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130. J. Kok, P. P. Albertini, J. Leemans, R. Buonsanti*, T. Burdyny* “Overcoming Copper Stability Challenges in CO2 Electrolysis” This article is an invited Perspective.
129. R. Buonsanti, B. Cossairt “The future of colloidal seminconductor nanocrystals” Chem. Mater. 2025 This article is an invited Editorial.
128. J. Leemans, Jennifer Calderon Mora, P. P. Albertini, K. Kumar, C. Boulanger, R. Buonsanti “The chemical nature of the oxide directs the stability and reactivity of copper|oxide interfaces in the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction” Â submitted (link, green open access)
127. C. Boulanger, D. Arenas Esteban, K. Kumar, J. Leemans, P. P. Albertini, H. You, E. Assendjee, D. C. Stoian, S. Bals, R. Buonsanti âA Colloidal Nanofoundry for Catalytically Active Solid-Liquid-Solid Nanoparticlesâ Â submitted (link, green open access here)
126. M. Wang, A. Loiudice, E. Ibanez Ale, K. Kumar, D. Stoian, Z. Lian, P. P. Albertini, L. Zaza, J. Leemans, N. Lopez, R. Buonsanti “Colloidal copper nanospheres boost propanol electrosynthesis from CO” submitted  (link, green open access here)
125. L. Zaza, B. Rankovic, P. Schwaller, R. Buonsanti âA holistic data-driven approach to synthesis predictions of colloidal nanocrystal shapesâ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025Â (link, hybrid open access)
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124. L. Zaza, D. C.Stoian, N. Bussel, P.P. Albertini, C. Boulanger, J. Leemans, K. Kumar, A. Loiudice, R. Buonsanti “Increasing precursor reactivity enables continuous tunability of copper nanocrystals from single crystalline to twinned and stacking fault-lined” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 32766 (link, green open access)
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123. P. B. Green, O. Segura Lecina, P. P. Albertini, M. A. Newton, K. Kumar, C. Boulanger, J. Leemans, P. Thompson, A. Loiudice, R. Buonsanti “Colloidal atomic layer deposition on nanocrystals using ligand-modified precursors” J. Am. Chem. Soc. Â 2024, 146, 10708-10715 Â (link, green open access here)
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122 V. Lapointe, P. B. Green, A. N. Chen, R. Buonsanti, M. B. Majewski “Long lived CsPbBr3 superlattices: colloidal atomic layer deposition for structural stability” Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 4510-4518 (link, gold open access)
121. P. P. Albertini, M. A. Newton, M. Wang, O. Segura Lecina, P. B. Green, D. C. Stoian, E. Oveisi, A. Loiudice, R. Buonsanti “Hybrid Oxide Coatings Generate Stable Cu Catalysts for CO2 Electroreduction” Nature Mater. 2024, 23, 680-687 (link, hybrid open access)
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120 J. Vavra, G. P. L. Ramona, F. Dattila, A. KormĂĄnyos, T. Priamushko, P. P. Albertini, A. Loiudice, S. Cherevko, N. LopĂ©z, R. Buonsanti “Solution-based Cu+ transient species mediate the reconstruction of copper electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction” Nature Catal. 2024, 7, 89 (link, green open access here)
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119. V. Okatenko, C. Boulanger, A. N. Chen, K. Kumar, P. Schouwink, A. Loiudice, R. Buonsanti ” Voltage-driven Chemical Reactions Enable the Synthesis of Tunable Liquid Ga â Metal Nanoparticles” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 25401 (link, green open access)
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118. O. Segura Lecina, M. Newton, P. B. Green, P. P. Albertini, J. Leemans, K.P. Marshall, D. Stoian, A. Loiudice, R. Buonsanti “Surface chemistry dictates the enhancement of luminescence and stability of InP QDs upon c-ALD ZnO hybrid shell growth ” JACS Au 2023, 11, 3066 (link, gold open access)
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117. P. B. Green, O. Segura Lecina, P. P. Albertini, A. Loiudice, R. Buonsanti “Colloidal-ALD Grown Metal Oxide Shells Enable the Synthesis of Photoactive Ligand/Nanocrystal Composite Materials” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 8189-8197 (link, hybrid open access)Â
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116. R. Buonsanti “Electronic Lab Notebooks for Materials Synthesis” Chem. Mater. 2023, 35, 805 (link). This article is an invited Editorial.
115. V. Okatenko, A. Loiudice, M. A. Newton, D.C. Stoian, A. Blokhina, A. N. Chen, K. Rossi, R. Buonsanti “Alloying as a Strategy to Boost the Stability of Copper Nanocatalysts during the Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Reactionâ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 5370 (link, green open access)
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114. M. Wang, A. Loiudice, V. Okatenko, I.D. Sharp, A. Llobet, R. Buonsanti “The spatial distribution of cobalt phtalocyanine and copper nanocubes controls the selectivity towards C2 products in tandem electrocatalytic CO2 reduction”, Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 1097 (link, gold open access). This article is part of the 2023 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection.
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113. M. Wang, V. Nikolaou, A. Loiudice, I.D. Sharp, A. Llobet, R. Buonsanti “Tandem electrocatalytic CO2 reduction with Fe-porphyrins and Cu nanocubes enhances ethylene production”, Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 12673 (link, gold open access). This article is part of the 2022 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection.
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112. L. Castilla-AmorĂłs, P. Schouwink, E. Oveisi, V. Okatenko, R. Buonsanti “Tailoring Morphology and Elemental Distribution of CuIn Nanocrystals via Galvanic Replacement” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 18286 (link, green open access)
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111. J. R. Pankhurst, L. Castilla-AmorĂłs, D. Stoian, J. Vavra, V. Mantella, P. P. Albertini, R. Buonsanti “Copper-Phosphonate Lamella Intermediates Control the Shape of Colloidal Copper Nanocrystalsâ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 12261 (link, hybrid open access)
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110. V. Okatenko, L. Castilla-AmorĂłs, D. Stoian, J. VĂĄvra, A. Loiudice, R. Buonsanti “The native oxide skin of liquid metal Ga nanoparticles prevents their rapid coalescence during electrocatalysisâ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 1053 (link, green open access pre-print)
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109. A. Loiudice, R. Buonsanti* “Reaction Intermediates in the Synthesis of Colloidal Nanocrystals” Nature Synthesis 2022, 1, 344 (link), Editorial (link)
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108. L. Zaza, K. Rossi, R. Buonsanti* “Well-Defined Copper-Based Nanocatalysts for Selective Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to C2 products” ACS Energy Lett 2022, 7, 1284 (link, EC hybrid open access). This article is highlighted in Women Scientists at the Forefront of Energy Research and is among the 2022 top-20 most read of ACS Energy LettÂ
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107. O. Segura Lecina, M. Hope, A. Venkatesh, S. BjörgvinsdĂłttir, K. Rossi, A. Loiudice, L. Emsley, R. Buonsanti* “Colloidal-ALD Grown Hybrid Shells Nucleate via a LigandâPrecursor Complex” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 3998 (link, green open access)
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106. K. Rossi, R. Buonsanti* “Shaping Copper Nanocatalysts to Steer Selectivity in the Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Reaction” Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55, 629Â (link, green open access)
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105. G.O. LarrazĂĄbal, V. Okatenko, I. Chorkendorff, R. Buonsanti, B. Seger* “An investigation of ethylene and propylene production from CO2 reduction over copper nanocubes in MEA-type electrolyzer” ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 2022, 14, 779Â (link, green open access)
104. L. Castilla-Amoros, T.-C. Chang Chien, J. R. Pankhurst, R. Buonsanti* “Modulating the Reactivity of Liquid Ga Nanoparticle Inks by Modifying their Surface Chemistry” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 1993Â (link)
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103. A. Loiudice, B.P.G. Niau, R. Buonsanti* “Crystal phase control of ternary metal oxides by solid-state synthesis with nanocrystals” ACS Nanoscale Au 2022, 2, 233 (gold open access, link)
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102. S.B. Varandili, D. Stoian, J. Vavra, K. Rossi, J. R. Pankhurst, Y. Guntern, N. Lopez, R. Buonsanti* “Elucidating the structure-dependent selectivity towards methane and ethanol of CuZn in the CO2 electroreduction using tailored Cu/ZnO precatalysts ” Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 14484 (gold open access, link)
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101. P. Iyengar, M. J. Kolb, J. Pankhurst, F. Calle Vallejo*, R. Buonsanti* “Theory-guided enhancement of CO2 reduction to ethanol on Ag-Cu tandem catalysts via particle-size effects” ACS Catalysis 2021, 11, 13330 (link)Â
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100. R. Buonsanti “Copper, my precious!” Nature Catalysis 2021, 4, 736  (link) ⊠Retro News & ViewsâŠ
99. S.W. Sheehan and R. Buonsanti “Deriving value from CO2: From catalyst design to industrial implementation” Chem. Catalysis 2021, 1, 751 (link) ⊠ActivityâŠ
98. R. Buonsanti and S.W. Sheehan “Catalyst discovery for electrochemical CO2 conversion” Chem. Catalysis 2021, 1, 754 (link) ⊠ActivityâŠ
97. A. Loiudice, O. Segura Lecina, A. Bornet, J. Luther, R. Buonsanti* “Ligand locking on quantum dot surfaces via a mild reactive surface treatment” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 13418Â (link)
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96. R. Buonsanti “Developing the Chemistry of Colloidal Cu Nanocrystals to Advance the CO2 Electrochemical Reduction” Chimia 2021, 75, 598 (link) âŠSpecial Issue Swiss Chemical Society Major AwardsâŠ
95. R. Buonsanti and W. Smith “Emerging collaborations at the forefront of growth in electrochemical synthesis” iScience 2021, 24, 102639 (link) ⊠Editorial âŠ
94. R. Buonsanti * and N. Zheng* “The Inorganic Chemistry of Nanoparticles” Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 4179 (link) ⊠Editorial âŠ
Special Inorganic Chemistry Forum on “Inorganic Chemistry of Nanoparticles”
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93. P. Iyengar, M. Kolb, J. Pankhurst, F. Calle Vallejo, R. Buonsanti* “Elucidating the Facet-dependent Selectivity for CO2 Electroreduction to Ethanol of Cu-Ag Tandem Catalysts” ACS Catalysis 2021, 11, 4456 (open access, link) ⊠ACS Editors’ choice âŠ
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92. Y. Guntern, J. Vavra, V. Karve, S. Varandili, O. Segura Lecina, C. Gadiyar, R. Buonsanti* “Synthetic Tunability of Colloidal Covalent Organic Framework/Nanocrystal Hybrids” Chem. Mater. 2021, 33, 2646 (link)
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91. J. Pankhurst, P. Iyengar, V. Okatenko, R. Buonsanti* “Copper nanocrystal morphology determines the viability of molecular surface functionalization in tuning electrocatalytic behavior in CO2 reduction”, Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 6939 (link, green open access)
Special Inorganic Chemistry Forum on “Heterogeneous Interfaces through the Lens of Inorganic Chemistry”
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90. Â R.Buonsanti*, A. Loiudice, V. Mantella “Colloidal Nanocrystals as Precursors and Intermediates in Solid State Reactions for Multinary Oxide Nanomaterials” Acc. Chem. Res. 2021, 54, 754 (link)
Special Issue “Transformative Inorganic Nanocrystals”Â
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89. Y.T. Guntern, V. Okatenko, J. Pankhurst, S.B. Varandili, P. Iyengar, C. Koolen, D. Stoian, J. Vavra, R.Buonsanti* “Colloidal Nanocrystals as Electrocatalysts with Tunable Activity and Selectivity” ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 1248 (link, green open access) ⊠invited ⊖
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88. R. Buonsanti “Magic clusters are better together” Nature. Mater. 2021, 20, 580 (link) ⊠News & ViewsâŠ
2020Â
87. V. Mantella, S.B. Varandili, J. R. Pankhurst, R. Buonsanti* “Colloidal synthesis of Cu-M-S (M=V, Cr, Mn) nanocrystals by tuning the copper precursor reactivity” Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 9780 (link)
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86. S.B. Varandili, D. Stoian, Jan Vavra, J. R. Pankhurst, R. Buonsanti* “Ligand-mediated formation of Cu/metal oxide hybrid nanocrystals with tunable number of interfaces ” Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 13094 (gold open access, link)
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85. L. Castilla-Amoros, D. Stoian, J. R. Pankhurst, S.B. Varandili, R. Buonsanti* “Exploring the chemical reactivity of gallium liquid metal nanoparticles in galvanic replacement” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 19283 (link, green open access)
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84. V. Mantella, L. Castilla-Amoros, R. Buonsanti* “Shaping non-noble metal nanocrystals via colloidal chemistry” Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 11394 (gold open access, link) ⊠invited ⊖
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83. J. Vavra, T.-H Shen, D. Stoian, V. Tileli*, R. Buonsanti* “Real-time monitoring reveals dissolution/redeposition mechanism in Cu nanocatalysts during the initial stages of the CO2 reduction reaction ” Angew. Chemie. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 1347 (link, green open access Accepted Article) Highlighted in Nature Catalysis (link)
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82. C. Gadiyar, A. Loiudice, F. D’Ambra, E. Oveisi, D. Stoian, P, Iyengar, L. Castilla-Amoros, V. Mantella, R. Buonsanti* “Nanocrystals as precursors in solid state reactions for size- and shape- controlled polyelemental nanomaterials” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 15931 (link)
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81. J.R. Pankhurst, P. Iyengar, A. Loiudice, M. Mensi, R. Buonsanti* “Metal-ligand bond strength determines the fate of organic ligands on the catalyst surface during the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction” Chem. Sci. 2020, 11,9296 (gold open access, link)Â
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80. A. Loiudice+, O. Segura Lecina+, R. Buonsanti* “Atomic Control in Multicomponent Nanomaterials: when Colloidal Chemistry meets Atomic Layer Deposition” ACS Mater. Lett. 2020, 2, 1182 (link)Â
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79. R. Buonsanti, J. M. Buriak, L. Cabana, B. M. Cossairt, M. Dasog, S. Dehnen, J. L. Dempsey, A. Nirmala Grace, D. Koziej, L. McElwee-White, C. Thomas, J. Y. Yang “Checking in with Women Materials Scientists during a Global Pandemic: May 2020” Chem. Mater. 2020,32, 4859 (link)
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78. V. Mantella+, M. Strach+, K. Frank, J.R. Pankhurst, D. Stoian, C. Gadiyar, B. Nickel, R. Buonsanti* “Polymer Lamellae as Reaction Intermediates of Cu Nanospheres Evidenced by In-situ-X-ray Studies” Angew. Chemie. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 11627 (link, green open access Accepted Version)
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77. S. Sarys, S. Dona, V. Niemann, A. Loiudice, R. Buonsanti* “Optimizing the Atomic Layer Deposition of Alumina on Perovskite Nanocrystals Films by Using O2 as a Molecular Probe” Helv. Chim. Acta 2020, 103, e2000055 (link)
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76. A. Loiudice, S. Saris, R. Buonsanti* “A Tunable Metal Oxide Shell as a Spacer to Study Energy Transfer in Semiconductor Nanocrystals” J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2020, 11, 3430 (link)
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75. E. Penzo, A. Loiudice, E.S. Barnard, N.J. Borys, M.J.Jurow, M. Lorenzon, I. Rajzbaum, E.K. Wong, Y. Liu, A.M. Schwartzberg, S. Cabrini, S. Whitelam, R. Buonsanti, A. Weber-Bargioni “Long-range FRET-mediated exciton diffusion in 2D assemblies of CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals”, ACS Nano 2020, just accepted (link)
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74. G. De Gregorio,  T. Burdyny, A. Loiudice, P. Iyengar, W. Smith, R. Buonsanti* “Facet-dependent selectivity of Cu catalysts in electrochemical CO2 reduction at commercially viable current densities”, ACS Catalysis 2020, 10, 4854 (gold open access, link) ⊠ACS Editors’ choice âŠ
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73. S. PopoviÄ, Â M. , SmiljaniÄ, P. Jovanovic, J. Vavra, R. Buonsanti*, N. Hodnik* “Stability and degradation mechanisms of copper-based catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction”, Angew. Chemie. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 14736 (link)
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2019
72. S. Saris, Â A. Loiudice, M. Mensi, R. Buonsanti* “Exploring Energy Transfer in a Metal/Perovskite Nanocrystal Antenna to Drive Photocatalysis” J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 7797 (link)
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71. S. Sarys+, V. Niemann+, V. Mantella, A. Loiudice, R. Buonsanti* “Understanding the mechanism of metal-induced degradation in perovskite nanocrystals” Nanoscale 2019, 11, 19543 (link)
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70. M. Strach+, V. Mantella+,J.R. Pankhurst+, P. Iyengar, A. Loiudice, S. Das, C. Corminboeuf, W. van Beek, R. Buonsanti* “Insights into reaction intermediates to predict synthetic pathways for shape-controlled metal nanocrystals” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 16312 (link)
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69. J.R. Pankhurst, Y.T. Guntern, M. Mensi, R. Buonsanti* “Molecular tunability of surface-functionalized metal nanocrystals for selective electrochemical CO2 reduction” Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 10356 (gold open access, link)
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67. G. Mangione, J.Huang, R. Buonsanti, C. Corminboeuf* “Dual-facet mechanism in copper nanocubes for electrochemical CO2 reduction to ethylene” J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 4259 (link)
66. Y.T. Guntern, J.R. Pankhurst, J. VĂĄvra, M. Mensi, V. Mantella, P. Schouwink, R. Buonsanti* “Nanocrystal/Metal-organic Framework Hybrids as Electrocatalytic Platforms for CO2 Conversion” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 2 (link, green open access Accepted Version)
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65. A. Loiudice, M. Strach, S. Saris, D. Chernyshov, R. Buonsanti* “Universal Oxide Shell Growth Enables In-situ Structural Studies of Perovskite Nanocrystals during the Anion Exchange Reaction” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 8254 (link)
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64. P. Iyengar J. Huang, G.L. De Gregorio, C. Gadiyar, R. Buonsanti* “Size-dependent selectivity of Cu nano-octahedra catalysts for the electrochemical CO2 reduction to CH4” Chem. Commun. 2019,55, 8796 (link) âŠÂ Emerging Investigators Issue âŠ
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63. S. B. Varandili, J. Huang, E. Oveisi, G.L. De Gregorio, Mounir, M. Strach, J. Vavra, C. Gadiyar, A. Bhowmik, R. Buonsanti* “Synthesis of Cu/CeO2-x  heterodimers with interfacial active sites to promote CO2 electroreduction” ACS Catalysis 2019, 9, 5035 (link)
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62. J. Huang, M. Mounir, E. Oveisi, V. Mantella, R. Buonsanti* “Structural sensitivities in bimetallic catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction revealed by Ag-Cu nanodimers” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 2490 (link)
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61. V. Mantella, S. Ninova, S. Saris, A. Loiudice, U. Aschauer, R. Buonsanti* “Synthesis and size-dependent optical properties of intermediate band gap Cu3VS4 nanocrystals” Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 532 (link)   Â
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60. J. Huang, R. Buonsanti* “Colloidal nanocrystals as heterogeneous catalysts for electrochemical CO2 conversion” Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 13 (pdf, ACS Editor Choice, gold open access)  ⊠Up-and-Coming PerspectiveâŠ
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2018
59. M. Scarongella+, C. Gadyiar+, M. Strach, L. Rimoldi, A. Loiudice, R. Buonsanti* âAssembly of ÎČ-Cu2V2O7/WO3 nanocomposites and the impact of their composition on structure and photoelectrochemical properties â J. Mater. Chem. C. 2018, 6, 1262 (link)⊠Emerging Investigators Collection âŠ
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58. J. Wiktor, I. Reshetnyak, M. Strach, M. Scarongella, R. Buonsanti, A. Pasquarello âSizable excitonic effects undermining the photocatalytic efficiency of ÎČ-Cu2V2O7 â J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2018, 9, 5698 (link)Â
57. J. Huang, N. Hörmann, E. Oveisi, A. Loiudice, G. De Gregorio, O. Andreussi, N. Marzari, R. Buonsanti* âPotential-induced nanoclustering of metallic catalysts during electrochemical CO2 reductionâ Nature Commun. 2018, 9, 3117 (pdf, gold open access)
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56. C. Gadiyar, M. Strach, P. Schouwink, A. Loiudice, R. Buonsanti*âChemical transformations at the nanoscale: nanocrystal-seeded synthesis of ÎČ-Cu2V2O7 with enhanced photoconversion efficienciesâ Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 5658 (pdf, gold open access)
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55. W. Luo, W. Xie, R. Mutschler, E. Oveisi, G. L. De Gregorio, R. Buonsanti, A. Zuttel âSelective and stable electroreduction of CO2 to CO at the copper/indium interfaceâ ACS Catalysis 2018, 8, 6571.(link)
54. Z. Luo, D. Marson, Q. K. Ong, A. Loiudice, J. Kohlbrecher, A. Radulescu, A. Krause-Heuer, T. Darwish, S. Balog, R. Buonsanti, D. I Svergun, P. Posocco, F. Stellacci âQuantitative 3D determination of self-assembled structures on nanoparticles using small angle neutron scatteringâ Nature Comm. 2018, 9, 1343.
53. R. Sharma, A. M. Sawvel, B. Barton, A. Dong, R. Buonsanti, A. Llordes, E. Schaible, S. Axnanda, Z. Liu, J. J Urban, D. Nordlund, C. Kisielowski, D. J. Milliron âModulation of Carrier Type in Nanocrystal-in-Matrix Composites by Interfacial Dopingâ Chem. Mater. 2018, 30, 2544.
2017
52. A. Loiudice+, S. Saris+, E. Oveisi, D.T.L. Alexander, R. Buonsanti* “CsPbBr3 QD/AlOx inorganic nanocomposites with exceptional stability in water, light and heat” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 10957 (link)
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51. L. H. Hess, J.K. Cooper, A. Loiudice, C.-M. Jiang, R. Buonsanti*, I.D. Sharp* “Probing interfacial energetics and charge transfer kinetics in semiconductor nanocomposites: New insights into heterostructured TiO2/BiVO4 photoanodes” Nano Energy 2017, 34, 375 (pdf, open access)
50. C. Gadiyar, A. Loiudice, R. Buonsanti* “Colloidal Nanocrystals for Photoelectrochemical and Photocatalytic Water Splitting” J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 2017, 50, 074006. (TopicalReview_JApplPhysD_RBuonsanti_final, green open access)Â
49. I. D. Sharp*, J.K. Cooper. M. F. Toma, R. Buonsanti “Bismuth vanadate as a platform for accellerating discovery and development of complex transition metal oxide photoanodes” ACS Energy Letters 2017, 2, 139. (pdf, open access)
2016
48. R. Buonsanti* “Colloidal Chemistry to Advance Studies in Artificial Photosynthesis” CHIMIA 2016, 70, 780 (pdf).
47. I. Luz+, A. Loiudice+, D.T. Sun. W. L. Queen, R. Buonsanti* “Understanding the formation mechanism of metal nanocrystal@MOF-74 hybrids” Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 3839. (link)
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46. A. Loiudice, P. Lobaccaro, E.A. Kamali, T. Thao, B.H. Hung, J.W. Ager, R. Buonsanti* “Tailoring Cu nanocrystals towards C2 products in electrochemical CO2 reduction” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 5789  (link)
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Prior to EPFL
2015
45. A. Loiudice, J.K. Cooper, Lucas H. Hess, T.M. Mattox, I.D. Sharp*, R. Buonsanti* “Assembly and photocarrier dynamics of heterostructured nanocomposite photoanodes from multicomponent colloidal nanocrystals” Nano. Lett.2015, 15, 7347. (link)
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44. S.M. Meckler, C. Li, W. L. Queen, T. E. Williams, J. R. Long, R. Buonsanti, D. J. Milliron, and B. A. Helms âSub-micron PolymerâZeolitic Imidazolate Framework Layered Hybrids via Controlled Chemical Transformation of Naked ZnO Nanocrystal Filmsâ Chem. Mater.2015, 27, 7673.
43. A. Loiudice, J. Ma, W. S. Drisdell, T. M. Mattox, J. K. Cooper, T. Thao, C. Giannini, J. Yano, L.-W. Wang, I. D. Sharp, R. Buonsanti* “Band-gap tunability in Sb-alloyed BiVO4 quaternary oxides as visible light absorbers for solar fuel applications” Adv. Mater.2015, 27, 6733. (link)
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42. J. Lynch, C. Giannini, J. K. Cooper, A. Loiudice, I. D. Sharp, R. Buonsanti* âSubstitutional or interstitial site-selective nitrogen doping in TiO2 nanostructuresâ J. Phys. Chem. C2015, 119, 7443. (link)
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41. B. A. Helms, T.E. Williams, R. Buonsanti, D.J. Milliron âColloidal Nanocrystal Frameworksâ Adv. Mater. 2015, 27, 5820.
40. R. Sharma, A. Sawvel, B. Barton, A. Dong, R. Buonsanti, S. Axnanda, Z. Liu, J. J. Urban, D. Nordlund, C. Kisielowski, D. J. Milliron “Modulation of carrier type by interface doping in ultrathin semiconductor nanocrystal-in-matrix composites”, Chem. Mater. 2015, 27, 2755.
39. Y. Li, J.K. Cooper, R. Buonsanti, C. Giannini, Y. Liu, M. F. Toma, I. D. Sharp âFabrication of highly efficient planar heterojuction perovskite solar cells by controlled low-pressure vapor annealingâ J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2015, 6, 493.
38. C. Kim, P. J. Phillips, L. Xu, A. Dong, R. Buonsanti, R. F. Klie, J. Cabana âStabilization of Battery Electrode/Electrolyte Interfaces Employing Nanocrystals with Passivating Epitaxial Shellsâ Chem. Mater. 2015, 27, 394.
2014
37. T. E. Williams, C. M. Chang, E. L. Rosen, G. Garcia, E. L. Runnerstrom, B. L. Williams, B. Koo, R. Buonsanti, D. J. Milliron, B. A. Helms âNIR-selective electrochromic heteromaterial framework: a platform to understand mesoscale transport phenomena in solid-state electrochromical devicesâ J. Mater. Chem. C 2014, 2, 3328.
36. D. J. Milliron, R. Buonsanti, A. Llordes, B. A. Helms âConstructing Functional Mesostructured Materials from Colloidal Nanocrystal Building Blocksâ Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 236.
2013
35. A. Bergerund, R. Buonsanti, J. L. Jordan-Sweet, D. J. Milliron âSynthesis and Phase Stability of Metastable Bixbyite V2O3 Colloidal Nanocrystalsâ Chem. Mater. 2013, 25, 3172
34. L. Di Trizio, R. Buonsanti, A. Schimpf, D. R. Gamelin, R. Simonutti, D. J. Milliron âNb-Doped Colloidal TiO2 Nanocrystals with a Tunable Localized Surface Plasmon Resonanceâ Chem. Mater. 2013, 25, 3383.
33. I. Gurevitch, R. Buonsanti, A. A. Teran. B. Gludovatz, R. O. Ritchie, J. Cabana, N. P. Balsara,âNanocomposites of Titanium Dioxide and Polystyrene-Poly(ethylene oxide) Block Copolymer as Solid-State Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteriesâ J. Electrochem. Soc. 2013, 160, A1611-A1617.
32. C. Kim, R. Buonsanti, R. Yaylian, D. J. Miliron, J. Cabana âCarbon-free TiO2 battery electrodes enabled by morphological control at the nanoscaleâ Adv. Ener. Mater. 2013, 3, 1286.
31. J. B. Rivest, R. Buonsanti, T. E. Pick, L. Zhu, B. A. Helms, D. J. Milliron âOrdered mesoporosity in chalcogenide thin filmsâ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 7446.
30. R. Buonsanti*, D. J. Milliron* âChemistry of doped colloidal nanocrystalsâ Chem. Mater. 2013, 25, 1305.
29. G. Garcia, R. Buonsanti, A. Llordes, E. L. Runnerstrom, A. Bergerud, D. J. Milliron âNear Infrared Spectrally Selective Plasmonic Electrochromic Coatingsâ Adv. Opt. Mater. 2013, 1, 215.
2012
28. A. M. Schimpf, S. T. Ochsenbein, R. Buonsanti, D. J. Milliron, D. R. Gamelin ” Comparison of extra electrons in colloidal n-type Al3+ doped and photochemically reduced ZnO nanocrystals” Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 9352.
27. R. Buonsanti, T. E. Pick, N. Krins, T. J. Richardson, B. A. Helms, D. J. Milliron âAssembly of Ligand-Stripped Nanocrystals into Precisely Controlled Mesoporous Architecturesâ Nano Lett. 2012, 12, 3872
26. B. Barton, R. Buonsanti, A. Dong, D. Milliron, L. Hansen, S. Helveg, B. Jiang and C. Kisielowski âThe challenge of imaging hard/soft matter interfaces at atomic resolutionâ Microscopy and Microanalysis 2012, 18, 1606.
25. J. T. Duong, M. J. Bailey, T. E. Pick, P. M. McBride, E. L. Rosen, R. Buonsanti, D. J. Milliron, B.A. Helms âEfficient polymer passivation of ligand-stripped nanocrystal surfacesâ J. Polymer Sci. A: Polymer Chemistry 2012, 50, 3719
24. I. E. Rauda, R. Buonsanti, L. C. Saldarriaga-Lopez, K. Benjauthrit, L. T. Schelhas, M. Stefik, V.Augustyn, J. Ko, B. Dunn, U. Wiesner, D. J. Milliron, and S. H. Tolbert âGeneral Method for the Synthesis of Hierarchical Nanocrystal-Based Mesoporous Materialsâ ACS Nano 2012, 6, 6386
23. M.G. Manera, A. Taurino, M. Catalano, R. Rella, A.P. Caricato, R. Buonsanti, P.D. Cozzoli, M. Martino âEnhancement of the optically activated NO2 gas sensing response of brookite TiO2 nanorods/nanoparticles thin films deposited by matrix-assisted pulsed-laser evaporationâ Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2012, 161, 869
2011
22. E. Rosen, R. Buonsanti, A. Llordes, A. Sawverl D. J. Milliron, B. Helms âExceptionally Mild Reactive Stripping of Native Ligands from Nanocrystal Surfaces Using Meerweinâs Saltâ Angew. Chemie. Int. Ed. 2011, 51, 684
21. R. Buonsanti, E. Carlino, C. Giannini, D. Altamura, L. De Marco, R. Giannuzzi, M. Manca, G. Gigli, P. D. Cozzoli âHyperbranched Anatase TiO2 Nanocrystals: Nonaqueous Synthesis, Growth Mechanism, and Exploitation in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cellsâ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 19216
20. R. Buonsanti, A. Llordes, S. Aloni, B. Helms, D. J. Milliron âTunable Infrared Absorption and Visible Transparency of Colloidal Aluminum-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanocrystalsâ Nano Lett. 2011, 11, 4706
19. G. Garcia, R. Buonsanti, E.L. Runnerstrom, R. J. Mendelsberg, A. Llordes, A. Anders, T. J. Richardson, D. J. Milliron âDynamically Modulating the Surface Plasmon Resonance of Doped Semiconductor Nanocrystalsâ Nano Lett. 2011, 11, 4415
18. L. De Marco, M. Manca, R. Buonsanti, R. Giannuzzi, F. Malara, P. Pareo, L. Martiradonna, N. M. Giancaspro, P. D. Cozzoli, G. GigliâHigh-quality photoelectrodes based on shape-tailored TiO2 nanocrystals for dye-sensitized solar cellsâ J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 13371
17. M. Levy, A. Quarta, A. Espinosa, A. Figuerola, C. Wilhelm, M. Garcia-Hernandez, A. Genovese, A. Falqui, D. Alloyeau, R. Buonsanti, P. D. Cozzoli, M. A. Garcia, F. Gazeau, T. Pellegrino âCorrelating Magneto-Structural Properties to Hyperthermia Performance of Highly Monodisperse Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Prepared by a Seeded-Growth Routeâ Chem. Mater. 2011, 23, 4170
16. A. P. Caricato, R. Buonsanti, M. Catalano, M. Cesaria, P. D. Cozzoli, A. Luches, M. G. Manera, M. Martino, A. Taurino and R. RellaâFilms of brookite TiO2 nanorods/nanoparticles deposited by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation as NO2 gas-sensing layersâ J. Appl.Phys. A 2011, 104, 963
15. A. Llordes, A. T. Hammack, R. Buonsanti, R. Tangirala, S. Aloni, B. A. Helms, D. J. MillironâPolyoxometalates and colloidal nanocrystals as building blocks for metal oxide nanocomposite filmsâ J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 11631
14. I. C. Lekshmi, R. Buonsanti, C. Nobile, R. Rinaldi, P. D. Cozzoli, G. Maruccio âTunneling Magnetoresistance with Sign Inversion in Junctions Based on Iron Oxide Nanocrystal Superlatticesâ, ACS Nano 2011, 5, 1731-1738
2010
13. D. Fragouli, B. Torre, G. Bertoni, R. Buonsanti, R. Cingolani, A. Athanassiou âFormation and Microscopic Investigation of Iron Oxide Aligned Nanowires Into Polymeric Nanocomposite Filmsâ Microscopy Research and Tecnique 2010, 73, 952-958
12. R. Buonsanti, E. Carlino, V. Grillo, C. Giannini, F. Gozzo, M.Garcia-Hernandez, M.A. Garcia, R. Cingolani, P.D. Cozzoli âArchitectural Control of Seeded Grown Iron Oxide/TiO2 Nanorod Heterostructures: The Role of Seeds in Topology Selection” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 2437â2464
11. D. Fragouli, R. Buonsanti, G. Bertoni, A. Falqui, C. Sangregorio, C. Innocenti, D. Gatteschi, P.D. Cozzoli, A. Athanassiou, R. Cingolani, âDynamical formation of spatially localized arrays of aligned nanowires in plastic films with magnetic anisotropy.â ACS Nano 2010, 4, 1873
2009
10. V. Petkov, P. D. Cozzoli, R. Buonsanti, R. Cingolani, Y. Ren “Size, shape and internal atomic ordering of nanocrystals by atomic pair distribution functions: a comparative study of Îł-Fe2O3 nanosized spheres and tetrapods” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 14264â14266
9. R. Buonsanti, E. Snoeck, C. Giannini, F. Gozzo, M. Garcia-Hernandez, M. A. Garcia, R. Cingolani, P. D. CozzoliâColloidal semiconductor-magnetic heterostructures based on iron-oxide-functionalized brookite nanorodsâ Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2009, 11, 3680-3691
8. R. Di Corato, P. Piacenza, M. MusarĂČ, R. Buonsanti, P.D. Cozzoli, M. Zambianchi, G. Barbarella, R. Cingolani, L.Manna, T. PellegrinoâMagnetic-fluorescent colloidal nano-beads: preparation and exploitation in cell separation experimentâ Macromol. Biosci. 2009, 9, 952-958
7. R. Buonsanti, V. Grillo, E. Carlino, C. Giannini, T. Kipp, R. Cingolani and P. D. CozzoliâNonhydrolitic synthesis of high quality anisotropically shaped brookite TiO2 nanocrystalsâ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130 11223â11233
2008
6. R. Di Corato, A. Quarta, P. Piacenza, A. Ragusa, A. Figuerola, R. Buonsanti, R. Cingolani, L. Manna, T. PellegrinoâWater solubilization of hydrophobic nanocrystals by means of poly(maleic anhydride-alt-1-octadecene)â J. Mater. Chem. 2008, 18, 1991-1996
5. G. Caputo, C. Nobile, R. Buonsanti, T. Kipp, L. Manna, R. Cingolani, P. D. Cozzoli, A. Athanassiou”Determination of surface properties of various substrates using TiO2 nanorod coatings with tuneable characteristics” J. Mater. Sci. 2008, 43, 3474
4. M. Casavola, R. Buonsanti, G. Caputo, P. D. Cozzoli, âColloidal strategies for preparing oxide-based hybrid nanocrystalsâ, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 6, 837-854
3. G. Caputo, R. Buonsanti, M. Casavola, P. D. Cozzoli âSynthetic strategies to multi-material hybrid nanocrystalsâ, Advanced wet-chemical synthetic approaches to inorganic nanostructures, P. D. Cozzoli Ed.; Transworld Research Network, Kerala, India, 2008, chapter 14 (pp. 407-453), ISBN 978-81-7895-361-8
2007
2. R. Buonsanti, M. Casavola, G. Caputo, P. D. Cozzoli, âAdvances in the chemical fabrication of complex multimaterial nanocrystalsâ, Recent Pat. Nanotechnol. 2007, 1 , 224-232
2006
1. R. Buonsanti, V. Grillo, E. Carlino, C. Giannini, M. L. Curri, C. Innocenti, C. Sangregorio, K. Achterhold, F. G. Parak, A. Agostiano, P. D. Cozzoli, âSeeded Growth of Asymmetric Binary Nanocrystals Made of a Semiconductor TiO2 Rodlike Section and a Magnetic Îł-Fe2O3 Spherical Domainâ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 16953 â 16970