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Titolo MULTI-functional NANO-Hybrids with Emerging Properties for Advanced

Applications

Acronimo MULTI-NANO

Responsabile del progetto

Paolo Fornasiero

Sommario del progetto di ricerca (max 2000 caratteri) Through an innovative strategy, the MULTI-NANO project targets the design and synthesis of hybrid nanomaterials with dimensionality and morphology controlled at the nanoscale and transferred to the macro dimension for device implementation. In MULTI-NANO, the materials properties emerge from the tailored assembly of “building blocks”, synthons, and interfaces where the interplay of the different sub-components (each-one being characterized by a specific function and/or by a leading feature), merge into: (i) an “ensemble” behavior that is “unique” and differs from a simple sum of the effects; (ii) a synergic function that does not exist in the isolated components; (iii) a “chameleon” material that responds to selected environment/reaction conditions. The toolbox include carbon components (amorphous carbon, carbon nitride, carbon nanostructures) bearing additional functionalities that will be implemented by covalent surface modification and/or by combination of organic gels, polymeric blends and ionic phases. Hybrid interfaces will be shaped by tailored nano-inorganics, i.e. metal-oxide nano-structures and coatings (TiO2, CeO2, ZrO2, ZnO, WO3 and others), polyoxometalate clusters (POMs), metal nano-particles and plasmonic metals. Targeted multi-functional probes can be envisaged in two main application fields, responding to current challenges of advanced catalysis (AC) and nano-sensors (NS). The MULTI-NANO achievements will set the stage for a new concept in multifunctional materials, overarching the natural benchmark with respect to robustness and versatility, while at the same time contributing to draw key descriptors for mastering complexity, dynamic evolution and adaptability. Based on preliminary and positive results of on-going research, these innovative materials will be used in challenging reactions, namely water splitting and CO2 photo-electro reduction for solar fuels production and for sensing application in food chemistry and environmental applications.

Sezione A: Descrizione del progetto di ricerca (max 15.000 caratteri per l’intera sezione)

1. Scopo ed obiettivi del progetto

MULTI-NANO is a project that will centrally converge on the design of new hybrid materials with tailored properties presenting a multifunction ability. While the core of the project will tackle the synthesis and characterization of nanohybrids based on carbon nanostructures, an essential aspect will be the investigation of the application in catalysis (with particular emphasis to electro- and photo-catalysis) and sensoring. The proposed nanohybrid systems will draw inspiration from biological systems, thus creating an artificial replica of natural catalysts.

The two objectives will focus on

- Nano-catalysts for the urgent challenge of renewable energy, water splitting and biomasses valorization and selective CO2 reduction.

- Multiplexed Nano-Sensors for environmental technology and foodstuff analysis

2. Stato dell’arte: base di partenza scientifica nazionale ed internazionale; contesti di riferimento, ivi comprese la coerenza con le linee di ricerca del dipartimento

Exploitation of multi-functionality is strategic for any living matter. Its encoding elicits growth, adaptability, evolution, energy storage/conversion, self-healing and/or programmed death, to name a few key processes of the living.1 Under artificial environment, the rational design of multi-functional materials with tailored performance and life-cycle, lies at the actual frontier of molecular complexity and nano-sciences.2 In its simplest definition, a multi-functional material is the assembly of several and distinct components where each component is responsible for a different function/property.3 However, inter-domain connectivity, size, distribution and ultimate morphology dictate the overall material response where new emerging properties and phenomena can be generated and successfully exploited (Scheme 1).4

Scheme 1. MULTI-NANO materials morphing into a complexity of composition, structure, dimensions and shapes. In this scheme, the new emerging properties are ascribed to the final assembly as a whole and not to the isolated parts. The graphic description is inspired to M.C. Escher graphical art.

It turns out that not only the nature of the selected building-blocks is instrumental to function, but also their relative positioning, atomic control, and nanoscopic order that can possibly be extended to different length-scales, reaching out to the micron dimensions.1,2,3,4 Multi-functionality stems from a hybrid asset of alternating nano-junctions, where the interplay of organic-inorganic interfaces is expected to govern self-assembly, molecular recognition, catalysis, stimuli-induced response and dynamics.4 Recent advances in the functionalization of carbon nano-structures have made available a large variety of synthetic tools. Covalent bond modification and/or supramolecular strategies can now

1 U. G. K. Wegst, H. Bai, E. Saiz, A. P. Tomsia, R. O. Ritchie Nature Materials 2015, 14, 23–36 2 M. Yoshida, J. Lahann ACS Nano 2008, 2, 1101–1107 3 A. G. Slater, A. I. Cooper Science 2015, 348, aaa8075 4 C. Sanchez, K. J. Shea, S. Kitagawa Chem. Soc. Rev. 2011, 40, 471–472.

precisely tune organic and inorganic nano-materials.5,6 These techniques can enable a tailored modification of the nano-carbon platform in order to integrate multi-functionality in terms of surface reactive groups, their domain distribution and site-topology, tunable morphology and aspect-ratio. The frontier of multi-functional carbon nanostructures is expected to flourish within the field of hybrid materials assembly by a proper merging of inorganic molecules, metal clusters and metal-oxides. This is a yet under-explored field,4 that offers a unique potential vis-à-vis the continuum of properties and cascade phenomena emerging at the organic-inorganic nano-interface. In this endeavor, MULTI-NANO vision builds on state-of-the-art technologies and breakthrough achievements available from our group and from top international and national research groups or collaborators in the field of functionalized carbon materials, including carbon nanostructures and carbon nitride and biogenic composites,7 core-shell heterostructures,8 supramolecular nano-systems9 and bio-inspired functional hybrids.10 Cutting-edge synthetic protocols will be used to shape the materials multi-functionality and inter-twinned phenomena by a bottom-up assembly of nanoscopic ensembles, with long-range order and/or periodicity where the hybrid domains are interconnected in a highly integrated matrix so to merge into a unique functional framework. In particular, MULTI-NANO materials retain a decisive potential to target key open-challenges concerning multifunctionality and hybrid interfaces, with application in advanced catalysis for energy and environmental remediation11 and electrosensing devices for the detection of food additives, biological molecules and environment critical compounds.12

The approach and the topics are in line with the key strategic research lines of the University of Trieste and of the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences that aim to work on Energy and Environmental related problems through a cutting edge nano-technological approach.

3. Avanzamento rispetto allo stato dell’arte: includere riferimenti a future ricadute per le attività di ricerca del gruppo

MULTI-NANO INNOVATION: Advancement of knowledge is sought at different levels and within the three main pillars of the research activities, in terms of materials design-synthesis-performance, as outlined in the following points

1) Innovation is related to the unique synthesis of multifunctional material by self-assembly of well- defined single units, based on previous expertise of the PI (Science 2012 and 2013 and Nature Comm. 2015 and 2016) and applied to more challenging hierarchical / hybrid nanosystems. This approach goes beyond the classic view of the heterogeneous catalysts, photo- and electrocatalysts while exploring the nanoscopic description of the material evolution.

2) Innovative strategies to improve material performances in challenging and world- wide relevant reactions, such as greenhouse effect control by design of effective solar fuel production by photo-electro reduction of CO2 or design of effective sensor for food or environmental applications involves pioneer engineering of defects that is tremendous new trend13.

Given the central role that nanohybrid materials currently have in the above mentioned fields of research, the proposed project is expected to create new state-of-the-art materials based on specific design rather than trial and error approach. MULTI-NANO achievements will set the stage for a new era of sensors and catalytic materials. Fundamental insights will be gained that will inspire the design and assembly of new generations of nanohybrids. The Project will allow further expansion of the industrial interest for the design of hierarchical materials (see Letter of interest from Infragas srl - Attachment 1)

5 F. Giacalone et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 6480-6483; Prato et al. ACS Nano 2015, 9, 9441–9450. 6 T. Carofiglio, E. Menna, M. Maggini et al. J. Flow Chem. 2014, 4, 79-85. 7 A. Criado et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 10734-10737, S. Che et al. Nano Lett. 2017, 17, 4381-4389 8 P. Fornasiero et al. Science 2012, 337, 713-717, G. Valenti et al. Nat. Commun. 2016, 7, article number: 13549. A. Della Pia et al

Nanoscale 2016, 8, 19004-19013. 9 T. Kaposi et al. ACS Nano, 2016, 10 (8), pp 7665–7674; L.Valli et al. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 4881-4883. 10 M. Bonchio et al. PNAS 2013, 110, 4917-4922; F. Paolucci et al. Nature Chemistry 2010, 2, 826-831 11 M. Melchionna et al Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 764-767, G. Zaccariello et al. RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 37826-37837 12 V. Bracamonte et al Sens. Actuators B 2017, 239, 923-932 13 G. Ozin et al. ACS Nano, 2016, 10 (5), pp 5578–5586 P. Fornasiero et al. PNAS 2016, 113, 3966–3971

4. Piano di implementazione del progetto: includere obiettivi specifici, milestones, pianificazione temporale delle attività, strutturazione delle attività in workpackages e quanto si ritiene opportuno segnalare per la voce in questione

MULTI-NANO is rooted in the molecular design of hybrid nano-materials with dimensionality and morphology controlled at the nanoscale and transferred to the micrometric dimensions for device implementation. In MULTI-NANO the materials properties emerge from the tailored assembly of “building blocks”, synthons and interfaces, where the interplay of the different sub-components (each-one being characterized by a specific function and/or by a leading feature) ends up with: (i) an “ensemble” behavior that is “unique” and differs from a simple addition of effects; (ii) a synergic function that does not exist in the isolated components; (iii) a “chameleon” material that responds to selected environment/reaction conditions. MULTI-NANO SYNTHESIS will be based on a valuable interdisciplinary portfolio of functionalization methods that range from classical organic synthesis (oxidation, reduction, selective C-C bond formations, radical substitution/addition, dipolar cycloadditions), to inorganic protocols (metallation and trans-metallation of ligand environments, cluster formation and stabilization, sol-gel techniques), surface chemistry (chemical vapor deposition, controlled thermal annealing and etching procedures, membrane/film formation), advanced activation methods (Microwave-assisted heating, microfluidic synthetic protocols) and non conventional media including: ionic liquids, gel/polymeric phases to exploit combined supramolecular interactions; thin-film materials processing by tailored deposition techniques. MULTI-NANO PROOF-OF-PRINCIPLE can be envisaged in two main application fields: Advanced Catalysis-AC and Nano-Sensors-NS. The following scientific objectives (SOn) have thus been identified, related to the two MULTI-NANO materials-types as indicated below:

Type I nano-hybrids for Advanced Catalysis (AC) AC-SO1: Design and Assembly of Photo/Electrocatalytic nano-hybrids for selective CO2 reduction, (Scheme 2a) AC-SO2: Design and Assembly of Photo/Electrocatalytic nano-hybrids for H2O oxidation (Scheme 2b)

In these materials-type, multifunctionality will be designed to master the mechanistic complexity of multi-electron/multi-step catalysis and selectivity

Scheme 2a. Multi-functional core-shell Pd@TiO2/ox-SWCNHs

heterostructures (MULTI-NANO type-I materials) mimicking the CO2 reduction mechanism by formate dehydrogenase enzymes (FDH, cartoon on the left). From ongoing preliminary results.

Scheme 2b. Multi-functional assembly of a totally artificial photosynthetic nano-system integrating the bis-cationic

photosensitizer, N,N′-bis(2-(trimethylammonium) ethylene)perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid bis-imide,

PBI2+, and the water oxidation catalyst (WOC), [Ru4(μ-O)4(μ-OH)2(H2O)4(γ-SiW10O36)2]

10-, Ru4POM.

Type II nano-hybrids, for Nano-sensors (NS) (Scheme 3): NS- SO1: Design of nano-hybrid lattices with hybrid carbon/inorganic clusters for the detection of molecules used in

commercial products (e.g. H2O2) or for biological relevant molecules (glucose, ureic acid etc.)

In this materials-type, the design of multi-hybrid interfaces will focus on the organization of organic-inorganic dipoles by supramolecular interactions. Conductive carbon component will favor electron transfer processes to the inorganic reducible or oxidizable inorganic clusters.

Scheme 3. Supramolecular nanohybrids formed by self-assembly of inorganic clusters (i.e. the bis-substituted polyoxometalate-based tweezer) and CNS with different dimensionality. From ongoing preliminary results

WP1 - Confined space hybrid structures (type I materials) Task 1.1 Preparation of organic-inorganic nanohybrids with carbon nanostructures/metal oxides (TiO2, CeO2, ZrO2,

ZnO, WO3) Task 1.2 Core-shell carbon nanostructures as matrices for metal nanoparticles (MNP) or inorganic polyoxometalate

clusters (POMs) Task 1.3 Characterization of type I materials Task 1.4 Testing of nano-hybrid materials for H2O splitting and CO2 reduction under electrocatalytic conditions

Del. No. Deliverable name Delivery

date

D 1.1 Preparation of a family of carbon materials appropriately

functionalized with several types of molecular entities Month 8

D 1.2 Preparation of a set of carbon/inorganic nanohybrids with metal

oxides Month 16

D 1.3 Modification of materials from D 1.2 with metal nanoparticles,

atoms or POMs in core-shell configuration Month 22

D 1.4 Full characterization of the materials from D 1.1 and D 1.2 Month 26

D 1.5 Completion of catalytic tests for H2O splitting, CO2 reduction to

formic acid and solar fuels, biomass conversion to H2 Month 36

WP2 - Intermeshed inorganic clusters with carbon phases for sensoring (type II materials) Task 2.1 Preparation of intermeshed materials through several techniques, also employing supports for electrocatalysis Task 2.2 Characterization of the prepared materials Task 2.3 Screening of the as prepared samples for different molecules sensing

Del. No.

Deliverable name Delivery

date

D 2.1 Preparation of a set of carbon/inorganic cluster nanomaterials through several methods Month

12

D 2.2 Characterization of the materials by advanced electro-chemical techniques Month

20

D 2.3 Report on the sensing characteristics of the as prepared materials Month

36

5. Budget e Risorse aggiuntive a co-finanziamento del progetto: compilare la tabella con il budget previsto per l’attuazione del progetto, indicando la fonte delle risorse aggiuntive già

disponibili

Tipologia Descrizione Ammontare (Euro)

finanziamento

Costi personale RTD-a) to be recruited 145.176 A carico del programma

Consumabili Gas, Reagents, Gases, consumables, 35.000 DSCF, Qatar Research Foundation

Servizi Access to Transmission Electron Microscopy 2.000 DSCF, Qatar Research Foundation

Missioni Partecipation to 3 Conferences and meetings 7.000 DSCF, Qatar Research Foundation

Spese generali General expenses 10.000 DSCH Fondo Progetti

Note: The needed equipment are available in Prof. Fornasiero’s Lab

6. Risultati finali attesi

MULTI-NANO TARGETS ARE HYBRID NANO-MATERIALS: these are based on carbon components. Additional functionalities will be implemented by covalent surface modification and/or by combination of organic gels, polymeric blends and ionic phases. Hybrid interfaces will be shaped by tailored nano-inorganics, i.e. metal-oxide nano-structures and coatings (TiO2, CeO2, ZrO2, ZnO, WO3 and others), polyoxometalate clusters (POMs), metal nano-particles (Pd, Pt, etc.) and plasmonic metals (Ag, Au). The activities will converge on the rational design, synthesis and optimization of two “types” of nano-materials, where multifunctionality will be tailored on the basis of the component choice and of the synthetic strategy. In particular: Type I material presents a confined-space distribution of functional sub-units and embedded phases as in hetero-core-

shell nano-structures. Type II material is made by a nano-size arrangement of molecular components by covalent and/or supramolecular

bonds, yielding an intermeshed texture within 2D films and 3D networks. Final specific target is the obtainment of more efficient catalytic materials for solar fuels production by water splitting and CO2 reduction as well as more effective hybrid and hierarchical sensors. The work will allow new publication on international journals, dissemination at conferences, training of early stage researchers and will allow the research team to implement new project proposals.

7. Informazioni relative al RTD da reclutare da utilizzare per l’emissione del bando: settore concorsuale, settore scientifico disciplinare, altri requisiti.

Settore concorsuale 03/B1

Settore scientifico disciplinare CHIM/03 Chimica Generale ed Inorganica

The successful RTDA must bear a PhD in chemistry together with competences in the synthesis of inorganic and hybrid materials, possibly at the nanoscale. Relevant will be expertise in the structural characterization techniques, in the measuring of functionality of materials, in the sensoring and photo- and electro-catalysis. Abroad experience will be an important asset.

Sezione B: Curriculum vitae del Responsabile del progetto (max 10.000 caratteri

per l’intera sezione)

1. Informazioni personali.

Nome e Cognome

Qualifica X PO � PA � RU

Data nascita 5/12/68

Settore concorsuale 03/B1

SSD CHIM/03

Dipartimento Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche

e-mail [email protected]

ORC-ID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1082-9157

Ove applicabile:

Scopus ID 7003709305

Researcher ID B-7279-2011

Per gli aspetti generali sarà fatto riferimento a quanto riportato sul sito di Ateneo nella pagina personale del docente alla

voce Curriculum vitae (che non deve essere allegato al progetto).

2. Indicatore RA/RNA per UNITS per tutti gli anni indicati (definizione CVR)14

Anno Indicatore

2016 X Ricercatore Attivo � Ricercatore Non Attivo

2015 X Ricercatore Attivo � Ricercatore Non Attivo

2014 X Ricercatore Attivo � Ricercatore Non Attivo

2013 X Ricercatore Attivo � Ricercatore Non Attivo

2012 X Ricercatore Attivo � Ricercatore Non Attivo

3. Indicatori personali del Responsabile del progetto come da D.M. 29 LUGLIO 2016, N. 602 per il settore concorsuale / disciplinare di appartenenza15.

X Per i settori bibliometrici

Indicatore Valore personale Valore di riferimento per docenti I fascia

N° articoli 10 anni (2008-2017) 134 52

N° citazioni 15 anni 12603 1358

Indice H 15 anni 48 21

� Per i settori non bibliometrici

Indicatore Valore personale Valore di riferimento per docenti I fascia

N° articoli e contributi 10 anni

N° articoli classe A 15 anni

N° libri 15 anni

Nota: La classificazione dei settori in bibliometrici e non bibliometrici si rifà a quella del DM 602/2016

14 Essere sempre stato “Ricercatore Attivo” è requisito di ammissione 15 E’ requisito di ammissione avere valori personali superiori o uguali al valore di riferimento per due su tre degli

indicatori considerati

4. Altri indicatori, per i settori in cui rappresentano un abituale indice di riferimento: SCOPUS, WOS, …

Bibliographic data at http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1082-9157

Data collected on 1st September 2017

Google Scholar: Total citations 18.522, h index = 65, i-10 index 168 Scopus: Total citations 13.754, h index = 59, i-10 index 155 Web of Science: Total citations 13.109, h index = 59, i-10 index 153

5. Le 10 pubblicazioni più rappresentative del Responsabile del progetto (2017-2008)16

1. Science 2012, 337, 713 2. Science 2013, 341, 771 3. PNAS 2016, 113, 3966 4. Nat. Commun. 2016, 7, art. 13549 5. Chem. Rev. 2016, 116, 5987 6. Nat. Commun. 2015, 6, art. 7778 7. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 11760 8. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2014, 24, 372 9. Nano Letters 2013, 13, 2252 10. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 8500

6. Ulteriori 5 pubblicazioni rappresentative del Responsabile del progetto nel campo specifico del progetto proposto (2017-2008)17

1. Green Chem. 2017, 19, 2379 2. Sens. Actuators, B 2017, 239, 923 3. Sci. Rep. 2017, 2938 4. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 764 5. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 12769

7. Una selezione delle principali conferenze del Responsabile del progetto su invito (2017-2008) 18

1. “Opportunities and challenges of well-defined nanocatalysts”, NANOCON´17, Brno, Czech Republic, October 18th-20th,

2017 (plenary) 2. “Nanostructured Materials for catalytic and photocatalytic upgrading of biomass”, Biomass Resources for Renewable

Energy Production, Madrid, Spain, June, 2017 (plenary) 3. “The non- innocent role of nanostructured ceria in energy and environmental applications”, ICRE'2016, Lanzhou, China,

August, 2016 (plenary) 4. “Hybrid nano-catalysts for energy related applications”, 16th International Congress on Catalysis, Beijing, China, July,

2016 (plenary) 5. "Design of Photocatalytic nanomaterials: Lights and shadows of sustainable world", Solar Energy Conversion Meeting,

Valencia, Spain, May, 2016 (plenary)

16 Le pubblicazioni esposte sono criterio di valutazione e non di ammissione. 17 Le pubblicazioni esposte sono criterio di valutazione e non di ammissione. 18 Le pubblicazioni esposte sono criterio di valutazione e non di ammissione.

Sum of Times Cited per Year (Web of Science)

6. “Hierarchical catalysts: fascinating strategies playing with structures at the nanoscale”, COST Meeting, Ljubljana, Slovenia, March, 2016 (Plenary)

7. “Methane catalytic combustion over hierarchical Pd@CeO2/Si-Al2O3: Effect of the presence of water”, 250 ACS meeting, Boston, USA, August 2015 (invited)

8. “Photocatalytic hydrogen production by reducible oxides”, 250 ACS meeting, Boston, USA, August 2015 (invited) 9. “Design of ceria based catalyst for energy and environmental applications” Ceramics for Energy, Faenza, Italy, May

2015(invited) 10. “Photocatalytic nanomaterials: Lights and shadows of sustainable world”, Avogadro Colloquia, Rome, Italy, May 2015

(invited) 11. “Innovative strategie di sintesi di vecchi e nuovi catalizzatori”, Green Planet, Milano, Italy, April 2015(invited) 12. “Design of core-shell catalysts: fascinating strategies playing with structures at the nanoscale”, Catalysis meets sensing,

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Karlsruhe, Germany, February 2015 (invited) 13. “Catalyst Design by Modulating Metal-Support Interactions and Spatial Confinement”, International Conference on

Catalytic Carbon and Hydrogen Management, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, February 2015 (invited) 14. “Serendipity or design of catalysts and photo-catalysts?”, 39th International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics

and Composites, Daytona Beach, USA January 2015 (invited) 15. “Advanced Photocatalysts for H2 and added-value by-products”, 2014 MRS Meeting & Exhibit, Boston, USA, December

2014 (invited) 16. “Tuning photo-catalysts properties for sustainable solar fuels”, Fall E-MRS Conference, Warsaw, Poland, September 2014

(invited) 17. “New directions in catalyst design for energy and environmental applications”, International Workshop on Solar Energy

Materials (SOLMAT 2014), Bled, Slovenia 2014 (invited) 18. “Design of photo-catalysts for solar fuels and sustainable chemical reactions”, Material Challenges in Devices for Fuel

Solar Production and Employment, Trieste, Italy, May 2014 (invited) 19. “Metal Clusters and Nanocrystals as Building Blocks for Catalysts Design”, Advanced workshop on solar energy

conversion, Venezia, Italy, May 2014 (invited) 20. “Designing Catalysts by Manipulating Metal Clusters and Nanocrystals as Building Blocks”, FineCat 2014 – Symposium

on heterogeneous catalysis for fine chemicals, Palermo, Italy, April 2014. (plenary) 21. “Tuning Metal-support Interactions in Ceria Based Catalysts” Nanotechnology and Sustainability: New Research in Italy

and the United States, New York, USA October 2013 (invited) 22. “Tuning metal-support interactions in ceria based catalysts.", XVII National Congress of Catalysis GIC 2013 and XI

National Congress of Zeolites Science and Technology, Riccione, Italy, September 2013 (plenary) 23. “Advancing the Frontiers in Nanocatalysis and Renewable Energy Conversion Applications”, IX National INSTM Meeting

on Material Science and Technology, Bari, Italy, July 2013 (Keynote) 24. “Photocatalytic H2 and added-value by-products: The role of metal oxide systems in their synthesis from liquid

oxygenates”, New Materials for Renewable Energy, Trieste, Italy, October 2011 (invited) 25. “Tailoring nanostructured catalysts in a hydrogen economy”, SAMIC2010, Bressanone, Italy, December 2010 (plenary) 26. “Embedded metal particles: a way to active and stable catalysts", Meeting Italy-Korea on Inorganic Chemistry, Pohang,

Republic of South Korea, September 2009 (invited) 27. "Embedded metal particles: a way to active and stable catalysts", 10th FIGIPAS Meeting in Inorganic Chemistry, Palermo,

Italy, July 2009 (invited) 28. “Embedded metal particles: a way to active and stable catalysts”, 1st International Conference on Nanostructured Materials

and Nanocomposites, Kottayam, India, May 2009 (invited) 29. “Photocatalytic production of hydrogen over tailored CuOx-embedded TiO2, COST D41 Working Group 2 “Oxides Surface

Chemistry”, Krakow, Poland, May 2009 (invited) 30. “Aqueous-phase reforming process and catalytic hydrogen production from biomass ", Biofuels, Chemicals and Polymers

from Bio-resources, Santa Fè, Argentina, October 2008 (plenary) 35 invited lecture at Universities, the following in the last two years

1. University College of Cork (Ireland) - July 7, 2017

2. University of Bologna (Italy) - June 20, 2017

3. ICTP – Trieste (Italy) - March 2, 2017

4. University of Utrecht (Netherlands) – November 18, 2016

5. Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics - Dalian (China) - August 5, 2016

6. Peking University - Beijing (China) - June 30, 2016

7. PSI - Villigen (Switzerland) - June 9, 2016

8. University of Valencia (Spain) – May 20, 2016

9. University of Siena (Italy) – April 11, 2016

10. EPFL - Lausanne (Switzerland) – April 21, 2016

11. University of Twente (Nederland) - March 17, 2016

12. University of Cardif (U.K.) - February, 15, 2016

13. ETH - Zurich (Switzerland) - January 12, 2016

8. Appartenenza del Responsabile del progetto a comitati scientifici di riviste e di case editrici di rilevanza nazionale e internazionale 19

Associate Editor, ACS Catalysis, February 1, 2015 – now Editorial Board, Molecular Catalysis, May 22, 2017 – now Editorial Board, Inorganics, April 1, 2015 – now Editorial Board, Cat.Today, December 9, 2008 - now Editorial Board, ChemCatChem, January 1, 2013 –now

9. Nome cognome ed attuale posizione di giovani instradati alla ricerca dal Responsabile del progetto – max 5 20

1. Dr. Matteo Cargnello – Assistant Professor since Jannuary 2015 – Stanford University (USA)

PhD nanotechnology 2009-2012 – supervisor P. Fornasiero

Awards related to PhD activity

Best European PhD Thesis in Catalysis, European Federation of Catalysis Societies (2013)

ENI Award “Debut in Research”, ENI (2013)

Levi Award, Italian Chemical Society (2012)

Award for the best PhD thesis in the division of Inorganic Chemistry, Italian Chemical Society (2012)

2. Tiziano Montini – type B researcher (RTD-B) since December 2014 – University of Trieste

PhD Chemical Sciences 2004-2006 – co-supervisor P. Fornasiero

Post doc 2006-2014 – supervisor P. Fornasiero

Awards related to Post-Doctoral activity

Nasini Medal 2016, Italian Chemical Society

4th ERES Junior Award of the European Rare-Earth and Actinide Society 2012

"Alfredo Di Braccio" Award - Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei 2012

3. Loredana de Rogatis – Head of the Research Laboratory - Process Engineer STMicroelectronics (Agrate Brianza)

PhD nanotecnology 2005-2007 – supervisor P. Fornasiero

Awards related to PhD activity

ENI Award Debut in Research 2007

Award for the best PhD thesis from the Division of Industrial Chemistry - Italian Chemical Society (2007)

4. Matteo Monai– Post Doc - University of Utrecht (Netherlands) starting October 2017

PhD Chemistry 2014-2016 – supervisor P. Fornasiero

Awards related to PhD activity

Award for the best PhD thesis from the Division of Industrial Chemistry - Italian Chemical Society (2017)

5. Dr. Manuela Bevilacqua – researcher – ICCOM-CNR

PhD chemistry 2006-2008 – co-supervisor P. Fornasiero

10. Principali collaborazioni nazionali ed internazionali negli ultimi 10 anni (elenco puntato con date e descrizione) 21

1. Prof. Raymond J. Gorte, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 2006- now. Catalysis and Fuel Cells. 39 joint

publications. In 2015 Prof Gorte has hosted Fornasiero’s PhD candidate M. Cargnello for 6 months 2. Prof. Christopher Murray, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 2012-now. Nanocrystals. 9 joint publications. In

2015 Prof Murray has hosted Fornasiero’s PhD candidate M. Monai for 6 months

19 Le pubblicazioni esposte sono criterio di valutazione e non di ammissione. 20 Le pubblicazioni esposte sono criterio di valutazione e non di ammissione. 21 Essere inserito in una rete di ricerca almeno nazionale costituisce requisito di ammissione. Ogni ulteriore

collaborazione costituisce criterio di valutazione.

3. Prof. Juan José Delgado Jaén, Universidad de Cádiz, Spain. 2009-now. Microscopy Characterization. 9 joint publications. Prof. Delgado has hosted for 3 months PhD candidate M. Cargnello and for 1 year PhD candidate I.R. Ocana

4. Dr. Davide Barreca, ICMATE - CNR, Padova, Italy. 2009-today. Supported films. 16 joint publications. 5. Dr. Vladimiro dal Santo, Molecular Science and Technology Institute - CNR, Padova, Italy. 2012-now.

Development of photocatalysts. 3 joint publications 6. Dr. Francesco Vizza, Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds ICCOM-CNR, Florence, Italy. 2010

– now. Fuel cells. 8 joint publications. In the last years Dr. F.Vizza has hosted Fornasiero’s PhD candidates L. Wang, Y.X. Chen and A. Lenarda for 6 months each

7. Prof. Alessandro Abbotto, University of Milan - Bicocca, Milan, Italy. 2015 – now. Dyes sensitized photocatalysts. 3 joint publications.

8. Prof. Vladimir Matolin, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, 2016-now Characterization of catalysts. 3 joint publications

9. Prof. James Durrant, Imperial College, London, UK. 2016-now Characterization of photocatalysts. 1 joint publication

10. Prof. Jean Marie Basset, KAUST, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2016-now Characterization of catalysts. 1 joint publication

11. Progetti

Progetti attivi (aperti alla data del progetto) correlati al progetto presentato

Titolo Periodo Ruolo del PI

Relazione con la proposta presentata Eventuale Finanziatore

Eventuale Ammontare (Euro)

Eurasiacat 2014-2018 Local Coordinator

Two visiting Students from the National

Ilan University- Taiwan and one visiting PhD candidate National Tsing Hua University are hosted for 10 months each

in Trieste and will be involved in the design of hierarchical and

multifunctional systems.

EU Total budget 1.503.175 €

Altri progetti finanziati negli ultimi 5 anni (attivi e chiusi)

Titolo Periodo Ruolo del

PI Relazione con la proposta presentata

Eventuale

Finanziatore

Eventuale

Ammontare (Euro)

The Development of Core-Shell, Methane-Oxidation Catalysts

2014-2017

Local

Coordinator

Design of hierarchical core-shell catalysts for the specific application of methane combustion

Qatar

Fundation 164.000 $

CATSTER 2016-2017

Local Coordinator

General topic of catalyst development

Regione

Lombardia -INSTM

7.000 Euro

Catalyst design 2016-2017

Coordinator General topic of catalyst development Friel SrL 10.000 euro

CO oxidation catalyst

2015-2016

Coordinator General topic of CO catalyst

development Infragas SrL 11.000 euro

Multifunctional nanotools for advanced cancer diagnostics

2017-

2020 Participant No relation MIUR-Prin 46.384 euro

Nanostrutture gerarchiche fotosintetiche per la produzione di energia

2013-2016

Participant General topic of photo-catalyst

development MIUR-Prin 230.084 euro

SACS 2012-

2016 Participant No relation EU 345.277 euro

12. Gruppo di ricerca:

Nome e Cognome Dipartimento SSD Ruolo

Paolo Fornasiero D.S.C.F. CHIM/03 Full Professor - PI

Tiziano Montini D.S.C.F. CHIM/03 RTD-B researcher fully

involved in the project

Valentina Gombac D.S.C.F. CHIM/03 Post-Doc researcher

involved in the project for the photocatalytic aspects

Matteo Monai D.S.C.F. CHIM/03 Post-Doc researcher

involved in the project for the catalytic aspects

Theodosis Skaltsas D.S.C.F. CHIM/03 Post-Doc researcher

involved in the project for the photocatalytic aspects

Anna Lenarda D.S.C.F. CHIM/03

PhD candidate researcher involved in the project for the electro-catalytic and sensor related aspects

Manuela Bevilacqua * ICCOM-CNR/D.S.C.F. *

**

Researcher at CNR * researcher involved in the project for the electro-catalytic and sensor related aspects

Silvano Geremia D.S.C.F. CHIM/03

Associate Professor researcher involved in the structural characterization aspects

Enzo Alessio D.S.C.F. CHIM/03

Associate Professor researcher involved in the self-assembly of hybrid materials

* Researcher from the CNR temporarily allocated to the CNR Research Unit directed by Prof. Fornasiero located at the University of

Trieste – DSCH.

** with National Qualification to Associate Professor in Inorganic Chemistry (CHIM/03- 03/B1)

Nota: sarà considerato solo personale appartenente all’Ateneo ed i relativi CV e pubblicazioni saranno analizzati direttamente dai dati disponibili sul sito di Ateneo

Il gruppo di lavoro deve essere identificato nelle sue componenti scientifiche e tecnologiche e deve disporre del tempo lavoro necessario per la realizzazione del progetto

13. Pubblicazioni del gruppo di ricerca: indicare le 10 pubblicazioni più rappresentative, con esclusione di quelle già presentate dal responsabile del progetto (2017-2008).

1. ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 1270 2. Appl. Catal. B - Environ. 2017, 202, 72 3. ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 4095 4. Appl.Catal.B: Environ. 2016, 199, 439 5. J.Catal. 2016, 340, 368 6. Green Chem. 2016, 18, 2745 7. Appl.Catal. B - Environ. 2016, 197, 271 8. ChemCatChem 2015, 7, 2038-2046 9. J. Am.Chem.Soc.2009, 131, 13155 10. J.Am.Chem.Soc. 2008, 130, 9658

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