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Davide Barreca

Davide Barreca

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Materials Science

D-Index
72
Citations
17201
World Ranking
4084
National Ranking
42

Overview

Davide Barreca is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research focuses on materials science, energy, and engineering, with a significant emphasis on materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The main topics of Barreca's work include:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Copper-based Nanomaterials and Applications
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • ZnO Doping and Properties
  • Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

They have published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • Surface Science Spectra
  • Nanomaterials
  • Dalton Transactions
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ChemSusChem

Several coauthors frequently collaborate with Barreca, including:

  • Chiara Maccato (74 publications)
  • Alberto Gasparotto (55 publications)
  • Gian Andrea Rizzi (34 publications)
  • Mattia Benedet (32 publications)
  • Lorenzo Bigiani (25 publications)

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Barreca include:

  • "Selective anodes for seawater splitting via functionalization of manganese oxides by a plasma-assisted process," 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Quasi-1D MnO2 nanocomposites as gas sensors for hazardous chemicals," 2020, Applied Surface Science
  • "Functionalization of graphitic carbon nitride systems by cobalt and cobalt-iron oxides boosts solar water oxidation performances," 2023, Applied Surface Science
  • "Controllable Anchoring of Graphitic Carbon Nitride on MnO2 Nanoarchitectures for Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis," 2023, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Tailoring oxygen evolution performances of carbon nitride systems fabricated by electrophoresis through Ag and Au plasma functionalization," 2022, Chemical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

  • Composition and Microstructure of Cobalt Oxide Thin Films Obtained from a Novel Cobalt(II) Precursor by Chemical Vapor Deposition

    Davide Barreca;Cristian Massignan;Sergio Daolio;Monica Fabrizio

  • Electron transport through single Mn12 molecular magnets.

    H. B. Heersche;Z. De Groot;J. A. Folk;H. S. J. Van Der Zant

  • Photocatalytic and antibacterial activity of TiO2 and Au/TiO2 nanosystems

    Lidia Armelao;Davide Barreca;Gregorio Bottaro;Alberto Gasparotto

  • A sol-gel approach to nanophasic copper oxide thin films

    Lidia Armelao;Davide Barreca;Manuel Bertapelle;Gregorio Bottaro

  • The Potential of Supported Cu2O and CuO Nanosystems in Photocatalytic H2 Production

    Davide Barreca;Paolo Fornasiero;Alberto Gasparotto;Valentina Gombac

  • TiO2 nanopowders doped with boron and nitrogen for photocatalytic applications

    V. Gombac;L. De Rogatis;A. Gasparotto;G. Vicario

  • Recent trends on nanocomposites based on Cu, Ag and Au clusters: A closer look

    Lidia Armelao;Davide Barreca;Gregorio Bottaro;Alberto Gasparotto

  • 1D ZnO nano-assemblies by Plasma-CVD as chemical sensors for flammable and toxic gases

    Davide Barreca;Daniela Bekermann;Elisabetta Comini;Anjana Devi

  • F-Doped Co3O4 photocatalysts for sustainable H2 generation from water/ethanol.

    Alberto Gasparotto;Davide Barreca;Daniela Bekermann;Anjana Devi

  • Cobalt Oxide Nanomaterials by Vapor-Phase Synthesis for Fast and Reversible Lithium Storage

    D. Barreca;M. Cruz-Yusta;A. Gasparotto;C. Maccato

  • First Example of ZnO−TiO2 Nanocomposites by Chemical Vapor Deposition: Structure, Morphology, Composition, and Gas Sensing Performances

    Davide Barreca;Elisabetta Comini;Angelo P. Ferrucci;Alberto Gasparotto

  • Biochemical and antimicrobial activity of phloretin and its glycosilated derivatives present in apple and kumquat.

    Davide Barreca;Ersilia Bellocco;Giuseppina Laganà;Giovanna Ginestra

  • Evaluation of the nutraceutical, antioxidant and cytoprotective properties of ripe pistachio (Pistacia vera L., variety Bronte) hulls

    Davide Barreca;Giuseppina Laganà;Ugo Leuzzi;Antonella Smeriglio

  • Hepatoprotective effect of quercetin: From chemistry to medicine.

    Davide Barreca;Ersilia Bellocco;Grazia D'Onofrio;Seyed Fazel Nabavi

  • Enhanced Hydrogen Production by Photoreforming of Renewable Oxygenates Through Nanostructured Fe2O3 Polymorphs

    Giorgio Carraro;Chiara Maccato;Alberto Gasparotto;Tiziano Montini

  • Soft Interaction in Liposome Nanocarriers for Therapeutic Drug Delivery.

    Domenico Lombardo;Pietro Calandra;Davide Barreca;Salvatore Magazù

  • Co3O4/ZnO Nanocomposites: From Plasma Synthesis to Gas Sensing Applications

    D. Bekermann;A. Gasparotto;D. Barreca;C. Maccato

  • Chemical vapor deposition of copper oxide films and entangled quasi-1D nanoarchitectures as innovative gas sensors

    D. Barreca;E. Comini;A. Gasparotto;C. Maccato

  • Vertically oriented CuO/ZnO nanorod arrays: from plasma-assisted synthesis to photocatalytic H2 production

    Quentin Simon;Davide Barreca;Alberto Gasparotto;Chiara Maccato

  • Novel Synthesis and Gas Sensing Performances of CuO–TiO2 Nanocomposites Functionalized with Au Nanoparticles

    Davide Barreca;Giorgio Carraro;Elisabetta Comini;Alberto Gasparotto

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Gasparotto
Alberto Gasparotto University of Padua
Eugenio Tondello
Eugenio Tondello University of Padua
Chiara Maccato
Chiara Maccato University of Padua
Cinzia Sada
Cinzia Sada University of Padua
Anjana Devi
Anjana Devi Ruhr University Bochum
Lidia Armelao
Lidia Armelao University of Padua
Roland A. Fischer
Roland A. Fischer Technical University of Munich
Elza Bontempi
Elza Bontempi University of Brescia
Elisabetta Comini
Elisabetta Comini University of Brescia
Paolo Fornasiero
Paolo Fornasiero University of Trieste

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