Group leader: Paolo Ghigna
Group member: Martina Fracchia, Sara Stolfi (PhD), Giuditta de Amicis (PhD)
Our research group deals with applying X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) techniques to study the mechanisms of heterogeneous reactions. The research topics addressed can be divided into two subgroups:
- Application of hard X-ray absorption spectroscopies for the study of electrochemical and photoelectrochemical reactions (Water Splitting, Electrode reactions in lithium batteries).
- Application of soft X-ray absorption spectroscopies for the study of surface reactions in oxides or porous materials (gas sensors, catalytic reactions on high entropy oxides and MOF).
The group has access to various beamlines at different synchrotron light sources (LISA, BM23, ID24, ID26 at ESRF in Grenoble, XAFS and APE at ELETTRA in Trieste, P65 and P66 at PETRA III in Hamburg, etc.).
The group also has a laboratory for the characterization of samples, tools for the design and construction of spectrochemical cells for experiments (3D printers) and actively collaborates with both Italian and foreign research groups (Universities of Milan, Gothenburg, Limerick, Erlangen, Olomouc, Twente, etc.)
Alessandro Tofoni, Francesco Tavani, Marco Vandone, Luca Braglia, Elisa Borfecchia, Paolo Ghigna, Dragos Costantin Stoian, Toni Grell, Sara Stolfi, Valentina Colombo, Paola D’Angelo,
Full Spectroscopic Characterization of the Molecular Oxygen-Based Methane to Methanol Conversion over Open Fe(II) Sites in a Metal–Organic Framework.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 38, 21040–21052
Marcos A. R. da Silva, Nadezda V. Tarakina, José B. G. Filho, Carla S. Cunha, Guilherme F. S. R. Rocha, Gabriel A. Diab, Rômulo Augusto Ando, Oleksandr Savateev, Iker Aguirrezabal-Telleria, Ingrid F. Silva, Sara Stolfi, Paolo Ghigna, Maurizio Fagnoni, Davide Ravelli, Piero Torelli, Luca Braglia and Ivo F. Teixeira,
Single-Atoms on Crystalline Carbon Nitrides for Selective C─H Photooxidation: A Bridge to Achieve Homogenous Pathways in Heterogenous Materials.
Adv. Mater., DOI 10.1002/adma.202304152