Publications: Dr Cristina Giordano

Marsala V, Gerasymchuk Y, Saladino ML, Paluch E, Wawrzyńska M, Boiko V, Li X, Giordano C et al. ( 2025 ) . Structural, Morphological, and Antibacterial Attributes of Graphene Oxide Prepared by Hummers’ and Brodie’s Methods . Molecules vol. 30 , ( 2 )

Jeyachandran N, Yuan W, Li X, Muthuperiyanayagam A, Gardoni S, Feng J, Gao Q, Wilding M et al. ( 2024 ) . Tuning the crystallinity of Cu-based electrocatalysts: Synthesis, structure, and activity towards the CO2 reduction reaction . Applied Materials Today vol. 41 , 102466 - 102466 .

Russo G, Armetta F, Rao T, Yuan W, Boiko V, Hreniak D, Giordano C, Saladino ML ( 2024 ) . Composite Nanostructures for the Production of White Light . Molecules vol. 29 , ( 19 )

Li X, Gunnarsdóttir AB, Pershina V, Höskuldsson ÁB, Hidalgo MF, Skúlason E, Flosadóttir HD, Giordano C ( 2024 ) . Towards Improved Stability of Transition Metal Nitrides in Aqueous Solutions . Progress in Solid State Chemistry vol. 75 , 100474 - 100474 .

Hasanova I, Jeyachandran N, Maderuelo-Solera R, Maireles-Torres P, Cecilia JA, Giordano C ( 2023 ) . Multi-metal catalysts for selective furfural hydrogenation: Toward biomass valorisation . Chemical Engineering Research and Design vol. 200 , 786 - 792 .

Li X, Giordano C ( 2023 ) . Designed NiMoC@C and NiFeMo2C@C core-shell nanoparticles for oxygen evolution in alkaline media . Frontiers in Chemistry vol. 11 ,

Jeyachandran N, Yuan W, Giordano C ( 2023 ) . Cutting-Edge Electrocatalysts for CO2RR . Molecules vol. 28 , ( 8 )

Yuan W, Jeyachandran N, Rao T, Ghulam Nabi A, Bisetto M, Di Tommaso D, Montini T, Giordano C ( 2023 ) . Study on the Structure vs Activity of Designed Non-Precious Metal electrocatalysts for CO<inf>2</inf> Conversion . Materials Letters vol. 341 ,

Defilippi C, Rodríguez-Padrón D, Luque R, Winchester L, Giordano C ( 2022 ) . Novel iron carbide based catalysts for biomass valorisation . Journal of Cleaner Production131279 - 131279 .

Giordano C, Defilippi C, Luque R, Rodriguez Padron D ( 2020 ) . Simplifying Levulinic Acid Conversion Towards a Sustainable Biomass Valorisation . Green Chemistry

Jiménez-Gómez CP, Defilippi C, Cecilia JA, Moreno-Tost R, Maireles-Torres P, Giordano C ( 2020 ) . The role of nitride species in the gas-phase furfural hydrogenation activity of supported nickel catalysts . Molecular Catalysis vol. 487 ,

Fang Y, Li X, Wang Y, Giordano C, Wang X ( 2019 ) . Gradient sulfur doping along polymeric carbon nitride films as visible light photoanodes for the enhanced water oxidation . Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Giordano C ( 2019 ) . Multimetallic Oxynitrides Nanoparticles for a New Generation of Photocatalysts . Chemistry: A European Journal

Defilippi C, Shinde DV, Dang Z, Manna L, Hardacre C, Greer AJ, D'Agostino C, Giordano C ( 2019 ) . HfN Nanoparticles: An Unexplored Catalyst for the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction . Angewandte Chemie vol. 131 , ( 43 ) 15610 - 15616 .

Giordano C ( 2019 ) . HfN nanoparticles: an Unexplored Catalyst for the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction . Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Armetta F, Defilippi C, Giordano C, Caponetti E, Marciniak L, Hreniak D, Saladino ML ( 2019 ) . Influence of cerium content and heat treatment on Ce:YAG@glass wool nanostructures . Journal of Nanoparticle Research vol. 21 , ( 7 )

Armetta F, Saladino ML, Giordano C, Defilippi C, Marciniak Ł, Hreniak D, Caponetti E ( 2019 ) . Non-conventional Ce:YAG nanostructures via urea complexes . Scientific Reports vol. 9 , ( 1 )

GIORDANO C ( 2019 ) . Iron Carbide@Carbon Nanocomposites: a Tool Box of Functional Materials . Materials

García‐Márquez A, Glatzel S, Kraupner A, Kiefer K, Siemensmeyer K, Giordano C ( 2018 ) . Branch‐Like Iron Nitride and Carbide Magnetic Fibres Using an Electrospinning Technique . Chemistry - A European Journal vol. 24 , ( 19 ) 4895 - 4901 .

Joshi U, Lee J, Giordano C, Malkhandi S, Yeo BS ( 2016 ) . Enhanced catalysis of the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction using composites of molybdenum-based compounds, gold nanoparticles and carbon . Phys Chem Chem Phys vol. 18 , ( 31 ) 21548 - 21553 .

Maurice V, Clavel G, Antonietti M, Giordano C ( 2016 ) . Aerosol‐Assisted Synthesis of Porous TiNxOy@C Nanocomposites . Chemistry - A European Journal vol. 22 , ( 33 ) 11624 - 11630 .

Lei W, Willinger MG, Antonietti M, Giordano C ( 2015 ) . Frontispiece: GaN and GaxIn1−xN Nanoparticles with Tunable Indium Content: Synthesis and Characterization . Chemistry - A European Journal vol. 21 , ( 52 )

Lei W, Willinger MG, Antonietti M, Giordano C ( 2015 ) . GaN and GaxIn1−xN Nanoparticles with Tunable Indium Content: Synthesis and Characterization . Chemistry - A European Journal vol. 21 , ( 52 ) 18976 - 18982 .

Gupta S, Altin B, Giordano C, Gradzielski M, Mehta SK ( 2015 ) . Noble metal/silica “raspberry” type hybrids: Synthesis and functionalization . Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects vol. 472 , 50 - 56 .

Ma L, Ting LRL, Molinari V, Giordano C, Yeo BS ( 2015 ) . Efficient hydrogen evolution reaction catalyzed by molybdenum carbide and molybdenum nitride nanocatalysts synthesized via the urea glass route . Journal of Materials Chemistry A vol. 3 , ( 16 ) 8361 - 8368 .

Milke B, Wall C, Metzke S, Clavel G, Fichtner M, Giordano C ( 2014 ) . A simple synthesis of MnN0.43@C nanocomposite: characterization and application as battery material . Journal of Nanoparticle Research vol. 16 , ( 12 )

Chieffi G, Giordano C, Antonietti M, Esposito D ( 2014 ) . FeNi nanoparticles with carbon armor as sustainable hydrogenation catalysts: towards biorefineries . Journal of Materials Chemistry A vol. 2 , ( 30 ) 11591 - 11596 .

Clavel G, Molinari V, Kraupner A, Giordano C ( 2014 ) . Easy Access to Ni3N– and Ni–Carbon Nanocomposite Catalysts . Chemistry - A European Journal vol. 20 , ( 29 ) 9018 - 9023 .

Skorupska K, Giordano C, Zoladek S, Zurowski A, Milke B, Gao QS, Ramirez-Caro A, Fiechter S et al. ( 2014 ) . Semiconducting Ta3N5-Polymer Nanohybrid that Photoelectrolyze Water . ECS Transactions . vol. 58 , 1 - 7 .

GIORDANO C ( 2014 ) . Titanium Nitride-Nickel Nanocomposites as Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Hydrogenolysis of Aryl Ethers . Journal of the American Chemical Society vol. 136 , ( 5 ) 1758 - 1761 .

Esposito D, Molinari V, Giordano C, Antonietti M ( 2014 ) . Chemical feedstocks from biomass: An integrated conversion scheme . ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY . vol. 247 ,

Shalom M, Molinari V, Esposito D, Clavel G, Ressnig D, Giordano C, Antonietti M ( 2013 ) . Sponge‐like Nickel and Nickel Nitride Structures for Catalytic Applications . Advanced Materials vol. 26 , ( 8 ) 1272 - 1276 .

Kaur R, Giordano C, Gradzielski M, Mehta SK ( 2013 ) . Synthesis of Highly Stable, Water‐Dispersible Copper Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Nitrobenzene Reduction . Chemistry - An Asian Journal vol. 9 , ( 1 ) 189 - 198 .

Gupta S, Giordano C, Gradzielski M, Mehta SK ( 2013 ) . Microwave-assisted synthesis of small Ru nanoparticles and their role in degradation of congo red . Journal of Colloid and Interface Science vol. 411 , 173 - 181 .

Liu X, Giordano C, Antonietti M ( 2013 ) . A Facile Molten‐Salt Route to Graphene Synthesis . Small vol. 10 , ( 1 ) 193 - 200 .

Petkov V, Hessel CM, Ovtchinnikoff J, Guillaussier A, Korgel BA, Liu X, Giordano C ( 2013 ) . Structure–Properties Correlation in Si Nanoparticles by Total Scattering and Computer Simulations . Chemistry of Materials vol. 25 , ( 11 ) 2365 - 2371 .

Liu X, Antonietti M, Giordano C ( 2013 ) . Manipulation of Phase and Microstructure at Nanoscale for SiC in Molten Salt Synthesis . Chemistry of Materials vol. 25 , ( 10 ) 2021 - 2027 .

Gao Q, Giordano C, Antonietti M ( 2013 ) . ChemInform Abstract: Biomimetic Oxygen Activation by MoS2/Ta3N5 Nanocomposites for Selective Aerobic Oxidation . ChemInform vol. 44 , ( 14 ) no - no .

Schliehe C, Giordano C ( 2013 ) . Bottom-up synthesis of Zn 1.7 GeN 1.8 O nanoparticles for photocatalytic application . Nanoscale vol. 5 , ( 8 ) 3235 - 3239 .

Glatzel S, Schnepp Z, Giordano C ( 2013 ) . From Paper to Structured Carbon Electrodes by Inkjet Printing . Angewandte Chemie International Edition vol. 52 , ( 8 ) 2355 - 2358 .

Glatzel S, Schnepp Z, Giordano C ( 2013 ) . Von Papier zu strukturierten Kohlenstoffelektroden mittels Tintenstrahldruck . Angewandte Chemie vol. 125 , ( 8 ) 2411 - 2414 .

Corbiere TCM, Ressnig D, Giordano C, Antonietti M ( 2013 ) . Focused radiation heating for controlled high temperature chemistry, exemplified with the preparation of vanadium nitride nanoparticles . RSC Advances vol. 3 , ( 35 ) 15337 - 15343 .

Giordano C, Corbiere T ( 2012 ) . A step forward in metal nitride and carbide synthesis: from pure nanopowders to nanocomposites . Colloid and Polymer Science vol. 291 , ( 6 ) 1297 - 1311 .

Gao Q, Giordano C, Antonietti M ( 2012 ) . Biomimetic Oxygen Activation by MoS2/Ta3N5 Nanocomposites for Selective Aerobic Oxidation . Angewandte Chemie International Edition vol. 51 , ( 47 ) 11740 - 11744 .

Schliehe C, Yuan J, Glatzel S, Siemensmeyer K, Kiefer K, Giordano C ( 2012 ) . ChemInform Abstract: Iron Nitride and Carbide: From Crystalline Nanoparticles to Stable Aqueous Dispersions . ChemInform vol. 43 , ( 43 ) no - no .

Schliehe C, Yuan J, Glatzel S, Siemensmeyer K, Kiefer K, Giordano C ( 2012 ) . Iron Nitride and Carbide: from Crystalline Nanoparticles to Stable Aqueous Dispersions . Chemistry of Materials vol. 24 , ( 14 ) 2716 - 2721 .

Villa A, Campisi S, Giordano C, Otte K, Prati L ( 2012 ) . Mo and W Carbide: Tunable Catalysts for Liquid Phase Conversion of Alcohols . ACS Catalysis vol. 2 , ( 7 ) 1377 - 1380 .

Liu X, Giordano C, Antonietti M ( 2012 ) . A molten-salt route for synthesis of Si and Ge nanoparticles : chemical reduction of oxides by electrons solvated in salt melt . Journal of Materials Chemistry vol. 22 , ( 12 ) 5454 - 5459 .

Gao Q, Wang S, Tang Y, Giordano C ( 2012 ) . Preparation of organic–inorganic hybrid Fe–MoO x /polyaniline nanorods as efficient catalysts for alkene epoxidation . Chemical Communications vol. 48 , ( 2 ) 260 - 262 .

Gobel R, Xie ZL, Neumann M, Gunter C, Lobbicke R, Kubo S, Titirici MM, Giordano C et al. ( 2012 ) . Synthesis of mesoporous carbon/iron carbide hybrids with unusually high surface areas from the ionic liquid precursor Bmim FeCl4 . Crystengcomm vol. 14 , 4946 - 4951 .

Gao Q, Wang S, Ma Y, Tang Y, Giordano C, Antonietti M ( 2011 ) . SiO2‐Surface‐Assisted Controllable Synthesis of TaON and Ta3N5 Nanoparticles for Alkene Epoxidation . Angewandte Chemie International Edition vol. 51 , ( 4 ) 961 - 965 .

Gao Q, Giordano C, Antonietti M ( 2011 ) . Controlled Synthesis of Tantalum Oxynitride and Nitride Nanoparticles . Small vol. 7 , ( 23 ) 3334 - 3340 .

Giordano C, Antonietti M ( 2011 ) . Synthesis of crystalline metal nitride and metal carbide nanostructures by sol–gel chemistry . Nano Today vol. 6 , ( 4 ) 366 - 380 .

Portehault D, Devi S, Beaunier P, Gervais C, Giordano C, Sanchez C, Antonietti M ( 2011 ) . ChemInform Abstract: A General Solution Route Toward Metal Boride Nanocrystals . ChemInform vol. 42 , ( 24 ) no - no .

Yuan J, Schlaad H, Giordano C, Antonietti M ( 2011 ) . Double hydrophilic diblock copolymers containing a poly(ionic liquid) segment: Controlled synthesis, solution property, and application as carbon precursor . European Polymer Journal vol. 47 , ( 4 ) 772 - 781 .

Portehault D, Devi S, Beaunier P, Gervais C, Giordano C, Sanchez C, Antonietti M ( 2011 ) . Innentitelbild: A General Solution Route toward Metal Boride Nanocrystals (Angew. Chem. 14/2011) . Angewandte Chemie vol. 123 , ( 14 ) 3148 - 3148 .

Portehault D, Devi S, Beaunier P, Gervais C, Giordano C, Sanchez C, Antonietti M ( 2011 ) . Inside Cover: A General Solution Route toward Metal Boride Nanocrystals (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 14/2011) . Angewandte Chemie International Edition vol. 50 , ( 14 ) 3092 - 3092 .

Portehault D, Devi S, Beaunier P, Gervais C, Giordano C, Sanchez C, Antonietti M ( 2011 ) . A General Solution Route toward Metal Boride Nanocrystals . Angewandte Chemie International Edition vol. 50 , ( 14 ) 3262 - 3265 .

Yuan J, Márquez AG, Reinacher J, Giordano C, Janek J, Antonietti M ( 2011 ) . Nitrogen -doped carbon fibers and membranes by carbonization of electrospun poly(ionic liquid)s . Polymer Chemistry vol. 2 , ( 8 ) 1654 - 1657 .

Giordano C, Kraupner A, Fleischer I, Henrich C, Klingelhöfer G, Antonietti M ( 2011 ) . Non-conventional Fe 3 C-based nanostructures . Journal of Materials Chemistry vol. 21 , ( 42 ) 16963 - 16967 .

Schnepp Z, Thomas M, Glatzel S, Schlichte K, Palkovits R, Giordano C ( 2011 ) . One pot route to sponge-like Fe 3 N nanostructures . Journal of Materials Chemistry vol. 21 , ( 44 ) 17760 - 17764 .

Giordano C, Yang W, Lindemann A, Crombez R, Texter J ( 2011 ) . Waterborne WC nanodispersions . Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects vol. 374 , ( 1-3 ) 84 - 87 .

García-Márquez A, Portehault D, Giordano C ( 2010 ) . Chromium nitride and carbide nanofibers: from composites to mesostructures . Journal of Materials Chemistry vol. 21 , ( 7 ) 2136 - 2143 .

Schnepp Z, Wimbush SC, Antonietti M, Giordano C ( 2010 ) . Synthesis of Highly Magnetic Iron Carbide Nanoparticles via a Biopolymer Route . Chemistry of Materials vol. 22 , ( 18 ) 5340 - 5344 .

Yuan J, Giordano C, Antonietti M ( 2010 ) . Ionic Liquid Monomers and Polymers as Precursors of Highly Conductive, Mesoporous, Graphitic Carbon Nanostructures . Chemistry of Materials vol. 22 , ( 17 ) 5003 - 5012 .

Schnepp Z, Yang W, Antonietti M, Giordano C ( 2010 ) . Biotemplating of Metal Carbide Microstructures: The Magnetic Leaf . Angewandte Chemie International Edition vol. 49 , ( 37 ) 6564 - 6566 .

Giordano C, Kraupner A, Wimbush SC, Antonietti M ( 2010 ) . Iron Carbide: An Ancient Advanced Material . Small vol. 6 , ( 17 ) 1859 - 1862 .

Portehault D, Giordano C, Gervais C, Senkovska I, Kaskel S, Sanchez C, Antonietti M ( 2010 ) . High‐Surface‐Area Nanoporous Boron Carbon Nitrides for Hydrogen Storage . Advanced Functional Materials vol. 20 , ( 11 ) 1827 - 1833 .

Khare V, Kraupner A, Mantion A, Jeličić A, Thünemann AF, Giordano C, Taubert A ( 2010 ) . Stable Iron Carbide Nanoparticle Dispersions in [Emim][SCN] and [Emim][N(CN)2] Ionic Liquids . Langmuir vol. 26 , ( 13 ) 10600 - 10605 .

Portehault D, Giordano C, Sanchez C, Antonietti M ( 2010 ) . Nonaqueous Route toward a Nanostructured Hybrid Titanate . Chemistry of Materials vol. 22 , ( 6 ) 2125 - 2131 .

Kraupner A, Antonietti M, Palkovits R, Schlicht K, Giordano C ( 2010 ) . Mesoporous Fe3C sponges as magnetic supports and as heterogeneous catalyst . Journal of Materials Chemistry vol. 20 , ( 29 ) 6019 - 6022 .

Makowski P, Giordano C, Goettmann F, Antonietti M ( 2009 ) . Preparation of transition metal carbides and nitrides nanoparticles from urea and their use as alkylation catalysts . ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts .

Yao W, Makowski P, Giordano C, Goettmann F ( 2009 ) . Synthesis of Early‐Transition‐Metal Carbide and Nitride Nanoparticles through the Urea Route and Their Use as Alkylation Catalysts . Chemistry - A European Journal vol. 15 , ( 44 ) 11999 - 12004 .

Giordano C, Erpen C, Yao W, Milke B, Antonietti M ( 2009 ) . Metal Nitride and Metal Carbide Nanoparticles by a Soft Urea Pathway . Chemistry of Materials vol. 21 , ( 21 ) 5136 - 5144 .

Milke B, Strauch P, Antonietti M, Giordano C ( 2009 ) . Synthesis of Li y MnSiO x and LiMnPO 4 nanostructures . Nanoscale vol. 1 , ( 1 ) 110 - 113 .

Makowski P, Giordano C, Goettmann F, Antonietti M ( 2009 ) . CATL 40-Preparation of transition metal carbides and nitrides nanoparticles from urea and their use as alkylation catalysts . ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY . vol. 238 ,

Kraupner A, Antonietti M, Giordano C ( 2009 ) . COLL 49-Synthesis of Fe3C nanostructures by a simple chemical route . ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY . vol. 238 ,

Giordano C, Erpen C, Yao W, Antonietti M ( 2008 ) . Synthesis of Mo and W Carbide and Nitride Nanoparticles via a Simple “Urea Glass” Route . Nano Letters vol. 8 , ( 12 ) 4659 - 4663 .

Calandra P, Giordano C, Longo A, Liveri VT ( 2006 ) . Physicochemical investigation of surfactant-coated gold nanoparticles synthesized in the confined space of dry reversed micelles . Materials Chemistry and Physics vol. 98 , ( 2-3 ) 494 - 499 .

Longo A, Calandra P, Casaletto MP, Giordano C, Venezia AM, Liveri VT ( 2006 ) . Synthesis and physico-chemical characterization of gold nanoparticles softly coated by AOT . Materials Chemistry and Physics vol. 96 , ( 1 ) 66 - 72 .

Calandra P, Giordano C, Ruggirello A, Liveri VT ( 2004 ) . Physicochemical investigation of acrylamide solubilization in sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate and lecithin reversed micelles . Journal of Colloid and Interface Science vol. 277 , ( 1 ) 206 - 214 .

Giordano C, Longo A, Ruggirello A, Turco Liveri V, Venezia AM ( 2004 ) . Physicochemical investigation of cobalt–iron cyanide nanoparticles synthesized by a novel solid–solid reaction in confined space . Colloid and Polymer Science vol. 283 , ( 3 ) 265 - 276 .

Bongiorno D, Ceraulo L, Ferrugia M, Filizzola F, Giordano C, Ruggirello A, Liveri VT ( 2004 ) . H-NMR and FT-IR study of the state of melatonin confined in membrane models: location and interactions of melatonin in water free lecithin and AOT reversed micelles . Arkivoc vol. 2004 , ( 5 ) 251 - 262 .

Bongiorno D, Ceraulo L, Ferrugia M, Filizzola F, Giordano C, Ruggirello A, Liveri VT ( 2004 ) . ¹H-NMR and FT-IR study of the state of melatonin confined in membrane models: Location and interactions of melatonin in water free lecithin and AOT reversed micelles . Arkivoc vol. 2004 , ( 5 ) 251 - 262 .

Giordano C, Longo A, Turco Liveri V, Venezia A ( 2003 ) . Physicochemical investigation of the solubilization of cobalt nitrate in sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate reversed micelles . Colloid and Polymer Science vol. 281 , ( 3 ) 229 - 238 .