Publications

Some Graphical Abstracts:

G. Z. Girotto et al, Adv. Mater., 2026

W. Khan et al, J. Mat. Chem. A, 2026

A. S. Thill et al, Nanoscale, 2026

F. Bernardi, PCCP, 2026

M. P. Hansen et al, New J. Chem., 2026

M. A. H. Vogt et al, RSC Appl. Interf., 2025

G. Z. Girotto et al, ACS Omega, 2025

L. P. Matte et al, ACS Nano, 2025

M. A. H. Vogt et al, J. Alloys and Comp., 2025

D. R. Bohn et al, J. Molec. Liquids, 2025

G. Z. Girotto et al, Appl. Mater. Today, 2024

K. G. G. dos Santos et al, RSC Appl. Interf., 2024

A. S. Thill et al, Mat. Adv., 2023

F. Rasera et al, ACS Appl. Nano Mat., 2023

M. A. H. Vogt et al, ACS Appl. Nano Mat., 2023

G. Z. Girotto et al, ACS Appl. Nano Mat., 2022

L. P. Matte et al, Small, 2022

W. T. Figueiredo et al, Appl. Surf. Sci., 2022

A. S. Thill et al, J. Mat. Chem. A, 2020

A. S. Thill et al, Appl. Surf. Sci., 2020

W. T. Figueiredo et al, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2020

W. T. Figueiredo et al, ACS Appl. Nano Mat., 2019

D. R. Bohn et al, J. Mat. Chem. B, 2018

A. S. Thill et al, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2017

G. B. Della Mea et al, Appl. Surf. Sci., 2017

L. P. Matte et al, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2015

Selected publications (see full list of publications here): 

• G. Z. GIROTTO, M. JAUGSTETTER, D. KIM, L. P. MATTE, T. P. MISHRA, M. SCOTT, R. M. MARTINS, A. R. MUNIZ, M. SALMERON, S. NEMSAK, F. BERNARDI, Shapeshifting Nanocatalyst for CO Conversion. Advanced Materials, v. 38, p. e09814, 2026. https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202509814
• W. KHAN, A. S. THILL, G. Z. GIROTTO, M. A. H. VOGT, C. ESCUDERO, F. POLETTO, V. PEREZ-DIESTE, F. BERNARDI, Nanoarchitectured Pt-Pd foams as novel hydrogen reservoirs through Pt-H bonding. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, v. 14, p. 962, 2026. https://pubs.rsc.org/ta/article-abstract/14/2/962/915064/Nanoarchitectured-Pt-Pd-foams-as-novel-hydrogen?redirectedFrom=fulltext
• A. S. THILL, F. BERNARDI, Invited review: A step forward: nanostructures for hydrogen storage. Nanoscale, v. 18, p. 14235, 2026. https://pubs.rsc.org/nr/article-abstract/doi/10.1039/d6nr00841k/1262781/A-step-forward-nanostructures-for-hydrogen-storage
• M. P. HANSEN, A. S. THILL, L. S. ASSMANN, F. BERNARDI. Invited paper: Size control of NiO nanoparticles for hydrogen storage application. New Journal of Chemistry, v. 50, p. 10746, 2026. https://pubs.rsc.org/nj/article/50/26/10746/1263940/Size-control-of-NiO-nanoparticles-for-hydrogen
• F. BERNARDI. Invited Perspective: In situ x-ray-based spectroscopy techniques for the characterization of solid-gas interface in nanostructures: what is next?. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, v. 28, p. 7254, 2026. https://pubs.rsc.org/cp/article-abstract/28/12/7254/1235278/In-situ-X-ray-based-spectroscopy-techniques-for?redirectedFrom=fulltext
• L. P. MATTE, M. JAUGSTETTER, A. S. THILL, T. P. MISHRA, C. ESCUDERO, G. CONTI, F. POLETTO, S. NEMSAK, F. BERNARDI. Direct Observation of Phase Change Accommodating Hydrogen Uptake in Bimetallic Nanoparticles. ACS Nano, v. 19, p. 10312, 2025. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.4c18013
• G. Z. GIROTTO, K. G. G.  SANTOS, R. M. MARTINS, M. A. H. VOGT, S. MONTORO, F. BONETTO, C. ESCUDERO, A. R MUNIZ, F. BERNARDI. Local strain tuning in Cu nanoparticles through glucose-mediated synthesis. ACS Omega, v. 10, p. 46624, 2025. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.5c03609
• M. A. VOGT, A. S. THILL, C. ESCUDERO, M. V. CASTEGNARO, F. BERNARDI, Development of improved MnOx nanoparticles for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. RSC Applied Interfaces, v. 2 p. 922, 2025. https://pubs.rsc.org/lf/article/2/4/922/895694/Development-of-improved-MnOx-nanoparticles-for-the
• M. A. H. VOGT, A. S. THILL, L. P. Matte, W. Khan, A. S. Kilian, F. BERNARDI, On the reduction reaction kinetics of CeO2-x (0 < x < 0.5) nanoparticles with high x values. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, v. 1025, p. 180335, 2025. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925838825018961
• D. R. BOHN, H. V. CASARA, L. P. MATTE, L. H. B. GARCIA, F. POLETTO, F. BERNARDI. Impact of hydrophobic surface coating on CeO2−x reduction mechanism in aqueous media with L-epinephrine. Journal of Molecular Liquids, v. 419, p. 126792, 2025. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167732224028538
• G. Z. GIROTTO, A. S. THILL, M. A. H. VOGT, D. O. SOUZA, F. BERNARDI. There are plenty of atomic vacancies at the bottom. Applied Materials Today, v. 41, p. 102479, 2024. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352940724004244
• L. P. MATTE, W. KHAN, A. S. THILL, C. ESCUDERO, F. POLETTO, F. BERNARDI. Controllable morphology of Pd nanostructures: from nanoparticles to nanofoams. Materials Research Express, v. 11, p. 105010, 2024. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2053-1591/ad872b
• K. G. G. DOS SANTOS, A. S. THILL, L. P. MATTE, G. Z. GIROTTO, M. V. COSTA, D. R. BOHN, F. POLETTO, F. BERNARDI. Engineering Pt-CeO2 interfaces for Reverse Water-Gas Shift (RWGS) reaction. RSC Applied Interfaces, v. 1, p. 992, 2024. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/lf/d4lf00064a
• A. S. THILL, D. S. LIMA, O. W. PEREZ-LOPEZ, R. L. MANFRO, M. M. V. M. SOUZA, D. L. BAPTISTA, B. S. ARCHANJO, F. POLETTO, F. BERNARDI. A new non-complex synthesis of NiO nanofoams for hydrogen storage applications. Materials Advances, v. 4, p. 476, 2023. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/ma/d2ma00959e
• F. RASERA, A. S. THILL, L. P. MATTE, G. Z. GIROTTO, H. V. CASARA, G. B. DELLA MEA, N. M. BALZARETTI, F. P. POLETTO, C. BRITO, F. BERNARDI. Slowing Sintering to Increase the Lifetime of Cu Nanoparticles on Metal Oxide Supports. ACS Applied Nano Materials, v. 6, p. 6435, 2023. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsanm.3c01092
• M. A. H. VOGT, A. S. THILL, L. P. MATTE, C. ESCUDERO, F. BERNARDI. CeO2 Nanoparticles Heated to 900 °C Afford Nanomaterials without Thermally Induced Mismatches: Implications for Catalyst Carriers. ACS Applied Nano Materials, v. 6, p. 5712, 2023. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsanm.3c00152
• G. Z. GIROTTO, A. S. THILL, L. P. MATTE, M. A. H. VOGT, T. V. MACHADO, L. F. P. DICK, F. MESQUITA, F. BERNARDI, Ni/SrTiO3 Nanoparticles for Photodegradation of Methylene Blue. ACS Applied Nano Materials, v. 5, p. 13295, 2022. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsanm.2c03007
• L. P. MATTE, A. S. THILL, F. O. LOBATO, M. T. NOVÔA, A. R. MUNIZ, F. POLETTO, F. BERNARDI, Reduction-Driven 3D to 2D Transformation of Cu Nanoparticles, Small, v. 18, p. 2106583, 2022. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/smll.202106583
• W. T. FIGUEIREDO, R. PRAKASH, C. G. VIEIRA, D. S. LIMA, V. E. CARVALHO, E. A. SOARES, S. BUCHNER, H. RASCHKE, O. P. PEREZ-LOPEZ, D. L. BAPTISTA, R. HERGENRÖDER, M. SEGALA, F. BERNARDI, New insights on the electronic factor of the SMSI effect in Pd/TiO2 nanoparticles. Applied Surface Science, v. 574, p. 151647, 2022. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169433221026945
• A. S. THILL, W. T. FIGUEIREDO, F. O. LOBATO, M. O. VAZ, W. P. FERNANDES, V. E. CARVALHO, E. A. SOARES, F. POLETTO, S. R. TEIXEIRA, F. BERNARDI, Reply to the Comment on “New horizons in photocatalysis: the importance of mesopores for cerium oxide” by A. S. Thill, W. T. Figueiredo, F. O. Lobato, M. O. Vaz, W. P. Fernandes, V. E. Carvalho, E. A. Soares, F. Poletto, S. R. Teixeira and F. Bernardi, 2020, 24752. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, v. 9, p. 23726, 2021. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/ta/d1ta05387f
• A. S. THILL; W. T. FIGUEIREDO; F. O. LOBATO; M. O. VAZ; W. P. FERNANDES; V. E. CARVALHO; E. A. SOARES; F. POLETTO; F. BERNARDISERGIO RIBEIRO. New horizons in photocatalysis: the importance of mesopores for cerium oxide. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, v. 8, p. 24752, 2020. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/TA/D0TA08655J#!divAbstract
• A. S. THILL; F. O. LOBATO; M. O. VAZ; W. P. FERNANDES; V. E. CARVALHO; E. A. SOARES; F. POLETTO; S. R. TEIXEIRA; F. BERNARDI. Shifting the Band Gap from UV to Visible Region in Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles. Applied Surface Science, v. 528, p. 146860, 2020. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169433220316172?via%3Dihub
• W. T. FIGUEIREDO, C. ESCUDERO, V. PÉREZ-DIESTE, C. A. OSPINA, F. BERNARDI, Determining the surface atomic population of CuxNi1-x/CeO2 (0 < x < 1) nanoparticles during the Reverse Water-Gas Shift (RWGS) reaction, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, v. 124, p. 16868, 2020. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c01498
• W. T. FIGUEIREDO; G. B. DELLA MEA; M. SEGALA; D. L. BAPTISTA; C. ESCUDERO; V. PÉREZ-DIESTE; F. BERNARDI. Understanding the Strong Metal-Support Interaction Effect in Cu_xNi_1-x (0 < x < 1) Nanoparticles for Enhanced Catalysis. ACS Applied Nano Materials, v. 2, p. 2559, 2019. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsanm.9b00569
• D. R. BOHN; F. O. LOBATO; A. S. THILL; L. STEFFENS; M. RAABE; B. DONIDA; C. R. VARGAS; D. J. MOURA; F. BERNARDI; F. POLETTO. Artificial cerium-based proenzymes confined in lyotropic liquid crystal: Synthetic strategy and on-demand activation. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, v. 6, p. 4920, 2018. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/tb/c8tb00479j#!divAbstract
• G. B. DELLA MEA, L. P. MATTE, A. S. THILL, F. O. LOBATO, E. V. BENVENUTTI, L. T. ARENAS, A. JURGENSEN, R. HERGENRODER, F. POLETTO, F. BERNARDI. Tuning the oxygen vacancy population of cerium oxide (CeO_2-x, 0 < x < 0.5) nanoparticles. Applied Surface Science, v. 422, p. 1102, 2017. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169433217317567
• A. S. THILL, A. S. KILIAN, F. BERNARDI. Key Role Played by Metallic Nanoparticles on the Ceria Reduction. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, v. 121, p. 25323, 2017. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b09013
• L. P. MATTE, A. S. KILIAN, L. LUZA, M. C. M. ALVES, J. MORAIS, D. L. BAPTISTA, J. DUPONT, F. BERNARDI,.The Influence of the CeO₂ Support on the Reduction Properties of Cu/CeO₂ and Ni/CeO₂ Nanoparticles. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, v. 119, p. 26459, 2015. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b07654