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Our publications in the first project year:
  1. Studies on the thermal decomposition of multiwall carbon nanotubes under different atmospheres, in Materials Letters 90 (2012) 165-168.
  2. Water-Induced Charge Transport Processes in Titanate Nanowires: An Electrodynamic and Calorimetric Investigation, in Journal of Physical Chemistry C 116 (2012), 18999-19009.
  3. Rehydration of dehydrated CaFe-L(ayered)D(ouble)H(ydroxide) followed by thermogravimetry, X-ray diffractometry and dielectric relaxation spectroscopy, in Journal of Molecular Structure 1044 (2013) 26-31.
  4. Luminescence properties of Ho3+ co-doped SrAl2O4:Eu2+, Dy3+ long-persistent phosphors synthesized with a solid-state method, in Journal of Molecular Structure 1044 (2013) 87-93.
  5. Structural stability test of hexagonal CePO4 nanowires synthesized at ambient temperature, in Journal of Molecular Structure 1044 (2013) 94-98.
  6. Synthesis and Characterization of WO3 Nanowires and Metal Nanoparticle-WO Nanowire Composites, in Journal of Molecular Structure 1044 (2013), 99-103.
  7. Structure and Stability of Pristine and Bi and/or Sb Decorated Titanate Nanotubes, in Journal of Molecular Structure 1044 (2013), 104-108.
  8. Effects of carbon nanotube functionalization on the agglomeration and sintering of supported Pd nanoparticles, in Adsorption 19 (2013) 501-508.
  9. Rh-induced Support Transformation Phenomena in Titanate Nanowire and Nanotube Catalysts, Langmuir 29 (2013), 3061-3072.
  10. Effect of planetary ball milling process parameters on the nitrogen adsorption properties of multiwall carbon nanotubes, in Adsorption 19 (2013), 687-694.
  11. Fine tuning of titanate nanostructures' surface acidic sites, in Adsorption 19 (2013) 695-700.
  12. Adsorption mechanisms of organic compounds on multiwall carbon nanotubes, in the Chemical Engineering Journal 225 (2013), 144-152.
  13. Non-equilibrium transformation of titanate nanowires to nanotubes upon mechanochemical activation, in RSC Advances 3 (2013), 7681-7683.

Our publications in the second project year:
  1. Water sorption-induced dielectric changes in titanate nanowires, in J. Phys. Chem. C 117 (2013) 16686-16697.
  2. Metal loading determines the stabilization pathway for Co2+ in titanate nanowires: ion exchange vs. cluster formation, in Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys 15 (2013) 15917-15925.
  3. Water Types and their Relaxation Behavior in Partially Rehydrated CaFe-Mixed Binary Oxide Obtained from CaFe-Layered Double Hydroxide in the 155 K – 298 K Temperature Range, in Langmuir 29 (2013) 13315-13321.
  4. Functionalized Low Defect Graphene Nanoribbons and Polyurethane Composite Film for Improved Gas Barrier and Mechanical Performances, in ACS Nano 7 (2013) 10380-10386.
  5. Exploiting the ion exchange ability of titanate nanotubes in a model water softening process, in Chem, Phys. Lett. 591 (2014) 161-165.
  6. Human epithelial tissue culture study on restorative materials, in Journal of Dentistry 42 (2014) 7-14.
  7. Photocatalytic Activity of Nitrogen doped TiO2-based Nanowires: A Photo-Assisted Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy Study, in Journal of Nanoparticle Research 16 (2014) 2143.
  8. Titania Nanofibers in Gypsum Composites: An Antibacterial and Cytotoxicology Study, in Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2 (2014) 1307-1306.
  9. Water-induced changes in the charge-transport dynamics of titanate nanowires, in Langmuir 30 (2014) 1977-1984.
  10. Synthesis of ZnS nanocrystals within Maleic Anhydride-Octene-1-Vinylbutyl ether terpolymer template and its characterizations, in International Journal of Advanced Chemical Technology 3 (2014) 14-18.
  11. Decoration of Titanate Nanowires and Nanotubes by Gold Nanoparticles: XPS, HRTEM and XRD Characterization, in e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology 12 (2014) 252-258.
  12. Synthesis and characterization of polyvinyl alcohol based multiwalled carbon nanotube nano composites, in Physica E 61 (2014) 129-134.
  13. Dynamic origin of the surface conduction response in adsorption-induced electrical processes, in Chemical Physics Letters 607 (2014) 1-4.
  14. Three different clay-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron materials for industrial azo dye degradation: A comparative study, in Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers (2014), in press.
  15. Low temperature conversion of titanate nanotubes into nitrogen-doped TiO2 nano particles, in CrystEngComm 16 (2014) 7486-7492.
  16. Mössbauer and XRD study of intercalated CaFe-layered double hydroxides, in Hyperfine Interactions 226 (2014) 171-179.
  17. The catalytic epoxidation of 2-cyclohexen-1-one over uncalcined layered double hydroxides using various solvents, Catal. Today. 241 (2015) 231-236. (this paper was accepted for publication in the 2nd project year but appeared in press in the third one).
  18. Synthesis and properties of CaAl-layered double hydroxide (CaAl-LDH) of hydrocalumite type, in Chemical Papers 68 (2014) 633-637.
  19. Carbon nanotube-layered double hydroxide nanocomposite, in Chemical Papers 68 (2014) 650-655.
  20. Mechanochemical synthesis of M(II)Sn(IV) layered double hydroxides, in Recent Developments in Coordination, Bioinorganic and Applied Inorganic Chemistry (Eds: Melník M, Segľa P, Tatarko M) (2013) 47-57. ISBN 978-80-227-3918-4).
  21. La(III)-doping of hydrotalcites with various Mg(II)/Al(III) ratios, in Recent Developments in Coordination, Bioinorganic and Applied Inorganic Chemistry (Eds: Melník M, Segľa P, Tatarko M) (2013) 343-347. ISBN 978-80-227-3918-4).
  22. Layered double hydroxides - peculiar composite materials that can be easily functionalised further, in Recent Developments in Coordination, Bioinorganic and Applied Inorganic Chemistry (Eds: Melník M, Segľa P, Tatarko M) (2013) 324-342. ISBN 978-80-227-3918-4).
  23. Synthesis and properties of CaAl-layered double hydroxide (CaAl-LDH) of the hydrocalumite type, in Recent Developments in Coordination, Bioinorganic and Applied Inorganic Chemistry (Eds: Melník M, Segľa P, Tatarko M) (2013) 348-355. ISBN 978-80-227-3918-4).
  24. Carbon nanotube-layered double hydroxide nanocomposites, in Recent Developments in Coordination, Bioinorganic and Applied Inorganic Chemistry (Eds: Melník M, Segľa P, Tatarko M) (2013) 6-13. ISBN 978-80-227-3918-4).


Our publications in the third project year:
  1. Gas sensing and thermal transport through carbon-nanotube-based nano devices in the book "Design and applications of nanomaterials for sensors", Springer series "Challenges and Advances in Computational Chemistry and Physics" Volume 16, 2014, pp 99-136, print ISBN 978-94-017-8847-2. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-8848-9_4
  2. Carbon Paste Electrodes Bulk-Modified with Carbon Nanotubes and Chemically Oxidized Carbon Nanotubes for the Determination of Hydrogen Peroxide, in Sensing in Electroanalysis, Vol. 8. (K. Kalcher, R. Metelka, I. Svancara, K. Vytras, Eds), 2014, pp. 195-2011, print ISBN  978-80-7395-782-7
  3. Toxic metal immobilization in contaminated sediment using bentonite- and kaolinite-supported nano zero-valent iron, in Journal of Nanoparticle Research 16 (2014) 2548. 
  4. Mechanochemically-assisted synthesis of pristine Ca(II)Sn(IV)-layered double hydroxides and their amino acid intercalated nano composite, Journal of Materials Science 49 (2014) 8478-8486.
  5. Influence of synthesis conditions on formation of core-shell titanate-ferrite particles and processing of composite ceramics, Ceramics International 41 (2014) 1437-1445.
  6. Green synthesis of biomimetic CePO4:Tb nanostructures by the simplest morphology control, RSC Advances 4 (2014) 49879-49887.
  7. Thermal decomposition and reconstruction of CaFe-layered double hydroxide studied by X-ray diffractometry and 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy, J. Mol. Struct. 1090 (2015) 19-24.
  8. Influence of Gold Additive on the Stability and Phase Transformation of Titanate Nanostructures, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 16 (2014) 26786-26797.
  9. Synthesis and Characterization of Composition-gradient Based CdxZn1-xSeyS1-y Heterostructured Quantum Dots, Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis 115 (2015) 129-141.
  10. Comparison of static and dynamic sonication as process intensification for particle size reduction using a factorial design, Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification 87 (2015) 26-34.
  11. Visible Light Induced Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanowires Photosensitized with CdSe Quantum Dots, Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis 115 (2015) 143-157.
  12. Trace level volammetric determination of lead and cadmium in sediment pore water by a bismuth-oxychloride particle - multiwalled carbon nanotube composite modified glassy carbon electrode, Talanta 134 (2015) 640-649.
  13. Synthesis and characterization of CdS nanoparticle based multiwall carbon nanotube - maleic anhydride - 1-octene nano composites, Physica E 69 (2015) 212-218.
  14. Facile synthesis of nanostructured carbon materials over Raney nickel catalyst films printed on Al2O3 and SiO2 substrates, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 3 (2015) 1823-1829.
  15. Liquid droplet evaporation from buckypaper: on the fundamental properties of the evaporation profile, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 209 (2015) 105-112.
  16. Adsorption of chlorinated phenols on multiwalled carbon nanotubes, RSC Advances 5 (2015) 24920-24929.
  17. Layered titanate nanostructures: perspectives for industrial exploitation, Translational Materials Research 2(1) (2015) 015003.
  18. Structure independent proton transport in cerium(III) phosphate nanowires, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 7 (2015) 9947-9956.
  19. Optimisation of the synthesis parameters of mechanochemically prepared CaAl-layered double hydroxide, Applied Clay Science 112-113 (2015) 94-99.
  20. Facile synthesis of CuS nanoparticles deposited on polymer nanocomposite foam and their effects on microstructural and optical properties, European Polymer Journal 68 (2015) 47.56.
  21. Synthesis of tungsten carbide and tungsten disulfide on vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube forests and its application as non-Pt electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 3 (2015) 14609-14616.
  22. Unveiling the Role of CNTs on the Phase Formation of 1D Ferroelectrics, Langmuir 31 (2015) 6713-6720.
  23. Visible light activation photocatalytic performance of PbSe quantum dot sensitized TiO2 Nanowires, Applied Catalysis B - Environmental 179 (2015) 583-588.
  24. Optimization of thiamethoxam adsorption parameters using multi-walled carbon nanotubes by means of fractional factorial design, Chemosphere 141 (2015) 87-93.
  25. Research on hydroxypatite based composite materials, Rev. Roum. Chem. 59 (2014) 353-357.
  26. Atmospheric plasma sprayed silica-hydroxyapatite coatings on magnesium alloy substrates, Ceramics International 41 (2015) 6005-6012.
  27. Preparation and characterization of carboxyl functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes–hydroxyapatite composites, Ceramics International 41 (2015), in press
  28. Kavli-díj a nanotudomány terén 2014, Magyar Kémikusok Lapja 70 (2015) 3-6.

Our publications in the fourth project year:
  1. Synthesis and 1-butene hydrogenation activity of platinum decorated bamboo-shaped multiwall carbon nanotubes, Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis (2015). 
  2. Electrocatalytic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Decorated with Copper and Bimetallic CuPd Nanoparticles​, Topics in Catalysis 11-14 (2015), 1119-1126. 
  3. A simple method to control the formation of biomimetic cerium phosphate architectures, CrystEngComm (2015) accepted for publication
  4. Functionalized Boron Nitride Porous Solids, RSC Advances 5 (2015) 93964-93968.
  5. Mechanochemical synthesis and intercalation of Ca(II)Fe(III)-layered double hydroxides, Journal of Solid State Chemistry 233 (2016) 236-243.
  6. Environmentally benign synthesis methods of zero valent iron nanoparticles, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 4 (2016) 291-296.solid stat
  7. Development of Ibuprofen-loaded nanostructured lipid carrier based-gels: characterization and investigation of in vitro and in vivo penetration through the skin, International Journal of Nanomedicine 11 (2016) 1201-1212.
  8. Mesoporous carbon supported Pd nanoparticles with high specific surface area for cyclohexene hydrogenation; Outstanding catalytic activity of NaOH treated catalysts, Surface Science 648 (2016) 114-119.
  9. Mn(II)-amino acid complexes intercalated in CaAl-layered double hydroxide - well-characterized, highly efficient, recyclable oxidation catalysts, J. Catal. 335 (2016) 125-134.
  10. Surface pinning explains the low heat transfer coefficient 
between water and a carbon nanotube film, Carbon 100 (2016) 27-35.
  11. Ultrasonically-enhanced mechanochemical synthesis of CaAl-layered double hydroxides intercalated by a variety of inorganic anions, Ultrasonics sonochemistry 31 (2016) 409-416.
  12. Ultrasound-enhanced milling in the synthesis of phase-pure, highly crystalline ZnAl-layered double hydroxide of low Zn(II) content, Particuology 27 (2016) 29-33.
  13. Synthesis of high-quality, well-characterized CaAlFe-layered triple hydroxide with the combination of dry-milling and ultrasonic irradiation in aqueous solution at elevated temperature, Ultrasonics sonochemistry 32 (2016) 173-180.
  14. Impact of the morphology and reactivity of nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) on dechlorinating bacteria, Water research 95 (2016) 165-173.
  15. Synthesis and characterization of CdS nanocrystals in Maleic anhydride–Octene-1–Vinylbutyl Ether terpolymer matrix, Physica E 81 (2016) 150-155.
  16. Synthesis and characterization of multiwall carbon nanotube - p-phenylenediamine-maleic anhydride-1 heptene nanocomposite, Journal of Quafqaz University 3 (2015) 112-119.
  17. A novel WS2 nanowire-nanoflake hybrid material synthesized from WO3 nanowires in sulfur vapor, Scientific Reports 6 (2016) 25621.
  18. Experimental validation of the Burgio-Rojac model of planetary ball milling by the length control of multiwall carbon nanotubes, Carbon 105 (2016) 615-621.
  19. Atomic Scale Characterization and Surface Chemistry of Metal Modifided Titanate Nanotubes and Nanowires, Surface Science Reports 71 (2016) 473-546.
  20. Cu(II)-amino  acid-CaAl-layered double hydroxide complexes, recyclable, efficient   catalysts in various oxidative transformations, J. Mol. Catal. A - Chemical 423 (2016) 49-60.
  21. Albumin adsorption study onto hydroxyapatite-multiwall carbon nanotube based composites, Materials Chemistry and Physics 180 (2016) 314-325.

Our publications in the fifth project year:
  1. Estimation of the Solubility Product Hydrocalumite-Hydroxide, a Layered Double Hydroxide with the Formula of [Ca2Al(OH)6]OH·nH2O, J. Phys. Chem. Solids 98 (2016) 167-173.
  2. Leveraging compressive stresses to attenuate the electrical resistivity of buckypaper, Carbon 110 (2016) 62-68.
  3. Understanding the role of post-CCVD synthetic impurities, functional groups and functionalization-based oxidation debris on the behaviour of carbon nanotube as a catalyst support in cyclohexene hydrogenation over Pd nanoparticles, RSC Advances 6 (2016) 88538-88545.
  4. Comment on “Correlation between Porosity and Electrical-Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Buckypaper with Various Porosities”, Journal of Nanomaterials (2016) 1592161.
  5. Photoelectrical Response of Mesoporous Nickel Oxide decorated with Size Controlled Platinum Nanoparticles under Argon and Oxygen gas, Catalysis Today (2017) accepted for publication
  6. Syntheses, characterization and catalytic activities of CaAl-layered double hydroxide intercalated Fe(III)-amino acid complexes, Catalysis Today (2017) accepted for publication
  7. Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic activity of crystalline Mn(II)Cr(III)-layered double hydroxide, Catalysis Today (2017) accepted for publication
  8. Photocatalytic performance of Sr4Al14O25:Eu,Dy phosphor assisted ZnO:Co+Ag nanocomposite under continuous and pulsed illumination, Catalysis Today (2017) accepted for publication
  9. Morphology conserving aminopropyl functionalization of hollow silica nanospheres in toluene, J. Mol. Struct. (2016) accepted for publication.
  10. Ni-Amino Acid–CaAl-Layered Double Hydroxide Composites – Construction, Characterization and Catalytic Properties in Oxidative Transformations, Topics in catalysis (2017) accepted for publication
  11. From nicotinate-containing layered double hydroxides (LDHs) to NAD coenzyme-LDH nanocomposites - syntheses and structural characterization by various spectroscopic methods, J. Mol. Struct. (2016) accepted for publication.
  12. Sorption Behaviour of Trichlorobenzenes and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Absence or Presence of Carbon Nanotubes in the Aquatic Environment, Water Air Soil Pollution 227 (2016) 374-390.
  13. Thin-walled nanoscrolls by multi-step intercalation from tubular halloysite-10Å and its rearrangement upon peroxide treatment, Applied Surface Science 399 (2017) 245-254.
  14. Mn(II)-containing LDH composites - synthesis, characterization and an application, Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis 121 (2017) 1-10.
  15. Room temperature ethanol sensor with sub-ppm detection limit: improving the optical response by using mesoporous silica foam, Sensors and Actuators: B. Chemical 243 (2017) 1205-1213.
  16. Kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic studies of thiamethoxam adsorption by multi-walled carbon nanotubes, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (2017) 1-10.
  17. Potential solvents in coupling reactions catalyzed by Cu(II)Fe(III)-layered double hydroxide in a continuous-flow reactor, Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis, Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis (2017) accepted for publication.
  18. Systematic comparison of saturation effects and afterglow properties of Sr4Al14O25:Eu, Dy phosphor excited by alpha and beta ionizing sources and UV light, J. Mol. Struct. (2017) accepted for publication.
  19. Borate-containing layered double hydroxide composites - synthesis, characterization and application as catalysts in the Beckmann rearrangement reaction of cyclohexanone oxime, Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis (2017) accepted for publication.
  20. Synthesis and characterization of CdS nanocrystals in Maleic anhydride-Octene-1-Vinylbutyl Ether terpolymer matrix, Physica E 81 (2016) 150-155.
  21. pH-regulated Antimony Oxychloride Nanoparticle Formation on Titanium Oxide Nanostructures: A Photocatalytically Active Heterojunction, CrystEngComm 19 (2017) 1408-1416.
  22. Silica Based Catalyst Supports Are Inert, Aren’t They? – Striking Differences in Ethanol Decomposition Reaction Originated from Meso- & Surface Fine Structure Evidenced by Small Angle X-ray Scattering, J. Phys. Chem. C 121(9) (2017) 5130-5136.
  23. Titania Nanotube-Stabilized BiOCl Nanoparticles in Visible-Light Photocatalysis, RSC Advances 7(27) (2017) 16410-16422.
  24. Determination of the Platinum Concentration of a Pt/Silica Nanocomposite Decorated with Ultra Small Pt Nanoparticles Using Single Particle Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 32 (2017) 996-1003.
  25. Photoelectrochemistry by Design: Tailoring the Nanoscale Structure of Pt/NiO Composites Leads to Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Performance, J. Phys. Chem. C 121(22) (2017) 12148-12158.
  26. Effects of Anions on Adsorption of Trace Levels of Cu ( II ), Pb ( II ) and Cr ( VI ) by Amino-Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Revista de Chimie 68(2) (2017) 362-368.
  27. Exploring Pd/Al2O3 catalysed redox isomerisation of allyl alcohol as a platform to create structural diversity, Catal. Lett. 147(7) 1834-1843.
  28. Titanát nanoszerkezetek és fémek felületi kölcsönhatásai: ioncsere vagy klaszterképződés?, Magyar Kémiai Folyóirat 123(1) (2017) 13-20.
  29. Co(II)-amino acid–CaAl-layered double hydroxide composites – construction and characterization, Chemical Papers (2017) accepted for publication.
  30. Membrane fouling control by means of TiO2 coating during model dairy wastewater filtration, Desalination and water treatment 73 (2017) 415-421.
  31. Portable cyber-physical system for indoor and outdoor gas sensing, Sensors and Actuators B - Chemical, 252 (2017) 983-990.