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Nanostructures Design and Shaping Group

The aim of the Nanostructures Design and Shaping Group (ND&S) is to function as central core for creating alternative pathways toward a wide range of nanomaterials, bridging our research with other fields of nanoscience, applied and theoretical, improving nanomaterials practical applications for the well-being of the society.
Our synthetic designs encompass nanomaterials from simpler structures to complexes ones, from mere spherical nanoparticles to nanofibers, nanocomposites and nanohybrids, reaching sophisticated hierarchical structures.

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Metallic Ceramics for Nanocatalysis

Alternative catalysts are designed and study toward the production/conversion of small molecules as alternative fuels.

Multimetallic Oxynitrides: New Generation of Photocatalysts

The project aims at shaping optically active metals and metal (oxy)nitride for application as photo-catalysts, sensors and filters.

The art of printing applied to metallic ceramics

Printing techniques are used for shaping nanoceramics, by the preparation of functional nanoparticles based “inks”

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Research Team

Cristina Giordano

Associate Professor

Chiara Defilippi

PhD Candidate

Tingke Rao

PhD Candidate

Thomas Piers Llewelln Thabo Richards-Hlabangana

MsC Student

Wangchao Yuan

PhD Candidate

Naziha Syed

PhD Candidate

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Publications List

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Non-conventional Ce:YAG nanostructures via urea complexes, Sci. Rep., in press

Armetta F, Saladino M.L., Giordano C., Defilippi C., Marciniak L., Hreniak D., Caponetti E.

Iron Carbide@Carbon Nanocomposites: a Tool Box of Functional Materials, Materials, invited paper, in press

Defilippi C., Mukadam M., Nicolae S., Lees M., Giordano C.

Blossom-Like Iron Nitride and Carbide Magnetic Fibres via Electrospinning Technique, Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 4895-4901

García-Márquez A., Glatze S., Kraupner A., Kiefer K., Siemensmeyer K., Giordano C.

Aerosol-Assisted Synthesis of Porous TiNxOy@C Nanocomposites, Chem. Eur. J., 2017, 22, 11624 – 11630

Maurice V., Clavel G., Antonietti M., Giordano C.

Enhanced Catalysis of the Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction by Molybdenum-Based Compounds, Gold Nanoparticles and Carbon Composites: Role of Mo, Au, N and C, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2016, 18, 21548 – 21553

Joshi U., Lee J., Giordano C., Malkhandi S., Yeo B.S.

GaN and GaxIn1-xN nanoparticles with tuneable indium content: synthesis and characterization, Chemistry: Chem. Eur. J. Hot Paper, Commended with journal frontispiece, Chem. Eur.J., 2015, 21,18976 –18982

Lei W.W., Willinger M.G., Antonietti M., Giordano C.

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The ND&S Group@QMUL welcome Expressions of Interest for joint application to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual European Fellowship scheme.

Deadline EOI 10.07.19

Project: Novel Nanocomposites for Water Purification
The contamination of water is a serious problem in our modern society. Dies and oil pollution made water undrinkable and is very harmful for marine species. The research project under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship scheme will focus on the design and testing of novel nanocomposites recently developed in the group of Dr C. Giordano for water purification. At the same time the mechanism behind the absorbent properties will be investigated