National Institute Of Materials Physics - Romania

Catalytic Materials and Catalysis

The Catalytic Materials and Catalysis Laboratory has 6 permanent researchers: 2 CS1 (Dr. Mihaela Florea and Dr. Florentina Neațu), 1 CS2 (Dr. Ștefan Neațu), 1 CS3 (Dr. Mihaela M. Trandafir) and 2 ACS (Dr. Anca Mirea, Dr. Iuliana-Maria Chirică) and two postdocs (Dr. Mahesh Nair and Dr. Toton Haldar).

MATCA's research concerns the development of new catalytic materials and their potential uses in energy, environmental and climate change applications.

Topics addressed in MATCA group:  

  • Design of catalytic and photocatalytic materials (preparation and characterisation);
  • Catalysis: use of synthesised materials in various catalytic processes: oxidation reactions, hydrogenation reactions, synthesis of polymers from renewable/alternative resources, depolymerisation of plastics, reduction of volatile organic compounds;
  • Photocatalysis: photocatalytic conversion of CO2 and artificial photosynthesis; water splitting;
  • Energy: synthesis of materials used as electrocatalysts in fuel cells;
  • MAX phase/MXene - preparation, caracterization andapplications in catalysis

Latest Publications

Synthesis of dynamic N-acylhydrazone-based macrocycles
Authors: Sandu, N; Hanganu, A; Popescu, C; Demeter, AM; Mirea, AG; Kuncser, A; Tablet, C; Hadade, ND; Florea, M; Funeriu, DP; Matache, M

Published: APR 1 2025, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 13, DOI: 10.1039/d4ta09035g

Structural Analysis of Colloidal Titania-Based Ribbons and Their Self-Assembly upon Drying
Authors: Boukhris, S; Iacoban, AC; Ibrahim, M; Badr, H; Kuncser, AC; Neatu, S; Neatu, F; Barsoum, MW; Florea, M; Constantin, D

Published: 2025 APR 22 2025, SMALL STRUCTURES, DOI: 10.1002/sstr.202500017

Distortion of charge carrier trapping centers during incipient phase transformations in TiO2 can enhance its photocatalytic performance
Authors: Iacoban, AC; Rostas, AM; Mihalcea, CG; Vlaicu, ID; Culita, D; Ilas, MC; Florea, M; Neatu, S; Neatu, F; Secu, M; Popescu, T

Published: MAR 5 2025, JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, 1018, 179097, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.179097

Electron transporting bilayers for perovskite solar cells: Spray coating deposition of c-TiO2/m-SnO2-quantum dots
Authors: Mirea, AG; Vlaicu, ID; Derbali, S; Neatu, F; Tomulescu, AG; Besleaga, C; Enculescu, M; Kuncser, AC; Iacoban, AC; Filipoiu, N; Cuzminschi, M; Nemnes, GA; Manolescu, A; Florea, M; Pintilie, I

Published: JAN 20 2025, COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS, 705, 135508, DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.135508

Catalytic behaviour of CuOx and VOx on Ti3SiC2 support for direct oxidation of methane
Authors: Iacoban, AC; Haldar, T; Neatu, F; Chirica, IM; Mirea, AG; Neatu, S; Barsoum, MW; Florea, M

Published: JAN 1 2025, CATALYSIS TODAY, 443, 114959, DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114959

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