversion and CO2 Recycling

Lectures archive

News

Top 2025 publications

Rudolf Zahradník Lecture Series

RCPTM in pictures