Journal
Discover Nano
Discover Nano is an open access journal publishing research from across all areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
This topical collection aims to investigate the novel, captivating and intriguing world of piezocatalysis and its applications in various scientific fields. The collection explores the fundamental principles, theoretical models, and experimental techniques that contribute to the understanding multifaceted phenomena connected to piezocatalysis and has also the goal of providing a comprehensive overview of the current advancements and future prospects in this exciting field. Potential topics of this collection include but are not limited to:
• Water remediation
• Water splitting
• ROS piezo-production
• Bio-applications of piezoactive structures
• Challenging applications in medicine
• Chemical sensors
• Thin films of piezoelectrical substances: fabrication, characterization, and applications.
Keywords: Piezopotetial, water remediation, piezoelectric materials, piezomedicine, radical oxygen species, water oxidation, piezocatalytic mechamism
Submit your manuscript to this collection through the participating journal.
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Ludovico Valli
Prof. Ludovico Valli, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Università of Salento, Italy. Ludovico Valli graduated cum laude in Chemistry in 1988 in Pisa University. He is the author of more than 190 articles. His research interests are: spectroscopic characterization and growth of thin films by humid self-organization techniques; photoinduced phenomena in thin films; surface chemistry; materials science; supramolecula chemistry; chemical sensors. He also has an intensive and continuous participation in scientific meetings with oral contributions, also as invited speaker and keynote speaker. -
Gabriele Giancane
Assoc. Prof. Gabriele Giancane, PhD, Department of Cultural Heritage, Università del Salento, Italy. G. Giancane graduated in Physics at the University of Lecce in 2002 and obtained his PhD in Materials Engineering in 2008. He spent time at the labs of Prof. M. L. Rodriguez y Méndez (University of Valladolid, Spain) and Prof. D. M. Guldi (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg). Currently, he is Associate Professor in Physical Chemistry at the University of Salento. His research focuses on systems for photoinduced cancer therapy, piezoelectric systems for water splitting, water remediation, and catalysis of high-value compounds. -
Simona Bettini
Assistant Prof. Simona Bettini, PhD, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Università of Salento, Italy. S. Bettini earned her Ph.D. at the University of Salento, following research conducted at the Glynn Laboratory of Bioenergetics (University College London). She is currently working in the scientific disciplinary sector CHIM/02. Her research focuses on the synthesis and functionalization of inorganic nanostructures, as ZnO and gold nanoparticles, and carbon based nanostructures, as carbon dots, for different applications including water remediation, pollution monitoring and water splitting.
