Patents:
Applied: L. Protesescu, S. Mutalik, J. Hong, European patent application No. 23199218.1,
Title: Hard coatings from metal boride nanocrystals ink, Priority date: 22.09.2023.
Granted: N.A. Lüchinger, M. Oszajca, P. Kissel, L. Protesescu, M. Kovalenko, F. Krieg,
Title: Luminescent crystals and manufacturing thereof, Priority date: 26.06.2017.
Granted: N. Lüchinger, M. Oszajca, P. Kissel, M. Kovalenko, L. Protesescu, F. Krieg, S. Navakowska.
Title: Solid polymer composition, Priority date: 26.06.2017.
Articles:
61.Kushagra Gahlot, Lorenzo di Mario, Rixt Bosma, Maria A. Loi, Loredana Protesescu
Air-Stable Thin Films of Tin Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals by Polymers and Al2O3 Encapsulation
Chem. Mater. 2024, 36, 22, 11227–11235
60. 35 challenges in materials science being tackled by PIs under 35(ish) in 2024
Matter, Volume 7, Issue 11, 6 November 2024, Pages 3699-3706
Isabel Abánades Lázaro 1, Athina Anastasaki 2, Herdeline Ann M. Ardoña 3, Maxx Q. Arguilla 4, Abdulaziz S.R. Bati 5, Munkhbayar Batmunkh 6, Quinn A. Besford 7, Michelle P. Browne 8, Saffron J. Bryant 9, Marco Carlotti 10, Claudia Contini 11, Colm Delaney 12, Emily R. Draper 13, Aaron Elbourne 14, Jack D. Evans 15, Larisa Florea 16, Antoni Forner-Cuenca 17, Alexander C. Forse 18, Miguel I. Gonzalez 19, Simon Krause 20, Hiang Kwee Lee 21, Michael M. Lerch 22, Shi Liu 23, Nieves López-Salas 24, Francisco J. MartinMartinez 25 , Cristian Pezzato 26, Loredana Protesescu 27, Fredrik Schaufelberger 28 29, Paula Sebastián Pascual 30, Aránzazu Sierra Fernández 31, William A. Tarpeh 32, Gianvito Vilé 33, Larissa K.S. von Krbek 34, Hongzhang Wang (汪鸿章) 35, Tailin Wu 36, Connor J.R. Wells 37, Steven W. Cranford 38
"My research addresses the challenge of developing advanced nanomaterials with unprecedented properties for next-generation applications. We aim to surpass the limitations of lead-based perovskites by developing stable and efficient metal halide/chalcogenide perovskites. We tackle synthesis and surface chemistry hurdles with semiconductor pnictides in infrared photodetectors. For metal borides, we innovate to maintain exceptional properties at the nanoscale for hard coatings and catalysis. We ensure scalable, reproducible synthesis of these colloidal nanocrystals by integrating high-throughput methods and machine learning. Ultimately, we design materials to withstand extreme environments, pushing nanotechnology’s boundaries and addressing critical energy, environmental, and healthcare challenges."
59. Kushagra Gahlot, Julia N Kraft, Manuel Pérez-Escribano, Razieh Mehrabi Koushki, Majid Ahmadi, Enrique Orti, Bart J Kooi, Giuseppe Portale, Joaquin Calbo, Loredana Protesescu
Growth Mechanism of Oleylammonium-Based Tin and Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanostructures
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
58. Jiale Chen, Jiaxiong Li, Georgian Nedelcu, Paul Hansch, Lorenzo Di Mario, Loredana Protesescu, Maria A Loi
Blade-coated perovskite nanoplatelet polymer composites for sky-blue light-emitting diodes
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
57. Yun Hai, Kushagra Gahlot, Mark Tanchev, Suhas Mutalik, Eelco K. Tekelenburg,1 Jennifer Hong, Majid Ahmadi, Laura Piveteau, Maria Antonietta Loi, Loredana Protesescu
On the Metal-Solvent Complex Formation at the Surface of InP Colloidal Quantum Dots
JACS, 2024, just accepted, https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c03325
56. Jennifer Hong,* Suhas Mutalik,* Paolo P. Pescarmona and Loredana Protesescu
Metal Borides: From Industrial Classics to Versatile Colloidal Nanocrystals for Energy, Catalysis, and Hard Coatings Applications†
Chem. Mater. 2024, just accepted.
55. Kushagra Gahlot, Julius Meijer and Loredana Protesescu
Structural and optical control through anion and cation exchange processes for Sn-halide perovskite nanostructures
DOI: 10.1039/D3NR06075F (Paper) Nanoscale, 2024, Advance Article
54. Chen, E. K. Tekelenburg, K. Gahlot, M. Pitaro, J. Xi, A. Lasorsa, G. Feraco, L. Protesescu, P. CA van der Wel, G. Portale, P. Rudolf, C.J Brabec, M. A. Loi.
Energy Environ. Sci., 2023,16, 5315-5324
53. Garcia Romero, D., Di Mario, L., Yan, F., Ibarra-Barreno, C. M., Mutalik, S., Protesescu, L., Rudolf, P. & Loi, M. A.
Adv. Funct. Mater.2024,34, 2307958
52. J. Hong, S. Mutalik, M. Miola, D. Gerlach, R. K. Mehrabi, G. Portale, P. Rudolf, P. P. Pescarmona, L. Protesescu
Nickel boride (NixB) nanocrystals: from solid-state synthesis to highly colloidally stable inks
Chem. Mater. 2023, 35, 4, 1710–1722
- J. Pinna, R. Mehrabi K., DS Gavhane, M. Ahmadi, S. Mutalik, L. Protesescu , BJ Kooi, G. Portale, MA Loi
Approaching bulk mobility in PbSe colloidal quantum dots 3D superlattices
Advanced Materials,2022, 2207364
- K. Gahlot, S. de Graaf, H. Duim, G. Nedelcu, R. M Koushki, M. Ahmadi, D. Gavhane, A. Lasorsa, O, De Luca, P. Rudolf, P. CA van der Wel, M. A Loi, B. J Kooi, G. Portale, J. Calbo, L. Protesescu
Structural Dynamics and Tunability for Colloidal Tin Halide Perovskite Nanostructures
Advanced Materials, 2022, 2201353
- Loredana Protesescu, Joaquin Calbo, Kristopher Williams, William Tisdale, Aron Walsh, Mircea Dincă
Colloidal Nano-MOFs Nucleate and Stabilize Ultra-Small Quantum Dots of Lead Bromide Perovskites
Chemical Science, 2021 , 12(17), 6129-6135
- Papagiorgis, Paris; Tsokkou, Demetra; Gahlot, Kushagra; Protesescu, Loredana ; Manoli, Andrew; Hermerschmidt, Felix; Christodoulou, Constantinos; Choulis, Stelios; Kovalenko, Maksym; Othonos, Andrew; Itskos, Grigorios
Exciton-Ligand Interactions in PbS Quantum Dots Capped by Metal Chalcogenides
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2020 , 124 (50), 27848-27857
- BGHM Groeneveld, H Duim, S Kahmann, O De Luca, EK Tekelenburg, ME Kamminga, L Protesescu , G Portale, GR Blake, P Rudolf, MA Loi
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2020 , 8 (43), 15377-15384
- S. Shao, H. Duim, Q. Wang, B. Xu, J. Dong, S. Adjokatse, GR Blake, L. Protesescu, G. Portale, J. Hou, M. Saba, MA Loi
Tuning the energetic landscape of Ruddlesden-Popper perovskite films for efficient solar cells
ACS Energy Letters, 2020 , 5 (1), 39-46
- FJ Hofmann, M. Bodnarchuk, L. Protesescu , M. V Kovalenko, J. Lupton, J. Vogelsang
J.Phys. Chem. lit. , 2019 , 10 (5), 1055-1062
Pre - University of Groningen publications:
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- D. Moscheni, F. Bertolotti, L. Piveteau, L. Protesescu , D. Dirin, M. Kovalenko, A. Cervellino, J. Skov Pedersen, N. Masciocchi, A. Guagliardi
Size-Dependent Fault-Driven Relaxation and Faceting in Zincblende CdSe Colloidal Quantum Dots
ACS Nano, (12), 2018 , 12558-12570.
43 . Piveteau, T.-C. Ong, BJ Walder, DN Dirin, D. Moscheni, B. Schneider, J. Bär, L. Protesescu , N. Masciocchi, A. Guagliardi, L.Emsley, C. Copéret, and MV Kovalenko
Resolving the Core and the Surface of CdSe Quantum Dots and Nanoplatelets Using Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Enhanced PASS–PIETA NMR Spectroscopy
ACS Cent. Sci ., 2018 , 4 (9), 1113-1125.
- Pfingsten, J. Klein , L. Protesescu , M.I. Bodnarchuk, M.V. Kovalenko and G. Bacher
Phonon Interaction and Phase Transition in Single Formamidinium Lead Bromide Quantum Dots
Nano Lett. , 2018 , 18, 4440–4446
- I. Lignos, V. Morad, Y. Shynkarenko, C. Bernasconi, RM Maceiczyk, Protesescu , F. Bertolotti, S. Kumar, ST Ochsenbein, N. Masciocchi, A. Guagliardi, C.-J. Shih, MI Bodnarchuk, AJ deMello and MV Kovalenko.
Exploration of Near Infrared-Emissive Colloidal Multinary Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals using an Automated Microfluidic Platform
ACS Nano , 2018 , 12, 5504–551
- L. Protesescu , S. Yakunin, O. Nazarenko, DN Dirin, and MV Kovalenko
Low-Cost Synthesis of Highly Luminescent Colloidal Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals by Wet Ball Milling
ACS Appl. NanoMater. , 2018, 1 , 1300–1308
- V. Kovalenko, L. Protesescu , M.I. Bodnarchuk
Properties and potential optoelectronic applications of lead halide perovskite nanocrystals
Science , 2017 , 358, 745-750
- M. Maceiczyk, K. Dümbgen, I. Lignos, L. Protesescu, MV Kovalenko, and AJ deMello
Microfluidic Reactors Provide Preparative and Mechanistic Insights into the Synthesis of Formamidinium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals
Chem. mother. , 2017 , 29, 8433–8439
- H. Fang, L. Protesescu , DM Balazs, S. Adjokatse, MV Kovalenko, and MA Loi
Exciton Recombination in Formamidinium Lead Triiodide: Nanocrystals vs. Thin Films
Small , 2017 , 1700673.
- Papagiorgis, L. Protesescu , MV Kovalenko, A. Othonos, and G. Itskos
Long-Lived Hot Carriers in Formamidinium Lead Iodide Nanocrystals
J. Phys. Chem. C , 2017 , 121, 12434–12440.
- F. Bertolotti , L. Protesescu , MV Kovalenko, S. Yakunin, A. Cervellino, SJL Billinge, MW Terban, JS Pedersen, N. Masciocchi, and A. Guagliardi
Coherent Nanotwins and Dynamic Disorder in Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals
ACS Nano , 2017 , 11, 3819–3831
- L. Protesescu , S. Yakunin, S. Kumar, J. Bär, F. Bertolotti, N. Masciocchi, A. Guagliardi, M. Grotevent, I. Shorubalko, MI Bodnarchuk, C.-J. Shih, and MV Kovalenko
Dismantling the “Red Wall” of Colloidal Perovskites: Highly Luminescent Formamidinium and Formamidinium-Cesium Lead Iodide Nanocrystals
ACS Nano , 2017 , 11, 3119–3134.
- L. Protesescu , S. Yakunin, MI Bodnarchuk, F. Bertolotti, N. Masciocchi, A. Guagliardi, and MV Kovalenko
Monodisperse Formamidinium Lead Bromide Nanocrystals with Bright and Stable Green Photoluminescence
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016 , 138, 14202–14205
- N. Dirin*, L. Protesescu*, D. Trummer, IV Kochetygov, S. Yakunin, F. Krumeich, NP Stadie and MV Kovalenko (* equal contribution)
Harnessing Defect-Tolerance at the Nanoscale: Highly Luminescent Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals in Mesoporous Silica Matrices Nano Lett., 2016 , 16, 5866–5874
- G. Raino, G. Nedelcu,L. Protesescu , MI Bodnarchuk, MV Kovalenko, RF Mahrt, and T. Stöferle
Single Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals at Low Temperature: Fast Single-Photon Emission, Reduced Blinking, and Exciton Fine Structure
ACS Nano , 2016 , 10, 2485–2490.
- Lignos, S. Stavrakis, G. Nedelcu, L. Protesescu , AJ deMello, and MV Kovalenko
Synthesis of Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals in a Droplet-Based Microfluidic Platform: Fast Parametric Space Mapping
Nano Lett. 2016 , 16, 1869–1877
- Kurpiers, DM Balazs, A. Paulke, S. Albrecht, I. Lange, L. Protesescu , MV Kovalenko, MA Loi and D. Neher
Free carrier generation and recombination in PbS quantum dot solar cells
Appl. Phys. lit. , 2016 , 108, 103102.
- L. Protesescu, T. Zünd, MI Bodnarchuk and MV Kovalenko.
Air-stable, near-to-mid-infrared emitting solids or PbTe/CdTe core-shell colloidal quantum dots
ChemPhysChem , 2016 , 17, 670–674
- DM Balazs, DN Dirin, H. Fang, Protesescu , GH Brink, BJ Kooi, MV Kovalenko, and MA Loi.
Counterion-Mediated Ligand Exchange for PbS Colloidal Quantum Dot Superlattices .
ACS Nano, 2015 , 9, 11951–11959.
- C. Gollner, J. Ziegler, Protesescu , DN Dirin, RT Lechner, G. Fritz-Popovski, M. Sytnyk, S. Yakunin, S. Rotter, AA Yousefi Amin, C. Vidal, C. Hrelescu, T. A Klar , M. Kovalenko, and W. Heiss.
ACS Nano, 2015 , 9, 9792–9801.
- S. Yakunin, Protesescu , F. Krieg, MI Bodnarchuk, G. Nedelcu, M. Humer, G. De Luca, M. Fiebig, W. Heiss, and MV Kovalenko.
Nature Communications, 2015 , 9, 8056.
- L. Lai, W. Gomulya, M. Berghuis , L. Protesescu , RJ Detz, J. Reek, MV Kovalenko, and MA Loi.
Organic-inorganic Hybrids Solution-processed H2-evolving Photocathode . ACS Appl. mother. Interfaces, 2015 , 7, 19083–19090.
- G. Nedelcu, L. Protesescu , S. Yakunin, MI Bodnarchuk, M. Grotevent and MV Kovalenko .
Nano Letters, 2015 , 15, 5635–5640.
- H. Fang, DM Balazs, L. Protesescu , MV Kovalenko, and MA Loi.
Phys. Chem. C, 2015 , 119, 17480–17486.
21 . S. Kahmann, A. Mura, L. Protesescu , M. Kovalenko, Ch. J. Brabec and MA Loi.
Optoelectronics or PbS quantum dot and narrow bandgap polymer blends .
J of Materials Chem. C, 2015 , 3.5499-5505.
20. L. Protesescu , S. Yakunin, MI Bodnarchuk, F. Krieg, R. Caputo, C. Holman Hendon, RX Yang, A. Walsh, and MV Kovalenko.
Nano Letters, 2015 , 15, 3692–3696.
(front cover and ACS live slides)
19. L. Protesescu , M. Nachtingaal, O. Voznyy, O. Borovinskaya, AJ Rossini, L. Emsley, C. Coperet, D. Günther, EH Sargent, and MV Kovalenko.
Atomistic description of thiostannate-capped CdSe nanocrystals: retention of four-coordinate SnS4 motif and preservation of Cd-rich stoichiometry .J. Am Chem. Soc., 2015 , 137, 1862–1874.
18. M. He , L. Protesescu , R. Caputo, F. Krumeich, and MV Kovalenko
Chem. Mater., 2015 , 27, 635-647.
17 . MJ Speirs, DM Balazs, Hong-Hua Fang, Lai-Hung Lai, L. Protesescu , M. Kovalenko and MA Loi .
Origin of the increased open circuit voltage in PbS-CdS core-shell quantum dot solar cells.
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015 , 3 , 1450-1457.
16. S. Yakunin, D. N. Dirin , L. Protesescu , M. Sytnyk, S. Tollabimazraehno, M. Humer, F. Hackl, T. Fromherz, MI Bodnarchuk, MV Kovalenko, and W. Heiss.
High Infrared Photoconductivity in Films of Arsenic-Sulfide-Encapsulated Lead-Sulfide Nanocrystals .
ACS Nano, 2014 , 8, 12883–12894.
- J. Huang, W. Liu, DS Dolzhnikov, Protesescu , MV Kovalenko, B. Koo, S. Chattopadhyay, EV Shevchenko, and DV Talapin.
ACS Nano, 2014 , 8, 9388–9402.
- M. Yarema, M. Wörle, M. D Rossell, R. Erni, R. Caputo, L. Protesescu , KV Kravchyk, DN Dirin, K Lienau, F. von Rohr, A. Schilling, M. Nachtegaal, and MV Kovalenko .
Monodisperse Colloidal Gallium Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Low Temperature Crystallization, Surface Plasmon Resonance and Li-Ion Storage .J. Am Chem. Soc., 2014 , 136, 12422–12430.
13 . I. Lignos, Protesescu , S. Stavrakis, L. Piveteau, MJ Speirs, MA Loi, MV Kovalenko, and AJ deMello.
Chem. Mater., 2014 , 26, 2975–2982.
- MJ Speirs, BGHM Groeneveld, L. Protesescu , C. Piliego, M. Kovalenko and M.A. Loi .
Hybrid inorganic-organic tandem solar cells for broad absorption of the solar spectrum .
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014 , 16, 7672-7676.
- LH Lai, W. Gomulya, L. Protesescu , M. Kovalenko and MA Loi.
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014 , 16, 7531-7537.
- L. Protesescu *, AJ Rossini*, D. Kriegner, M. Valla, A. de Kargommeaux, M. Walter, KV Kravchyk, M. Nachtingaal, J. Stangl, B. Malaman, P. Reiss, A. Lesage, L. Emsley , C. Coperet, and Maksym V. Kovalenko. (* equal contribution)
ACS Nano, 2014 , 8, 2639–2648.
- D. Tsokkou, P. Papagiorgis, L. Protesescu , MV Kovalenko, SA Choulis, C. Christofides, G. Itskos, A. Othonos,
Photophysics of PbS Quantum Dot Films Capped with Arsenic Sulfide Ligands .
Advanced Energy Materials, 2014 , 1301547.
- L.-H. Lai, L. Protesescu , M.V. Kovalenko, M.A. Loi,
Sensitized Solar Cells with Colloidal PbS/CdS Core/Shell Quantum Dots .
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014 , 16, 736-742.
- C. Piliego, Protesescu , SZ Bisri, MV Kovalenko, MA Loi,
5.2% efficient PbS nanocrystal Schottky solar cells .
Energy and Environmental Science, 2013 , 6, 10, 3054-3059.
6. KV Kravchyk, Protesescu , MI Bodnarchuk, F. Krumeich, M. Yarema, M. Walter, Ch. Guntlin, and MV Kovalenko,
J. Am Chem. Soc., 2013 , 135, 4199−4202.
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Pre-doctoral publications:
- M. Tudorache, A. Negoi, L. Protesescu , VI Parvulescu,
Applied Catalysis B environmental, 2014 , 145, SI, 120-125.
- M. Tudorache, L. Protesescu , A. Negoi, VI Parvulescu,
Applied Catalysis A: General, 2012, 427.
- M. Tudorache, L. Protesescu , S. Coman and VI Parvulescu,
Efficient bio-conversion of glycerol to glycerol carbonate catalyzed by lipase extracted from Aspergillus niger .
Green Chemistry, 2012 , 14, 2, 478-482.
- L. Protesescu , M. Tudorache, S. Neatu, M. Grecu, E. Kemnitz, VI Parvulescu, S. M. Coman,
Unusual behavior of a novel heterogeneous chiral dimer CrIII-salen complex in the epoxidation/epoxide ring-opening reaction of trans-methylcinnamate ester.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry , 2011 , 115, 1112-1122
- F. Neatu, L. Protesescu , Florea M., Parvulescu VI, Teodorescu CM, Apostol N., Toullec PY, Miclelet V.
Novel Pd Heterogenous catalysts for cycloisomerisation of acetylenic carboxylic acids
Green Chemistry, 2010 , 12, 12, 2145-2149.