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December 4, 2008
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1 - Triangular CdS Nanocrystals: Structural and Optical Studies
N. Pinna, K. Weiss, J. Urban, M.-P. Pileni
Adv. Mater. 2001, 13, 261
Link to Advanced Materials or PDF preprint [3.4Mb] from www.pinna.info
2 - Triangular CdS Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Characterization, and Stability
N. Pinna, K. Weiss, H. Sack-Kongehl, W. Vogel, J. Urban, and M. P. Pileni
Langmuir 2001, 17, 7982-7987
Link to Langmuir or PDF preprint [7Mb] from www.pinna.info

3 - Optical Properties of Silver nanocrystals Self-Organized in 2D superlattice : Substrate Effect
N. Pinna, M. Maillard, A. Courty, V. Russier, and M. P. Pileni
Phys. Rev. B 2002, 66, 045415
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4 - Divanadium Pentoxide Nanorods
N. Pinna, U. Wild, J. Urban, and R. Schlögl
Adv. Mater. 2003, 15, 329
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5 - Local Structure of Nanoscopic Materials: V2O5 Nanorods and Nanowires
N. Pinna, M. Willinger, K. Weiss, J. Urban, and R. Schlögl
Nano Lett. 2003, 3, 1131
Link to Nano Letters or PDF preprint [0.7 Mb] from www.pinna.info

6 - Ligand-Directed Assembly of Preformed Titania Nanocrystals into Highly Anisotropic Nanostructures
Julien Polleux, Nicola Pinna, Markus Antonietti, Markus Niederberger
Adv. Mater. 2004, 16, 436
Link to Advanced Materials
7 - A General Soft-Chemistry Route to Perovskites and Related Materials: Synthesis of BaTiO3, BaZrO3, and LiNbO3 Nanoparticles
Markus Niederberger, Nicola Pinna, Julien Polleux, Markus Antonietti
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 2270
Link to Angewandte Chemie
8 - Geometric and electronic structure of gamma-V2O5: Comparison between alpha-V2O5 and gamma-V2O5
M. Willinger, N. Pinna, D. Su, and R. Schlögl
Phys. Rev. B 2004, 69, 155114
Link to Physical Review B
9 - Synthesis and characterization of stable and crystalline Ce1-xZrxO2 nanoparticle sols
Atul S. Deshpande, Nicola Pinna, Pablo Beato, Markus Antonietti, Markus Niederberger
Chem. Mater. 2004, 16, 2599
Link to Chemistry of Materials
10 - Nonaqueous and Halide-Free Route to Crystalline BaTiO3, SrTiO3 and (Ba,Sr)TiO3 Nanoparticles via a Formation Mechanism Involving a C-C Bond Formation
Markus Niederberger, Georg Garnweitner, Nicola Pinna, Markus Antonietti
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 9120
Link to Journal of the American Chemical Society
11 - Highly Crystalline Cubic Mesoporous TiO2 with 10nm Pore Diameter Made with a new Block Copolymer Template
Bernd Smarsly, David Grosso, Torsten Brezesinski, Nicola Pinna, Cédric Boissière, Markus Antonietti, Clément Sanchez
Chem. Mater. 2004, 16, 2948
Link to Chemistry of Materials
12 - Nonaqueous synthesis of nanocrystalline semi-conducting metal oxides for gas sensing
Nicola Pinna, Giovanni Neri, Markus Antonietti, Markus Niederberger
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 4345
Link to Angewandte Chemie
13 - A Novel Non-Aqueous Route to V2O3 and Nb2O5 nanocrystals
Nicola Pinna, Markus Antonietti, Markus Niederberger
Coll. Surf. A 2004, 250, 211
Link to Colloids and Surfaces A
14 - Periodically Ordered Nano islands and Mesoporous Films Composed of Nanocrystalline Multimetallic Oxides
D. Grosso, C. Boissière, B. Smarsly, T. Brezesinski, N. Pinna, P. A. Albouy, H. Amenitsch, M. Antonietti, C. Sanchez
Nature Mat. 2004, 3, 787
Link to Nature Materials
15 - Nonaqueous Synthesis of High-Purity Metal Oxide Nanopowders Using an Ether Elimination Process
Nicola Pinna, Georg Garnweitner, Markus Antonietti, Markus Niederberger
Adv. Mater. 2004, 16, 2196
Link to Advanced Materials
16 - Nonaqueous synthesis of high-purity indium and tin oxide nanocrystals and their application as gas sensors
N. Pinna, A. Bonavita, G. Neri, S. Capone, P. Siciliano, M. Niederberger
Sensors, 2004, Proceedings of IEEE, 192

17 - A Chemical Synthesis of Yttria Based Crystalline and Lamellar Nanostructures and their Formation Mechanism
Nicola Pinna, Georg Garnweitner, Pablo Beato, Markus Niederberger, Markus Antonietti
Small 2005, 1, 112
Link to Small
18 - The generation of mesostructured crystalline CeO2, ZrO2 and CeO2-ZrO2 films using evaporation-induced self-assembly
Torsten Brezesinski, Markus Antonietti, Matthijs Groenewolt, Nicola Pinna, Bernd Smarsly
New J. Chem. 2005, 29, 237
Link to New J. Chem.
19 - Controlled Assembly of Preformed Ceria Nanocrystals into Highly Ordered 3D Nanostructures
Atul S. Deshpande, Nicola Pinna, Bernd Smarsly, Markus Antonietti, Markus Niederberger
Small 2005, 1, 313
Link to Small
20 - A General Nonaqueous Route to Binary Metal Oxide Nanocrystals Involving a C-C Bond Cleavage
Nicola Pinna, Georg Garnweitner, Markus Antonietti, Markus Niederberger
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 5608
Link to Journal of the American Chemical Society
21 - Ligand Functionality as a Versatile Tool to Control the Assembly Behavior of Preformed Titania Nanocrystals
Julien Polleux, Nicola Pinna, Markus Antonietti, Christian Hess, Ute Wild, Robert Schlögl, Markus Niederberger
Chemistry - A European Journal 2005, 11, 3541
Link to Chemistry - A European Journal
22 - Polymer-induced alignment of DL-alanine nanocrystals to crystalline mesostructures
Sebastian Wohlrab, Nicola Pinna, Markus Antonietti, Helmut Cölfen
Chemistry - A European Journal 2005, 11, 2903
Link to Chemistry - A European Journal
23 - Magnetite Nanocrystals: Nonaqueous Synthesis, Characterization and Solubility
Nicola Pinna, Stephanie Grancharov, Pablo Beato, Pierre Bonville, Markus Antonietti, Markus Niedereberger
Chem. Mater. 2005, 17, 3044
Link to Chemistry of Materials
24 - Superstructures of calcium carbonate crystals by oriented attachment
Nicole Gehrke, Helmut Cölfen, Nicola Pinna, Markus Antonietti and Nadine Nassif
Crystal Growth & Design, 2005, 5, 1317
Link to Crystal Growth & Design
25 - X-Ray Diffraction from Nanocrystals
Nicola Pinna
Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science 2005, 130, 29
Link to Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science
26 - Synthesis of stable aragonite superstructures via a biomimetic crystallization pathway
Nadine Nassif, Nicole Gehrke, Nicola Pinna, Natasha Shirshova, Klaus Tauer, Markus Antonietti, Helmut Cöfen
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 6004
Link to Angewandte Chemie
27 - Amorphous layer around aragonite platelets in nacre
Nadine Nassif, Nicola Pinna, Nicole Gehrke, Markus Antonietti, Christian Jaeger, Helmut Coelfen
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2005, 102, 12653
Link to PNAS
28 - Single Crystal Manganese Oxide Multipods by Oriented Attachement
David Zitoun, Nicola Pinna, Nathalie Frolet, Claude Belin
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 15034
Link to Journal of the American Chemical Society
29 - Growth and Assembly of Crystalline Tungsten Oxide Nanostructures Assisted by Bioligation
Julien Polleux, Nicola Pinna, Markus Antonietti, Markus Niedereberger
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 15595
Link to Journal of the American Chemical Society
30 - Synthesis and functional verification of the unsupported active phase of VxOy catalysts for partial oxidation of n-butane
M. Haevecker, N. Pinna, K. Weiiss,H. Sack-Kongehl, R.E. Jentoft, D. Wang, M. Swoboda, U. Wild, M. Niederberger, J. Urban, D.S. Su, R. Schloegl
J. Catal. 2005, 236, 221
Link to Journal of Catalysis
31 - A highly sensitive oxygen sensor operating at room temperature based on platinum-doped In2O3 nanocrystals
Neri G., Bonavita A., Micali G., Rizzo G., Galvagno S., Niederberger M., and Pinna N.
Chem. Comm. 2005, 6032
Link to Chemical Communications
32 - Retrosynthesis of Nacre via Amorphous Precursor Particles
N. Gehrke, N. Nassif, N. Pinna, M. Antonietti, H. S. Gupta, H. Colfen
Chem. Mater. 2005, 17, 6514
Link to Chemistry of Materials
33 - Nonaqueous Routes to Crystalline Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Formation Mechanisms and Applications
Markus Niedereberger, Georg Garnweitner, Nicola Pinna, Giovanni Neri
Prog. Sol. State Chem. 2005, 33, 59
Link to Progress in Solid State Chemistry

34 - Surfactant-mediated Generation of Iso-oriented Dense and Mesoporous Crystalline Metal Oxide Layers
Torsten Brezesinski, Matthijs Groenewolt, Nicola Pinna, Heinz Amenitsch, Markus Antonietti, Bernd Smarsly
Adv. Mater. 2006, 18, 1827
Link to Advanced Materials
35 - Nonaqueous Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Review and Indium Oxide as Case Study for the Dependence of Particle Morphology on Precursors and Solvents
Markus Niederberger, Georg Garnweitner, Jelena Buha, Julien Polleux, Jianhua Ba, Nicola Pinna
J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol. 2006, 40, 259
Link to J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol.
36 - Lanthanide-Based Lamellar Nanohybrids: Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Optical Properties
Mohamed Karmaoui, Rute A. Sá Ferreira, Ankush T. Mane, Luís D. Carlos, Nicola Pinna
Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 4493
Link to Chemistry of Materials
37 - EISA at its Limit: Ultrathin, Crystalline Patterns by Templating of Micellar Monolayers
Torsten Brezesinski, Matthijs Groenewolt, Alain Gibaud, Nicola Pinna, Markus Antonietti, Bernd Smarsly
Adv. Mater. 2006, 18, 2260
Link to Advanced Materials
38 - Optical Properties of Lanthanide-Doped Lamellar Nanohybrids
Rute A. Sá Ferreira, Mohamed Karmaoui, Sónia S. Nobre, Luís D. Carlos, Nicola Pinna
Chem. Phys. Chem. 2006, 7, 2215
Link to ChemPhysChem

39 - Magnetic Properties of Cobalt and Manganese Doped ZnO Nanowires
Guylhaine Clavel, Nicola Pinna, David Zitoun
Physica Status Solidi A 2007, 204, 118
Link to Physica Status Solidi A
40 - Photoluminescent Rare-Earth Based Biphenolate Lamellar Nanostructures
Mohamed Karmaoui, Luís Mafra, Rute A. Sá Ferreira, João Rocha, Luís D. Carlos, Nicola Pinna
J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 2539
Link to Journal of Physical Chemistry C
41 - Towards enhanced performances in gas sensing: SnO2 based nanocrystalline oxides application
G. Neri, A. Bonavita, G. Rizzo, S. Galvagno, N. Pinna, M. Niederberger, S. Capone, P. Siciliano
Sensors & Actuators: B 2007, 122, 564
Link to Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
42 - Nonaqueous synthesis, assembly and formation mechanisms of metal oxide nanocrystals
Markus Niederberger, Georg Garnweitner, Jianhua Ba, Julien Polleux, Nicola Pinna
Int. J. Nanotechnology 2007, 4, 263
Link to International Journal of Nanotechnology
43 - The "benzyl alcohol route": an elegant approach towards organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials
Nicola Pinna
J. Mater. Chem. 2007, 17, 2769
Link to Journal of Materials Chemistry
44 - Lanthanide-Based Lamellar Nanohybrids: The Case of Erbium
Mohamed Karmaoui, Rute A. Sá Ferreira, Luís D. Carlos, Nicola Pinna
Mater. Sci. Eng. C 2007, 27, 1368
Link to Materials Science and Engineering: C
45 - Solvent dependent shape and magnetic properties of doped ZnO Nanostructures
Guylhaine Clavel, Marc Willinger, David Zitoun, Nicola Pinna
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2007, 17, 3159
Link to Advanced Functional Materials
46 - A study on the microstructure and gas sensing properties of ITO nanocrystals
G. Neri, A. Bonavita, G. Micali, G. Rizzo, N. Pinna, M. Niederberger, J. Ba
Thin Solid Films 2007, 515, 8637
Link to Thin Solid Films
47 - In2O3 and Pt-In2O3 nanopowders for low temperature oxygen sensors
G. Neri, A. Bonavita, G. Micali, G. Rizzo, N. Pinna, M. Niederberger
Sensors & Actuators: B 2007, 127, 455
Link to Sensors and Actuators B

48 - Manganese Doped Zirconia Nanocrystals
Guylhaine Clavel, Marc-Georg Willinger, David Zitoun, Nicola Pinna
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 863
Link to the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
49 - Effect of the chemical composition on the sensing properties of In2O3-SnO2 nanoparticles synthesized by a non-aqueous method
G. Neri, A. Bonavita, G. Micali, G. Rizzo, N. Pinna, M. Niederberger, J. Ba
Sensors & Actuators: B 2008, 130, 22
Link to Sensors and Actuators B
50 - Non-Aqueous Routes to Metal Oxide Thin Films by Atomic Layer Deposition
Erwan Rauwel, Guylhaine Clavel, Marc-Georg Willinger, Protima Rauwel, Nicola Pinna
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 3592
Link to Angewandte Chemie
51 - Oxide synthesis as Cornerstone of nanoscience
Nicola Pinna, Markus Niederberger
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 825
Link to the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
52 - Microwave-assisted synthesis and characterization of tin oxide nanoparticles
T. Krishnakumara, Nicola Pinna, K. Prasanna Kumaria, K. Perumala and R. Jayaprakash
Materials Letters 2008, 62, 3437
Link to Materials Letters
53 - Surfactant-Free Nonaqueous Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanostructures
Nicola Pinna, Markus Niederberger
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 5292
Link to Angewandte Chemie
54 - Tungsten oxide nanowires-based ammonia gas sensors for breath analysis in healthcare applications.
G. Neri, G. Micali, A. Bonavita, S. Ipsale, G. Rizzo, M. Niederberger, N. Pinna
Sensor Letters 2008, 6, 590
Link to Sensor Letters
55 - Carboxylic acids as oxygen sources for the atomic layer deposition of high-. metal oxides
Erwan Rauwel, Marc-Georg Willinger, Frédérique Ducroquet, Protima Rauwel, Igor Matko, Dmitry Kiselev, Nicola Pinna
J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112, 12754
Link to the Journal of Physical Chemistry
56 - Citric acid-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of luminescent TbPO4:Eu nanocrystals: controlled morphology and tunable emission
Weihua Di, Marc-Georg Willinger, Rute A. S. Ferreira, Xinguang Ren, Shaozhe Lu, Nicola Pinna
J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112, 18815
Link to the Journal of Physical Chemistry



Articles in Print


1 - Transmission Electron Microscopy Studies of Nanocrystals
Nicola Pinna, Marc-Georg Willinger
Encyclopedia of Particle Technology 2008, in print
2 - Non-aqueous routes to rare-earth based lamellar organic-inorganic hybrid nanoparticles
N. Pinna, M. Karmaoui
In "Recent advances in solution-based chemical synthesis of semiconductor, metal, and oxide nanocrystals" Editor P. D. Cozzoli, 2008, in print
3 - Resistive chemical sensors from metal oxides nanocrystals synthesized in organic solvents
Giovanni Neri, Nicola Pinna
in Nanomaterials: New Research Developments, Nova Science Publishers, 2008, in print
4 - Non-aqueous sol.gel routes applied to atomic layer deposition of oxides
Guylhaine Clavel, Erwan Rauwel, Marc-Georg Willinger, Nicola Pinna
J. Mater. Chem. 2008, in print
Link to the Journal of Materials Chemistry
5 - Vanadium oxide sensing layer grown on carbon nanotubes by a new atomic layer deposition process
Marc-Georg Willinger, Giovanni Neri, Erwan Rauwel, Anna Bonavita, Giuseppe Micali, Nicola Pinna
Nano Lett. 2008, in print
Link to Nano Letters
6 - Effect of annealing and electric properties of high-k thin films grown by ALD using carboxylic acids as oxygen source
Erwan Rauwel, Frédérique Ducroquet, Protima Rauwel, Marc-Georg Willinger, Igor Matko, Nicola Pinna
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 2008, in print

Last Update December 4, 2008