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

A comparative overview of MXenes and metal oxides as cocatalysts in clean energy production through photocatalysis
Authors: Nair, MM; Iacoban, AC; Neatu, F; Florea, M; Neatu, S

Published: JUN 20 2023, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 11, DOI: 10.1039/d2ta08983a

Partial replacement of Pb2+ in MAPbI(2.6)Cl(0.4) perovskite films and their photovoltaic performance
Authors: Derbali, S; Nouneh, K; Leonat, LN; Stancu, V; Tomulescu, AG; Galca, AC; Touhami, ME; Pintilie, I; Florea, M

Published: APR 2023, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS, 34, 903, DOI: 10.1007/s10854-023-10318-9

Understanding the Photocatalytic Activity of Sodium Hexatitanate Nanoparticles for Pollutants Degradation: A Spectroscopic Insight
Authors: Teixeira, ARFA; de Oliveira, ALM; Neatu, F; Kuncser, AC; Galca, AC; Rostas, AM; dos Santos, IMG

Published: MAR 24 2023, ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS, 6, DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c05577

Understanding the Photocatalytic Activity of Sodium Hexatitanate Nanoparticles for Pollutants Degradation: A Spectroscopic Insight
Authors: Teixeira, ARFA; de Oliveira, ALM; Neatu, F; Kuncser, AC; Galca, AC; Rostas, AM; dos Santos, IMG

Published: MAR 2023, ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS, DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c05577

Influence of Ferroelectric Filler Size and Clustering on the Electrical Properties of (Ag-BaTiO3)-PVDF Sub-Percolative Hybrid Composites
Authors: Padurariu, L; Horchidan, N; Ciomaga, CE; Curecheriu, LP; Lukacs, VA; Stirbu, RS; Stoian, G; Botea, M; Florea, M; Maraloiu, VA; Pintilie, L; Rotaru, A; Mitoseriu, L

Published: 2023 JAN 18 2023, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c15641

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