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Adriana Saccone

Adriana Saccone

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Chemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
6340
World Ranking
16950
National Ranking
660

Overview

Adriana Saccone is affiliated with the University of Genoa in Italy and conducts research primarily in the field of Materials Science. Their specialization includes several subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The main research topics addressed in their work cover Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Fuel Cells and Related Materials, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Rare-earth and Actinide Compounds, and Inorganic Chemistry and Materials.

Adriana Saccone has contributed to a number of scientific publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • Solid state interactions in the La-Au-Mg system: phase equilibria, novel compounds and chemical bonding (2020, Dalton Transactions)
  • Enhanced borohydride oxidation kinetics at gold-rare earth alloys (2020, Journal of Alloys and Compounds)
  • New Quasicrystal Approximant in the Sc-Pd System: From Topological Data Mining to the Bench (2020, Chemistry of Materials)
  • La2Pd3Ge5and Nd2Pd3Ge5Compounds: Chemical Bonding and Physical Properties (2021, Inorganic Chemistry)
  • Ethanol Electrooxidation at Platinum-Rare Earth (RE = Ce, Sm, Ho, Dy) Binary Alloys (2020, Energies)

Their work has appeared in a range of publication venues, with frequent contributions to The Cambridge Structural Database, where 16 publications are recorded. Other venues include the SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Dalton Transactions, and Chemistry of Materials.

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include Serena De Negri, Pavlo Solokha, Riccardo Freccero, Davide Μ. Proserpio, and Diogo M.F. Santos, with each collaborator contributing to multiple publications alongside Adriana Saccone.

Best Publications

  • Bio-corrosion characterization of Mg-Zn-X (X = Ca, Mn, Si) alloys for biomedical applications

    Francesco Rosalbino;S. De Negri;A. Saccone;Emma Paola Maria Virginia Angelini

  • Thermodynamic measurements and assessment of the Al–Sc system

    G. Cacciamani;P. Riani;G. Borzone;N. Parodi

  • Platinum–rare earth electrodes for hydrogen evolution in alkaline water electrolysis

    D.M.F. Santos;D.M.F. Santos;C.A.C. Sequeira;D. Macciò;A. Saccone

  • Phase relationships in the neodymium-magnesium alloy system

    S. Delfino;A. Saccone;R. Ferro

  • Electrochemical behaviour assessment of novel Mg-rich Mg-Al-RE alloys (RE = Ce, Er)

    Francesco Rosalbino;Emma Paola Maria Virginia Angelini;S. De Negri;A. Saccone

  • Effect of erbium addition on the corrosion behaviour of Mg–Al alloys

    Francesco Rosalbino;Emma Paola Maria Virginia Angelini;S. De Negri;A. Saccone

  • Electrocatalytic properties of Fe–R (R = rare earth metal) crystalline alloys as hydrogen electrodes in alkaline water electrolysis

    Francesco Rosalbino;D. Maccio;Emma Paola Maria Virginia Angelini;A. Saccone

  • The Al–R–Mg (R=Gd, Dy, Ho) systems. Part II: Thermodynamic modelling of the binary and ternary systems

    G. Cacciamani;S. De Negri;A. Saccone;R. Ferro

  • Enhancement of hydrogen evolution in alkaline water electrolysis by using nickel-rare earth alloys

    D. S. P. Cardoso;L. Amaral;D. M. F. Santos;B. Šljukić

  • Effect of the Al content on the optical phonon spectrum in Mg 1 − x Al x B 2

    P. Postorino;A. Congeduti;P. Dore;A. Nucara

  • Contribution to the study of the alloys and intermetallic compounds of aluminium with the rare-earth metals

    A. Saccone;G. Cacciamani;D. Macciò;G. Borzone

  • Scaling of the critical temperature with the Fermi temperature in diborides

    A. Bianconi;S. Agrestini;D. Di Castro;G. Campi

  • Activation of aluminium anodes by the presence of intermetallic compounds

    A. Barbucci;G. Cerisola;G. Bruzzone;A. Saccone

  • A superconductor made by a metal heterostructure at the atomic limit tuned at the `shape resonance': MgB2*

    A Bianconi;D Di Castro;S Agrestini;G Campi

  • Influence of the rare earth content on the electrochemical behaviour of Al–Mg–Er alloys

    Francesco Rosalbino;Emma Paola Maria Virginia Angelini;S. De Negri;A. Saccone

  • Application of EIS to assess the effect of rare earths small addition on the corrosion behaviour of Zn–5% Al (Galfan) alloy in neutral aerated sodium chloride solution

    Francesco Rosalbino;Emma Paola Maria Virginia Angelini;D. Macciò;A. Saccone

  • Effect of Al doping on the optical phonon spectrum in Mg(1-x)Al(x)B(2)

    P. Postorino;A. Congeduti;P. Dore;A. Nucara

  • Thermal conductivity of superconducting MgB2

    E Bauer;Ch Paul;St Berger;S Majumdar;S Majumdar

  • Substitution of Sc for Mg in MgB2: Effects on transition temperature and Kohn anomaly

    S. Agrestini;C. Metallo;M. Filippi;L. Simonelli

  • Phase relationships of the La-Ni-Mg system at 500 °C from 0 to 66.7 at.% Ni

    S. De Negri;M. Giovannini;A. Saccone

  • Influence of rare earths addition on the corrosion behaviour of Zn–5%Al (Galfan) alloy in neutral aerated sodium sulphate solution

    Francesco Rosalbino;Emma Paola Maria Virginia Angelini;D. Maccio;A. Saccone

  • Electrocatalytic performance of Pt–Dy alloys for direct borohydride fuel cells

    Biljana Šljukić;Jadranka Milikić;Diogo M.F. Santos;César A.C. Sequeira

  • The Al-Er-Mg ternary system Part II: Thermodynamic modeling

    G. Cacciamani;A. Saccone;S. De Negri;R. Ferro

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Rogl
Peter Rogl University of Vienna
Antonio Bianconi
Antonio Bianconi Rome International Centre Materials Science Superstripes
Davide M. Proserpio
Davide M. Proserpio University of Milan
Diogo M.F. Santos
Diogo M.F. Santos Instituto Superior Técnico
Claude Godart
Claude Godart University of Lorraine
Satya N. Majumdar
Satya N. Majumdar University of Paris-Saclay
José L. Figueiredo
José L. Figueiredo University of Porto
Rainer Schmid-Fetzer
Rainer Schmid-Fetzer Clausthal University of Technology
Yuji Aoki
Yuji Aoki Tokyo Metropolitan University

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