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most citedSignificant CO2 photoreduction on a high-entropy oxynitride

94 citations

18 papers

physics.chem-ph2026★ 1 cited

A sustainable photocatalytic pathway for concurrent hydrogen and value-added chemical production utilizing microalgae as bio-scavenger in water

Ho Truong Nam Hai, Augusto Ducati Luchessi, Kaveh Edalati

Microalgae are an abundant bioorganic material source and play a significant role in life on Earth by conducting photosynthesis for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and its conversion…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026★ 8 cited

High-Pressure Torsion-Induced Transformation of Adenosine Monophosphate: Insights into Prebiotic Chemistry of RNA by Astronomical Impacts

Kaveh Edalati, Jacqueline Hidalgo-Jimenez, Thanh Tam Nguyen

The origin of life is yet a compelling scientific mystery that has sometimes been attributed to high-pressure impacts by small solar system bodies such as comets, meteoroids, aster…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 14 cited

Active high-entropy photocatalyst designed by incorporating alkali metals to achieve d0+d10+s0 cationic configurations and wide electronegativity mismatch

Jacqueline Hidalgo-Jimenez, Taner Akbay, Tatsumi Ishihara +1

Photocatalytic hydrogen (H2) production and carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion to methane (CH4) are considered promising solutions for reducing CO2 emissions. However, the development…

physics.chem-ph2025★ 24 cited

High-entropy perovskites as new photocatalysts for cocatalyst-free water splitting

Ho Truong Nam Hai, Makoto Arita, Kaveh Edalati

The photocatalytic water-splitting process is thermodynamically challenging and requires catalysts with suitable band structures, as well as the presence of supporting cocatalysts.…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 34 cited

Understanding high photocatalytic activity of the TiO2 high-pressure columbite phase by experiments and first-principles calculations

Jacqueline Hidalgo-Jimenez, Taner Akbay, Tatsumi Ishihara +1

The clean production of hydrogen as a zero-emission fuel can be done using photocatalysis, with TiO2 being one of the most promising photocatalysts. However, the activity of TiO2 a…

physics.chem-ph2025★ 13 cited

High-entropy oxide photocatalysts for green ammonia synthesis from nitrogen fixation in water

Thanh Tam Nguyen, Jacqueline Hidalgo-Jimenez, Kaveh Edalati

Ammonia, a critical chemical fertilizer and a potential hydrogen carrier, can be sustainably synthesized from atmospheric nitrogen and water under ambient conditions through photoc…

physics.chem-ph2025★ 12 cited

Boosting hydrogen and methane formation on a high-entropy photocatalyst by integrating atomic d0/d10 electronic junctions and microscopic P/N heterojunctions

Ho Truong Nam Hai, Jacqueline Hidalgo-Jiménez, Kaveh Edalati

The formation of green energy carriers such as hydrogen (H2) and methane (CH4) via photocatalytic processes provides a clean method for addressing environmental and energy issues.…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 36 cited

Severe Plastic Deformation of Ceramics by High-Pressure Torsion: Review of Principles and Applications

Kaveh Edalati, Jacqueline Hidalgo-Jiménez, Thanh Tam Nguyen +8

Ceramics are typically brittle at ambient conditions due to their covalent or ionic bonding and limited dislocation activities. While plasticity, and occasionally superplasticity,…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 35 cited

Photocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Methanation by High-Entropy Oxides: Significance of Work Function

Jacqueline Hidalgo-Jiménez, Taner Akbay, Xavier Sauvage +2

Methane (CH4) formation from photocatalytic carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion in water is currently of interest because methane is a fuel, and it can also be transformed into other u…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 29 cited

Mixed atomic-scale electronic configuration as a strategy to avoid cocatalyst utilization in photocatalysis by high-entropy oxides

Jacqueline Hidalgo-Jiménez, Taner Akbay, Xavier Sauvage +2

To enhance the activity of photocatalysts for hydrogen production and CO2 conversion, noble metal cocatalysts as electron traps and/or acceptors such as platinum or gold are usuall…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 24 cited

Efficient photoreforming of plastic waste using a high-entropy oxide catalyst

Thanh Tam Nguyen, Kaveh Edalati

Simultaneous catalytic hydrogen (H2) production and plastic waste degradation under light, known as photoreforming, is a novel approach to green fuel production and efficient waste…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 5 cited

High-pressure torsion processing of serine and glutamic acid: Understanding mechanochemical behavior of amino acids under astronomical impacts

Kaveh Edalati, Jacqueline Hidalgo-Jiménez, Thanh Tam Nguyen +2

Astronomical impacts by small solar system bodies (meteoroids, asteroids, comets, and transitional objects) are considered a mechanism for delivering amino acids and their polymeri…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 18 cited

Impact of high-pressure torsion on hydrogen production from photodegradation of polypropylene plastic wastes

Thanh Tam Nguyen, Kaveh Edalati

Plastic waste entering the environment through landfilling or improper disposal poses substantial risks to ecosystems and human health. Photoreforming is emerging as a clean photoc…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 51 cited

Brookite TiO2 as an active photocatalyst for photoconversion of plastic wastes to acetic acid and simultaneous hydrogen production: Comparison with anatase and rutile

Thanh Tam Nguyen, Kaveh Edalati

Photoreforming is a clean photocatalytic technology for simultaneous plastic waste degradation and hydrogen fuel production, but there are still limited active and stable catalysts…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 34 cited

Investigation of a high-entropy oxide photocatalyst for hydrogen generation by first-principles calculations coupled with experiments: Significance of electronegativity

Jacqueline Hidalgo-Jimenez, Taner Akbay, Tatsumi Ishihara +1

High-entropy oxides (HEOs), containing at least five principal cations, have recently emerged as promising photocatalysts for hydrogen production via water splitting. Despite their…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 94 cited

Significant CO2 photoreduction on a high-entropy oxynitride

Saeid Akrami, Parisa Edalati, Yu Shundo +4

CO photoreduction on photocatalysts is a nature-friendly solution to decrease the CO amount, but the method still has low efficiency because of difficult separation and eas…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2022★ 10 cited

Active photocatalysts for CO2 conversion by severe plastic deformation (SPD)

Saeid Akrami, Tatsumi Ishihara, Masayoshi Fuji +1

Excessive CO2 emission from fossil fuel usage has resulted in global warming and environmental crises. To solve this problem, the photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to CO or useful c…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2022★ 26 cited

Superfunctional materials by ultra-severe plastic deformation

Kaveh Edalati

Superfunctional materials are defined as materials with specific properties being superior to the functions of engineering materials. Numerous studies introduced severe plastic def…