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Harnessing enhanced lithium-ion storage in self-assembled organic nanowires for batteries and metal-ion supercapacitors,
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, vol. 17, iss. 22, pp. 8874-8884, 2024.
IF = 32.4
IF = 32.4
Single Atom Engineered Antibiotics Overcome Bacterial Resistance,
ADVANCED MATERIALS, vol. 36, iss. 50, p. 2410652, 2024.
IF = 27.4
IF = 27.4
Development of iron‐based single atom materials for general and efficient synthesis of amines,
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, vol. 63, iss. 37, e202407859, 2024.
IF = 16.1
IF = 16.1
Single Atom Catalysts Based on Earth-Abundant Metals for Energy-Related Applications,
CHEMICAL REVIEWS, vol. 124, iss. 21, pp. 11767-11847, 2024.
IF = 51.5
IF = 51.5
Bimetallic Single-Atom Catalysts for Water Splitting,
NANO-MICRO LETTERS, vol. 17, article no. 1, 2025.
IF = 31.6
IF = 31.6
Acidic graphene organocatalyst for the superior transformation of wastes into high-added-value chemicals,
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 14, iss. 1, pp. 1373, 2023.
IF = 14.919
IF = 14.919
Silica-supported Fe/Fe–O nanoparticles for the catalytic hydrogenation of nitriles to amines in the presence of aluminium additives,
NATURE CATALYSIS, vol. 5, iss. 1, pp. 20-29, 2022.
IF = 41.813
IF = 41.813
Fast and selective reduction of nitroarenes under visible light with an earth-abundant plasmonic photocatalyst,
NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY, vol. 17, iss. 5, pp. 485-492, 2022.
IF = 39.213
IF = 39.213
Intracellular dehydrogenation catalysis leads to reductive stress and immunosuppression,
NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY, vol. 20, iss. 4, pp. 554-562, 2025.
IF = 38.1
IF = 38.1
Nitrogen doped graphene with diamond-like bonds achieves unprecedented energy density at high power in a symmetric sustainable supercapacitor,
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, vol. 15, iss. 2, pp. 740-748, 2022.
IF = 38.532
IF = 38.532
Graphene Acid for Lithium‐Ion Batteries—Carboxylation Boosts Storage Capacity in Graphene,
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS, vol. 12, iss. 5, pp. 2103010, 2022.
IF = 29.368
IF = 29.368
Graphene-Based Metal–Organic Framework Hybrids for Applications in Catalysis, Environmental, and Energy Technologies,
CHEMICAL REVIEWS, vol. 122, iss. 24, pp. 17241-17338, 2022.
IF = 72.087
IF = 72.087
Overcoming Nanosilver Resistance: Resensitizing Bacteria and Targeting Evolutionary Mechanisms,
ACS NANO, vol. 19, iss. 1, pp. 1702-1712, 2025.
IF = 15.8
IF = 15.8
Designing carbon dots for enhanced photo-catalysis: Challenges and opportunities,
CHEM, iss. 9, vol. 10, pp. 2700-2723, 2024.
IF = 19.1
IF = 19.1
Precision Engineering of Nanorobots: Toward Single Atom Decoration and Defect Control for Enhanced Microplastic Capture,
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, vol. 34, iss. 38, pp. 2402567, 2024.
IF = 18.5
IF = 18.5
Solvent Controlled Generation of Spin Active Polarons in Two-Dimensional Material under UV Light Irradiation,
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 146, iss. 22, pp. 15010-15018, 2024.
IF = 14.5
IF = 14.5
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Our Grants
Control of electronic properties of metal-containing molecules through their noncovalent interactions with solvents, ligands and 2D nanosystems
GA ČR EXPRO
Project No.: 19-27454X
Principal Investigator for VŠB-TUO
prof. RNDr. Radek Zbořil, Ph.D.
prof. RNDr. Radek Zbořil, Ph.D.
2019–2023, ~ 2,2 million EUR
HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03-01
SAN4Fuel
Project No.: 101079384
Principal Investigator for VŠB-TUO
prof. RNDr. Radek Zbořil, Ph.D.
prof. RNDr. Radek Zbořil, Ph.D.
2022–2025; 236 725 EUR (VŠB)
https://san4fuel.com
GlaS-A-Fuels:
Single-Atom Photocatalysts Enhanced by a Self-Powered Photonic Glass Reactor to Produce Advanced BiofuelsHORIZON-EIC-2023-PATHFINDEROPEN-01
Project No.: 101130717
Principal Investigator for VŠB-TUO
Mgr. Aristeidis Bakandritsos, Ph.D.
Mgr. Aristeidis Bakandritsos, Ph.D.
2024–2027, ~ 777 500 EUR (VŠB)
https://www.glas-a-fuels-project.eu/
Twinning Excellence in Management and Research for Green Energy and Chemicals Using Single-atom Catalysis
HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-02
MERGE
Project No.: 101159582
Principal Investigator for VŠB-TUO
Mgr. Aristeidis Bakandritsos, Ph.D.
Mgr. Aristeidis Bakandritsos, Ph.D.
2024–2027; 487 000 EUR (VŠB)
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101159582
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