Research Overview
The main interest of the group is to develop advanced photoactive materials for applications in energy, photonics and catalysis. The team integrates a balanced expertise on the design, synthesis and functional characterization of different materials and energy conversion devices. Especially relevant to our research is understanding the formation mechanisms of materials structure to provide systems with enhanced functional properties. Our current efforts focus on applications spanning from advanced light emission, green H2 production, environmental remediation and waste valorization.
Group's research interests
(Photo)electrocatalytic H2 production using earth-abundant materials.
Biomass electrolysis (glycerol oxidation).
Design and development of (photo)electrolyzers.
Sustainable synthesis of metal halide perovskites for photovoltaics and optoelectronics.
Spectral conversion and photoactive nanoparticles and hybrid organic-inorganic systems for photocatalysis, energy conversion and integrated optics..
Sol-gel approaches, Soft Chemistry and self-assembly processes.
Members
Publications
2025
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ChemSusChem, 2025,
Robles, C.; Montañés, L.; Mesa, C.A.; Iglesias, D.; Rabelo, H.; Spadaro, M.Chiara; Arbiol, J.; Schiller, F.; Barja, S.; Julián-López, B.; Gutierrez-Blanco, A.; Sans, V.; Giménez, S.
Continuous-Flow Synthesis of BiVO4 Nanoparticles: From Laboratory Scale to Practical Systems.
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The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2025, 16, 2785.
Gutierrez-Blanco, A.; Mejuto, C.
Article page: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c03553
2024
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Advanced Optical Materials, 2024, 13 (4), 2402270.
Paul, S.; Adhikari, S.Das; Pareja-Rivera, C.; Masi, S.; Julián-López, B.; Martínez-Pastor, J.P.; Escuder, B.; Mora-Seró, I.
Article page: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adom.202402270
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ChemSusChem, 2024, e202402073, 1-8.
Reyes-Francis, E.; Julián-López, B.; Echeverría-Arrondo, C.; Rodríguez-Pereira, J.; Esparza, D.; Lopez-Luke, T.; Espino-Valencia, J.; Prochowicz, D.; Mora-Seró, I.; Turren-Cruz, S.H.
Enhancing Stability of Microwave-Synthesized Cs2SnxTi1-xBr6 Perovskite by Cation Mixing.
Article page: https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cssc.202402073
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Energy & Environmental Materials, 2024, 8 (1), e12810.
da Silva, T.Caroline A.; Sánchez, R.S.; Alberola-Borràs, J.A.; Vidal, R.; Mora-Seró, I.; Julián-López, B.
Article page: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eem2.12810
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APL Energy, 2024, 2, 016106.
Mesa, C.A.; Garcés-Pineda, F.Andrés; García-Tecedor, M.; Yu, J.; Khezri, B.; Plana-Ruiz, S.; López, B.; Iturbe, R.; López, N.; Giménez, S.; Galán-Mascarós, J.R.
Article page: https://pubs.aip.org/aip/ape/article/2/1/016106/3262919/Experimental-evidences-of-the-direct-influence-of
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Science, 2024, 384 (6702), 1373-1380.
Ram, R.; Xia, L.; Benzidi, H.; Guha, A.; Golovanova, V.; Manjón, A.Garzón; Rauret, D.Llorens; Berman, P.Sanz; Dimitropoulos, M.; Mundet, B.; Pastor, E.; Celorrio, V.; Mesa, C.A.; Das, A.M.; Pinilla-Sánchez, A.; Giménez, S.; Arbiol, J.; López, N.; de Arquer, P.García
Water-hydroxide trapping in cobalt tungstate for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis.
Article page: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk9849
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Nature Communications, 2024, 15, 3908.
Mesa, C.A.; Sachs, M.; Pastor, E.; Gauriot, N.; Merryweather, A.J.; Gomez-Gonzalez, M.A.; Ignatyev, K.; Giménez, S.; Rao, A.; Durrant, J.R.; Pandya, R.
Article page: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47870-9
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Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024, 63, e202407817.
Gutiérrez-Peña, C.; Gutierrez-Blanco, A.; Gusev, D.G.; Poyatos, M.; Peris, E.
Lone-Pair-p Bond Strength Unveiled by a Combined Experimental and Computational Study.
Article page: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202407817
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APL Energy, 2024, 2, 016106 .
Mesa, C.A.; Garcés-Pineda, F.Andrés; García-Tecedor, M.; Yu, J.; Khezri, B.; Plana-Ruiz, S.; López, B.; Iturbe, R.; López, N.; Giménez, S.; Galán-Mascarós, J.Ramón
Article page: https://pubs.aip.org/aip/ape/article/2/1/016106/3262919
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Chemistry of Materials, 2024, 36 (3), 1728–1736.
Reyes-Francis, E.; Echeverría-Arrondo, C.; Esparza, D.; Lopez-Luke, T.; Soto-Montero, T.; Morales-Masis, M.; Turren-Cruz, S.H.; Mora-Seró, I.; Julián-López, B.
Article page: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c03108?ref=pdf
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Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2024,
Pastor, E.; Lian, Z.; Xia, L.; Ecija, D.; Galán-Mascarós, J.Ramón; Barja, S.; Giménez, S.; Arbiol, J.; López, N.; de Arquer, P.Garcia
2023
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Energy & Environmental Science, 2023, 16, 1644-1664.
Ampelli, C.; Giusi, D.; Miceli, M.; Merdzhanova, T.; Smirnov, V.; Chime, U.; Astakhov, O.; Martin, A.Jose; Veenstra, F.Louise Pet; Pineda, F.Andrés Ga; González-Cobos, J.; Garcia-Tecedor, M.; Giménez, S.; Jaegermann, W.; Centi, G.; Pérez-Ramírez, J.; Galán-Mascarós, J.Ramón; Perathoner, S.
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Surfaces and Interfaces, 2023, 38, 102813.
Keshavarzi, R.; Mousavian, M.; Omrani, M.K.; Mirkhani, V.; Afzali, N.; Mesa, C.A.; Mohammadpoor-Baltork, I.; Giménez, S.
Article page: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468023023001839
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ACS Catalysis, 2023, 13, 10457-10467.
Fernández-Climent, R.; Redondo, J.; Garcia-Tecedor, M.; Spadaro, M.Chiara; Li, J.; Chartrand, D.; Schiller, F.; Pazos, J.; Hurtado, M.F.; O'Shea, Vde la Peñ; Kornienko, N.; Arbiol, J.; Barja, S.; Mesa, C.A.; Giménez, S.
Article page: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.3c01673
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ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2023, 15, 52436-52447.
Nomenelli, chiara; Polo, A.; Mesa, C.A.; Pastor, E.; Marra, G.; Grigioni, I.; Dozzi, M.Vitroria; Giménez, S.; Selli, E.
Article page: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsami.3c10869
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ACS Energy Letters, 2023, 8 (10), 4488−4495.
Lee, S.Y.; Serafini, P.; Masi, S.; Gualdrón-Reyes, A.F.; Mesa, C.A.; Rodríguez-Pereira, J.; Giménez, S.; Lee, H.Joong; Mora-Seró, I.
Article page: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01361?ref=PDF
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ACS Catalysis, 2023,
Fernández-Climent, R.; Redondo, J.; Garcia-Tecedor, M.; Spadaro, M.Chiara; Li, J.; Chartrand, D.; Schiller, F.; Pazos, J.; Hurtado, M.F.; O'Shea, Vde la Peñ; Kornienko, N.; Arbiol, J.; Barja, S.; Mesa, C.A.; Giménez, S.
Article page: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.3c01673#
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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2023,
Romero, N.; Fenoll, D.A.; Gil, L.; Campos, S.; Creus, J.; Martí, G.; Heras-Domingo, J.; Collière, V.; Mesa, C.A.; Giménez, S.; Francàs, L.; Rodríguez-Santiago, L.; Solans-Monfort, X.; Sodupe, M.; Bofill, R.; Phillippot, K.; García-Antón, J.; Sala, X.
Article page: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/QI/D3QI00698K
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Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 2023, 06171-1.
da Silva, T.Caroline A.; Fernández-Saiz, C.; Sánchez, R.S.; Gualdrón-Reyes, A.F.; Mora-Seró, I.; Julián-López, B.
Article page: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10971-023-06171-1