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Elena Selli is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and conducts research primarily within the fields of Energy and Materials Science. Their scholarly work encompasses several specialized subfields, including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Water Science and Technology.

The main topics explored in Selli's research focus on advanced photocatalysis techniques, gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, copper-based nanomaterials and applications, TiO₂ photocatalysis and solar cells, electronic and structural properties of oxides, ZnO doping and properties, and Ga₂O₃ and related materials.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Selli include Maria Vittoria Dozzi, Annalisa Polo, Ivan Grigioni, Gian Luca Chiarello, and Gianluigi Marra, reflecting a collaborative research network.

Selli's research output has been published in several scientific venues, with notable recurring contributions to:

  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Surfaces
  • Catalysis Today
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced Energy Materials

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Elena Selli highlight a focus on photoelectrode development and photoanode materials for energy conversion applications. Selected recent publications include:

  • Single-Step Preparation of Large Area TiO2 Photoelectrodes for Water Splitting, 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Multiple Effects Induced by Mo6+ Doping in BiVO4 Photoanodes, 2022, Solar RRL
  • WO3/BiVO4 Photoanodes: Facets Matching at the Heterojunction and BiVO4 Layer Thickness Effects, 2021, ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Unravelling the bulk and interfacial charge transfer effects of molybdenum doping in BiVO4 photoanodes, 2021, Applied Surface Science
  • Enhanced Charge Carrier Separation in WO3/BiVO4 Photoanodes Achieved via Light Absorption in the BiVO4 Layer, 2022, ACS Applied Energy Materials

Best Publications

  • Pyridine and ammonia as probes for FTIR analysis of solid acid catalysts

    Tommy Barzetti;Elena Selli;Daniele Moscotti;Lucio Forni

  • Hydrogen production by photocatalytic steam reforming of methanol on noble metal-modified TiO2

    Gian Luca Chiarello;Myriam H. Aguirre;Elena Selli

  • Doping TiO2 with p-block elements: Effects on photocatalytic activity

    Maria Vittoria Dozzi;Elena Selli

  • Photocatalytic hydrogen production over flame spray pyrolysis-synthesised TiO2 and Au/TiO2

    Gian Luca Chiarello;Elena Selli;Lucio Forni

  • Degradation of organic water pollutants through sonophotocatalysis in the presence of TiO2

    Marta Mrowetz;Carlo Pirola;Elena Selli

  • Pt and Au/TiO2 photocatalysts for methanol reforming: Role of metal nanoparticles in tuning charge trapping properties and photoefficiency

    Alberto Naldoni;Massimiliano D’Arienzo;Marco Altomare;Marcello Marelli

  • Surface modification of poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers induced by radio frequency air plasma treatment

    Claudia Riccardi;Ruggero Barni;Elena Selli;Giovanni Mazzone

  • Dynamics of Photogenerated Charge Carriers in WO3/BiVO4 Heterojunction Photoanodes

    Ivan Grigioni;Kevin G. Stamplecoskie;Elena Selli;Prashant V. Kamat

  • Fluorine-Doped TiO2 Materials: Photocatalytic Activity vs Time-Resolved Photoluminescence

    Maria Vittoria Dozzi;Cosimo D’Andrea;Cosimo D’Andrea;Bunsho Ohtani;Gianluca Valentini;Gianluca Valentini

  • Evolution of Extraframework Iron Species in Fe Silicalite: 1. Effect of Fe Content, Activation Temperature, and Interaction with Redox Agents

    G. Berlier;G. Spoto;S. Bordiga;G. Ricchiardi

  • Enhanced photocatalytic formation of hydroxyl radicals on fluorinated TiO2

    Marta Mrowetz;Elena Selli

  • Effect of the CH3OH/H2O ratio on the mechanism of the gas-phase photocatalytic reforming of methanol on noble metal-modified TiO2

    Gian Luca Chiarello;Davide Ferri;Elena Selli

  • Mechanism and efficiency of atrazine degradation under combined oxidation processes

    Claudia L. Bianchi;Carlo Pirola;Vittorio Ragaini;Elena Selli

  • Comparison between the surface acidity of solid catalysts determined by TPD and FTIR analysis of pre-adsorbed pyridine

    E. Selli;L. Forni

  • Photocatalytic degradation of formic and benzoic acids and hydrogen peroxide evolution in TiO2 and ZnO water suspensions

    Marta Mrowetz;Elena Selli

  • Effects of gold nanoparticles deposition on the photocatalytic activity of titanium dioxide under visible light

    Maria Vittoria Dozzi;Laura Prati;Patrizia Canton;Elena Selli

  • TiO2-based materials for photocatalytic hydrogen production

    G.L. Chiarello;M.V. Dozzi;E. Selli

  • WO3-TiO2 vs. TiO2 photocatalysts: effect of the W precursor and amount on the photocatalytic activity of mixed oxides

    Francesca Riboni;Luca G. Bettini;Detlef W. Bahnemann;Elena Selli

  • Cold plasma-induced modification of the dyeing properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers

    Antonino Raffaele-Addamo;Elena Selli;Ruggero Barni;Claudia Riccardi

  • Photocatalytic activity of TiO2-WO3 mixed oxides in relation to electron transfer efficiency

    Maria Vittoria Dozzi;Stefania Marzorati;Mariangela Longhi;Mauro Coduri

  • Sono-photocatalytic degradation of 2-chlorophenol in water: kinetic and energetic comparison with other techniques.

    Vittorio Ragaini;Elena Selli;Claudia Letizia Bianchi;Carlo Pirola

  • Synergistic effects of sonolysis combined with photocatalysis in the degradation of an azo dye

    Elena Selli

Frequent Co-Authors

Bunsho Ohtani
Bunsho Ohtani Hokkaido University
Claudia L. Bianchi
Claudia L. Bianchi University of Milan
Patrik Schmuki
Patrik Schmuki University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ilenia Rossetti
Ilenia Rossetti University of Milan
Giovanni Bidoglio
Giovanni Bidoglio European Union
Leonardo Palmisano
Leonardo Palmisano University of Palermo
Paolo Milani
Paolo Milani University of Milan
Kiyoung Lee
Kiyoung Lee Inha University
Giulio Cerullo
Giulio Cerullo Polytechnic University of Milan
Piercarlo Mustarelli
Piercarlo Mustarelli University of Milano-Bicocca

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