PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
List of publications (12)
12) G. Rando, T. Rodriguez-Flores, S. Sfameni, F. Shafiq, M. Cantoni, M.R. Plutino*, R. Nisticò*. Magnetically responsive ferrite/organoclay composites for water remediation. Ceram. Int. 2026, 52, 38807-38821. DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2026.06.336.
11) F. Shafiq, L. Vigni, D. Melotto, T. Rodriguez-Flores, E. Kozyr, I. Grigioni, L. Mino, M.V. Dozzi*, R. Nisticò*, Effects of CuO-derived catalysts morphology on carbon dioxide electrochemical reduction in a flow cell. Mater. Today Catal. 2026, 14, 100147. DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcata.2026.100147.
10) L. De Pasquale, T. Rodriguez-Flores, D. Valenzisi, F. Shafiq, R. Scotti, F. Tavella, M. Cantoni, M.V. Dozzi, C. Genovese*, R. Nisticò*. Partially substituted magnetic ferrites as Pt-free catalysts for hydrogen evolution from water photo-electrolysis. Dalton Trans. 2026, 55, 4584-4600. DOI: 10.1039/D5DT03018H.
9) T. Rodriguez-Flores, F. Shafiq, G. Bona, G. Bragaggia, M. Cantoni, R. Scotti, S. Gross, R. Nisticò*. Mixed hydro-solvothermal synthesis process: An unconventional route to obtain mixed iron oxide systems. Ceram. Int. 2025, 51, 65640-65647. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.11.241.
8) T. Rodriguez-Flores*, F. Shafiq, R. Nisticò*. Synthesis, properties, and application in catalysis of Cu, Ni, Co, Zn ferrites: A comprehensive review study. J. Alloys Compd. 2025, 1036, 181926. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.181926.
7) C. Tricella, M. Muhyuddin, R. Nisticò, S. Tosoni, C. Santoro*. Recent advancements related to silver-based electrocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction reaction to carbon monoxide. Curr. Opin. Electrochem. 2025, 51, 101696. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coelec.2025.101696.
6) G. Escolano-Casado, S. Fatima Jafri, M. Signorile, E. Borfecchia, L. Mino*. Cu-exchanged hydroxyapatites as green catalysts for CO oxidation. Catal. Sci. Technolog. 2025, 15, 4194. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cy00370a.
5) G. Escolano-Casado, C. Fusacchia, L. Degli Esposti, M. Cacaci, D. Squitieri, F. Bugli, M. Iafisco, L. Mino*. Copper-functionalized hydroxyapatite nanoparticles to counteract fungal infections. Surf. Interf. 2025, 62, 106179. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2025.106179.
4) G. Bona, L. Viganò, M. Cantoni, R. Mantovan, B. Di Credico, S. Mostoni, R. Scotti, R. Nisticò*. An experimental demonstration on the recyclability of hybrid magnetite-humic acid nanoparticles. Sustain. Mater. Technol. 2025, 43, e01275. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2025.e01275.
3) G. Bona, G. Bragaggia, M. Cantoni, B. Di Credico, S. Mostoni, G. Capitani, R. Scotti, S. Gross*, R. Nisticò*. Polyethylene glycol-assisted hydro-solvothermal growth of anisotropic magnetic iron oxides: The role of mixed environment conditions. Colloid. Surf. A Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 2024, 702, 135117. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.135117.
2) M. Montalbano, G. Marra, M. Longhi, L. Prati, E. Selli, M.V. Dozzi*. Combined role of {001} facet-enriched morphology and gold nanoparticle deposition on anatase TiO2 photoactivity. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 60208. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c12465.
1) R. Nisticò*, R. Mantovan, M. Cantoni, C. Rinaldi, M. Malandrino, S. Mostoni, M. D'Arienzo, B. Di Credico, R. Scotti. Hydrothermal synthesis of Cu-substituted Ni ferrites: structural, morphological, and magnetic properties. J. Alloys Compd. 2024, 981, 173628. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.173628 .
Conferences, Workshops and Seminars Contributions (10)
10) R. Nisticò*, G. Novo, F. Shafiq, T. Rodriguez-Flores, R. Scotti, L. Mohrhusen, K. Al-Shamery, M.V. Dozzi, M. Moret, Evaluating the role of experimental parameters in properly tailoring the growth and shape of cuprite particles (OR65), In: 51st Congress of the SCI Inorganic Chemistry Division & 2nd Edition of the Italian–French Coordination Chemistry Days, Torino (Italy) 1-4 September 2026. Oral (ENG).
9) F. Shafiq*, R. Nisticò, L. Mohrhusen, K. Al-Shamery, Survey of a reaction parameter space to control the morphology of copper nano-oxides via a co-precipitation method, In: 12th Brazilian-German Workshop on Applied Surface Science, Oberstdorf (Germany) 22-26 September 2025. Poster (ENG).
8) L. Vigni*, F. Shafiq, M. Longhi, I. Grigioni, L. Mino, R. Nisticò, M.V. Dozzi, Cu Oxides based catalysts for CO2 electrochemical reduction, In: E-MRS (European Materials Research Society) 2025 fall meeting, Warsaw (Poland), 15-18 September 2025. Poster presentation (ENG).
7) L. Vigni*, I. Grigioni, M. Sistilii, M.V. Dozzi, TiO2/Cu heterojunction catalysts for CO2 electrocatalytic reduction, In: E-MRS (European Materials Research Society) 2025 fall meeting, Warsaw (Poland), 15-18 September 2025. Oral presentation (ENG).
6) F. Shafiq*, D. Melotto, T. Rodriguez-Flores, L. Vigni, M. Longhi, M. Montalbano, M.V. Dozzi, L. Mino, R. Nisticò, Design of nanostructured Cu oxides for the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (SO79), In: International Conference on Environmental Catalysis (ICEC 2025), Isola delle Femmine (Italy) 4 June 2025. Short Oral (ENG).
5) E. Kozyr*, P. Paciok, V. Lagostina, R. Pellegrini, M. Chiesa, E. Groppo, L. Mino, A. Bugaev, Multi-technique in situ and operando study of the strong metal support interaction in metal-TiO2 photocatalysts, In: Italian Synchrotron Radiation Society (SILS) annual conference, Cagliari (Italy), 9-11 September 2025. Oral (ENG).
4) L. Mino*, Nanomaterials for photocatalytic green hydrogen production: insights from in situ and operando techniques, In: 19th European Conference on Solid State Chemistry, Malaga (Spain), 2-5 September 2025. Invited keynote (ENG).
3) D. Valenzisi, F. Shafiq, L. De Pasquale*, T. Rodriguez-Flores, R. Nisticò, M. Cantoni, M. Montalbano, M.V. Dozzi, M. Malandrino, M.C. Paganini, C. Genovese, Magnetic ferrite-based materials for hydrogen generation via water photo-electrolysis (SO119), In: International Conference on Environmental Catalysis (ICEC 2025), Isola delle Femmine (Italy) 4 June 2025. Short Oral (ENG).
2) F. Shafiq*, D. Melotto, D. Valenzisi, M.V. Dozzi, L. Vigni, M. Longhi, L. Mino, R. Scotti, R. Nisticò, Cu oxides as catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of CO2, In: EMRS 2024 Fall Meeting, Warsaw (Poland) 16-19 September 2024. Poster (ENG).
1) R. Nisticò*, M.V. Dozzi, L. Mino, L. Vigni, M. Longhi, M. Cantoni, R. Mantovan, S. Mostoni, R. Scotti, Design of Cu-based electro-catalysts for renewable fuels production through CO2 reduction (INO-OR-003), In: XXVIII National Congress of the SCI - Congresso Nazionale della SCI, Milano (Italy) 26-30 August 2024. Oral (ENG).
Thesis (4)
4) Falak Shafiq (University of Milano-Bicocca). PhD candidate in Materials Science and Nanotechnology (ENG). Tentative title: Photo(Electro)catalysts for Renewable FuEls produCTion (PERFECT). Supervisor: Prof. R. Nisticò. On-going.
3) Laura Vigni (University of Milano). PhD candidate in Chemistry (ENG). Title: Cu-based catalysts for CO2 electrocatalytic reduction. Supervisor: Prof. M.V. Dozzi. Co-Supervisor: Prof. I. Grigioni. In draft.
2) Gaia Novo (University of Milano-Bicocca). BSc Chemical Sciences and Technologies (IT). Title: Sintesi, caratterizzazione e testing di ossidi di Cu nanostrutturati a morfologia controllata per l’elettrocatalisi (2025, IT). Supervisor: Prof. R. Nisticò. Co-Supervisor: Prof. R. Scotti.
1) Davide Melotto (University of Milano-Bicocca). BSc Chemical Sciences and Technologies (IT). Title: Sintesi attraverso metodi di “soft chemistry” di ossidi di Cu nanostrutturati per la catalisi (2024, IT). Supervisor: Dr. R. Nisticò. Co-Supervisor: Prof. R. Scotti.