Here you can find a list of our most recent publications

2024

Flow-by membraneless electrolyzer designs: A macroporous flow dividing mesh enhances maximum allowable electrode length
Rituraj Borah, Karthick Raj AG, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Fuel 377(2024), 132779
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132779

Surface modification of mesostructured cellular foam to enhance hydrogen storage in binary THF/H2 clathrate hydrate
Nithin Bharadwaj Kummamuru, Radu-George Ciocarlan, Maarten Houlleberghs, Johan Martens, Eric Breynaert, Sammy W. Verbruggen, Pegie Cool, Patrice Perreault
Sustainable Energy & Fuels 8(2024), 2824-2838.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SE00114A

Recent advances in metal-doped defective TiO2 for photocatalytic CO2 conversion.
Arno Raes, Antony Charles Minja, Karthick Raj AG, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering 44(2024) 101013.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coche.2024.101013

Coupling of phthalocyanines with plasmonic gold nanoparticles by click chemistry for an enhanced singlet oxygen based photoelectrochemical sensing.
Shahid Ullah Khan, Refilwe Matshitse, Rituraj Borah, Manjunatha Nemakal, Ekaterina O. Moiseeva, Tatiana V. Dubinina, Tebello Nyokong, Sammy W. Verbruggen, Karolien De Wael
ChemElectroChem 11:11(2024), e202300677
https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202300677

Intensified swirling reactor for the dehydrogenation of LOHC.
Laurens Van Hoecke, Nithin Bharadwaj Kummamuru, Hesam Pourfalla, Sammy Verbruggen, Patrice Perreault
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 51:Part D(2024), p. 611-623
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2023.08.150

Plasmonic photocatalytic coatings with self-cleaning, antibacterial, air and water purifying properties tested according to ISO standards.
Hannelore Peeters, Arno Raes, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 451(2024), 115529
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JPHOTOCHEM.2024.115529

Recent progress in developing non-noble metal-based photocathodes for solar green hydrogen production.
Antony Charles Minja, Karthick Raj AG, Arno Raes, Rituraj Borah, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering 43(2024), 101000
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.COCHE.2024.101000

2023

Black titania by sonochemistry: a critical evaluation of existing methods.
Arno Raes, Rajeshreddy Ninakanti, Lore Van den Bergh, Rituraj Borah, Sabine Van Doorslaer, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 100(2023), 106601
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ULTSONCH.2023.106601

Solvothermal synthesis of mesoporous TiO2 with tunable surface area, crystal size and surface hydroxylation for efficient photocatalytic acetaldehyde degradation.
Kaimin Zhang, Jinxin Wang, Rajeshreddy Ninakanti, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Chemical Engineering Journal 474(2023), 145188
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CEJ.2023.145188

Accelerated methane storage in clathrate hydrates using mesoporous (Organo-) silica materials.
Nithin Bharadwaj Kummamuru, Geert Watson, Radu-George Ciocarlan, Sammy W. Verbruggen, Pegie Cool, Pascal Van Der Voort, Patrice Perreault
Fuel 354(2023), 129403
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FUEL.2023.129403

A review on self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles into clusters, patterns, and films: emerging synthesis techniques and applications.
Rituraj Borah, Karthick Raj Ag, Antony Charles Minja, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Small Methods 7:6(2023), 2201536
https://doi.org/10.1002/SMTD.202201536

Benchmarking the photocatalytic self-cleaning activity of industrial and experimental materials with ISO 27448:2009.
Hannelore Peeters, Silvia Lenaerts, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Materials 16:3(2023), 1119
https://doi.org/10.3390/MA16031119

Gas phase deposition of well-defined bimetallic gold-silver clusters for photocatalytic applications.
Vana Chinnabathini, Fons Dingenen, Rituraj Borah, Imran Abbas, Johan van der Tol, Zviadi Zarkua, Francesco D’Acapito, Thi Hong Trang Nguyen, Peter Lievens, Didier Grandjean, Sammy W. Verbruggen, Ewald Janssens
Nanoscale 15:14(2023), p. 6696-6708
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NR07287D

Impact of soot deposits on waste gas-to-electricity conversion in a TiO2/WO3-based photofuel cell.
Karthick Raj Ag, Antony Charles Minja, Rajeshreddy Ninakanti, Myrthe Van Hal, Fons Dingenen, Rituraj Borah, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Chemical Engineering Journal 470(2023), 144390
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CEJ.2023.144390

Photocatalytic soot degradation under UV and visible light.
Myrthe Van Hal, Silvia Lenaerts, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30(2023), p. 22262-22272
https://doi.org/10.1007/S11356-022-23804-0

Recent trends in plasmon-assisted photocatalytic CO2 reduction.
Radu-George Ciocarlan, Natan Blommaerts, Silvia Lenaerts, Pegie Cool, Sammy W. Verbruggen
ChemSusChem 16:5(2023), e202201647
https://doi.org/10.1002/CSSC.202201647

Editorial overview: photocatalysis 2022 shining light on a diversity of research opportunities.
Sammy W. Verbruggen, Guido Mul
Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry 42(2023), 100838
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.COGSC.2023.100838

2022

Assessing the potential of application of titanium dioxide for photocatalytic degradation of deposited soot on asphalt pavement surfaces.
Seyed Reza Omranian, Michiel Geluyckens, Myrthe Van Hal, Navid Hasheminejad, Segundo Iran Rocha, Georgios Pipintakos, Siegfried Denys, Tom Tytgat, Freitas Elisabete Fraga, Joaquim Carneiro, Sammy W. Verbruggen, Cedric Vuye
Construction and Building Materials 350(2022), 128859
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CONBUILDMAT.2022.128859

Correlation between the fluorination degree of perfluorinated zinc phtalocyanines, their singlet oxygen generation ability, and their photoelectrochemical response for phenol sensing.
Liselotte Neven, Hanan Barich, Vincent Hong Yue Ching, Shahid Ullah Khan, Christopher Colomier, Hemantbhai H. Patel, Sergiu M. Gorun, Sammy W. Verbruggen, Sabine Van Doorslaer, Karolien De Wael
Analytical Chemistry 94:13(2022), p. 5221-5230
https://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.ANALCHEM.1C04357

Effect of size distribution, skewness and roughness on the optical properties of colloidal plasmonic nanoparticles.
Rituraj Borah, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 640(2022), 128521
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.COLSURFA.2022.128521

Experimental investigation of methane hydrate formation in the presence of metallic packing.
Nithin Bharadwaj Kummamuru, Sammy W. Verbruggen, Silvia Lenaerts, Patrice Perreault
Fuel 323(2022), 124269
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FUEL.2022.124269

Photoelectrochemical behavior of phtalocyanine-sensitized TiO2 in the presence of electron-shuttling mediators.
Shahid Ullah Khan, Stanislav Trashin, Victoria Beltran, Yuliya S. Korostei, Marius Pelmus, Sergiu M. Gorun, Tatiana Dubinina, Sammy W. Verbruggen, Karolien De Wael
Analytical Chemistry 94:37(2022), p. 12723-12731
https://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.ANALCHEM.2C02210

Plasmon resonance of gold and silver nanoparticle arrays in the Kretschmann (attenuated total reflectance) vs. direct incidence configuration.
Rituraj Borah, Rajeshreddy Ninakanti, Sara Bals, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Scientific Reports 12:1(2022), 15738
https://doi.org/10.1038/S41598-022-20117-7

Plasmonic hybrid nanostructures in photocatalysis: structures, mechanisms, and applications.
Rajeshreddy Ninakanti, Fons Dingenen, Rituraj Borah, Hannelore Peeters, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Topics in Current Chemistry 380:5(2022), 40
https://doi.org/10.1007/S41061-022-00390-W

Probing oxygen activation on plasmonic photocatalysts.
Fons Dingenen, Rituraj Borah, Rajeshreddy Ninakanti, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Frontiers in Chemistry 10(2022), 988542
https://doi.org/10.3389/FCHEM.2022.988542

Self-assembled ligand-capped plasmonic Au nanoparticle films in the Kretschmann configuration for sensing of volatile organic compounds.
Rituraj Borah, Jorid Smets, Rajeshreddy Ninakanti, Max L. Tietze, Rob Ameloot, Dmitry N. Chigrin, Sara Bals, Silvia Lenaerts, Sammy W. Verbruggen
ACS Applied Nano Materials 5:8(2022), p. 11494-11505
https://doi.org/10.1021/ACSANM.2C02524

Sunlight-powered reverse water gas shift reaction catalysed by plasmonic Au/TiO2 nanocatalysts: effects of Au particle size on the activity and selectivity.
Jordi Volders, Ken Elen, Arno Raes, Rajeshreddy Ninakanti, An-sofie Kelchtermans, Francesc Sastre, An Hardy, Pegie Cool, Sammy W. Verbruggen, Pascal Buskens, Marlies K. Van Bael
Nanomaterials 12:23(2022), 4153
https://doi.org/10.1021/ACSANM.2C02524

2021

Challenges in the use of hydrogen for maritime applications.
Laurens Van Hoecke, Ludovic Laffineur, Roy Campe, Patrice Perreault, Sammy W. Verbruggen, Silvia Lenaerts
Energy & Environmental Science 14(2021), p. 815-843
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EE01545H

Efficient iron phosphide catalyst as a counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells.
Abdullah Yildiz, Takwa Chouki, Aycan Atli, Moussab Harb, Sammy W. Verbruggen, Rajeshreddy Ninakanti, Saim Emin
ACS Applied Energy Materials 4:10(2021), p. 10618-10626
https://doi.org/10.1021/ACSAEM.1C01628

Gas phase photofuel cell consisting of WO₃- and TiO₂-photoanodes and an air-exposed cathode for simultaneous air purification and electricity generation.
Myrthe Van Hal,  Rui De Almeida Campos, Silvia Lenaerts,  Karolien De Wael, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Applied Catalysis B: environmental 292(2021), 120204
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APCATB.2021.120204

Layer-by-layer-stabilized plasmonic gold-silver nanoparticles on TiO2 : towards stable solar active photocatalysts.
Fons Dingenen, Natan Blommaerts, Myrthe Van Hal, Rituraj Borah, Daniel Arenas Esteban, Silvia Lenaerts, Sara Bals, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Nanomaterials 11:10(2021), 2624
https://doi.org/10.3390/NANO11102624

Selectivity in ligand functionalization of photocatalytic metal oxide nanoparticles for phase transfer and self‐assembly applications.
Rituraj Borah, Rajeshreddy Ninakanti, Gert Nuyts, Hannelore Peeters, Adrián Pedrazo-Tardajos, Silvia Nuti, Christophe Vande Velde, Karolien De Wael, Silvia Lenaerts, Sara Bals, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Chemistry: A European Journal 27:35(2021), chem.202100029
https://doi.org/10.1002/CHEM.202100029

Surface plasmon resonance-induced visible light photocatalytic TiO₂ modified with AuNPs for the quantification of hydroquinone.
Camila Mendonça, Shahid Ullah Khan, Vanousheh Rahemi, Sammy W. Verbruggen, Sergio A.S. Machado, Karolien De Wael
Electrochimica Acta 389(2021), 138734
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ELECTACTA.2021.138734

Tapping hydrogen fuel from the ocean : a review on photocatalytic, photoelectrochemical and electrolytic splitting of seawater.
Fons Dingenen, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 142(2021), 110866
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.RSER.2021.110866

Tuning the turnover frequency and selectivity of photocatalytic CO₂ reduction to CO and methane using platinum and palladium nanoparticles on Ti-Beta zeolites.
Natan Blommaerts, Nick Hoeven, Daniel Arenas Esteban, Rui De Almeida Campos, Myrjam Mertens, Rituraj Borah, Antonella Glisenti, Karolien De Wael, Sara Bals, Silvia Lenaerts, Sammy W. Verbruggen, Pegie Cool
Chemical Engineering Journal 410(2021), 128234
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CEJ.2020.128234

2020

Photoelectrochemistry for measuring the photocatalytic activity of soluble photosensitizers.
Shahid Ullah Khan, Stanislav Trashin, Yuliya S. Korostei, Tatiana V. Dubinina, Larisa G. Tomilova, Sammy W. Verbruggen, Karolien De Wael
ChemPhotoChem 4:4(2020), 300-306
https://doi.org/10.1002/CPTC.201900275

Plasmonic gold-embedded thin films as photocatalytic self-cleaning coatings.
Hannelore Peeters, Maarten Keulemans, Gert Nuyts, Frederik Vanmeert, Chen Li, Matthias Minjauw, Christophe Detavernier, Sara Bals, Silvia Lenaerts, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 267(2020), 118654
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APCATB.2020.118654

Silver–gold bimetallic alloy versus core–shell nanoparticles : implications for plasmonic enhancement and photothermal applications.
Rituraj Borah, Sammy Verbruggen
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124:22(2020), acs.jpcc.0c02630
https://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.JPCC.0C02630

2019

Coupled plasmon modes in 2D gold nanoparticle clusters and their effect on local temperature control.
Rituraj Borah, Sammy W. Verbruggen
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123:50(2019), p. 30594-30603
https://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.JPCC.9B09048

Electron transfer and near-field mechanisms in plasmonic gold-nanoparticle-modified photocatalytic systems.
Ramesh Asapu, Nathalie Claes, Radu-George Ciocarlan, Matthias Minjauw, Christophe Detavernier, Pegie Cool, Sara Bals, Sammy W. Verbruggen
ACS Applied Nano Materials 2:7(2019), p. 4067-4074
https://doi.org/10.1021/ACSANM.9B00485

Image analysis and in situ FTIR as complementary detection tools for photocatalytic soot oxidation.
Myrthe Van Hal, Sammy W. Verbruggen, Xiao-Yu Yang, Silvia Lenaerts, Tom Tytgat
Chemical Engineering Journal 367(2019), p. 269-277
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CEJ.2019.02.154

Mesoporous TiO2 from poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide)-b-polystyrene block copolymers for long-term acetaldehyde photodegradation.
Jonas Billet, Stef Vandewalle, Mieke Meire, Natan Blommaerts, Petra Lommens, Sammy W. Verbruggen, Klaartje De Buysser, Filip Du Prez, Isabel Van Driesche
Journal of Materials Science 55(2019), 1933–1945
https://doi.org/10.1007/S10853-019-04024-3

Unraveling structural information of Turkevich synthesized plasmonic gold–silver bimetallic nanoparticles.
Natan Blommaerts, Hans Vanrompay, Silvia Nuti, Silvia Lenaerts, Sara Bals, Sammy W. Verbruggen
Small 15:42(2019), 1902791
https://doi.org/10.1002/SMLL.201902791