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Materials Science
Austria
2026

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Materials Science

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Citations
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Chemistry

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  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Heinz Amenitsch is affiliated with Graz University of Technology in Austria. Their research spans materials science and engineering, with a strong focus on materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering. They have also contributed to molecular biology, biomedical engineering, and inorganic chemistry as part of their interdisciplinary work.

Their primary research topics include:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications

Heinz Amenitsch has been prolific in scholarly literature, publishing notably in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Nature Communications
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Small
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Frequent collaborators in their research include Thomas Rath, Gregor Trimmel, Denys Naumenko, Benedetta Marmiroli, and Paolo Falcaro.

Selected recent publications showcase a range of topics related to nanomaterials and structural analysis:

  • Perovskite-type superlattices from lead halide perovskite nanocubes, 2021, Nature
  • Direct X-ray and electron-beam lithography of halogenated zeolitic imidazolate frameworks, 2020, Nature Materials
  • Snapshots into carbon dots formation through a combined spectroscopic approach, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Monodisperse Long-Chain Sulfobetaine-Capped CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals and Their Superfluorescent Assemblies, 2020, ACS Central Science
  • Continuous-Flow Synthesis of ZIF-8 Biocomposites with Tunable Particle Size, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

In addition to journal articles, Heinz Amenitsch has contributed to book publications, including a work published by the European Organization for Nuclear Research titled "NFFA - Nanoscience Foundries and Fine Analysis - A EUROPEAN OPEN-ACCESS DISTRIBUTED RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NANOSCIENCE AND ADVANCED ANALYSIS" in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Fundamentals of Mesostructuring Through Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly†

    D. Grosso;F. Cagnol;G. J. de A. A. Soler-Illia;E. L. Crepaldi

  • Fibrillar structure and mechanical properties of collagen

    Peter Fratzl;Klaus Misof;Ivo Zizak;Gert Rapp

  • Effect of polyethyleneglycol (PEG) chain length on the bio–nano-interactions between PEGylated lipid nanoparticles and biological fluids: from nanostructure to uptake in cancer cells

    Daniela Pozzi;Valentina Colapicchioni;Valentina Colapicchioni;Giulio Caracciolo;Susy Piovesana

  • Structural information from multilamellar liposomes at full hydration: full q-range fitting with high quality x-ray data

    Georg Pabst;Michael Rappolt;Heinz Amenitsch;Peter Laggner

  • Efficient water oxidation at carbon nanotube–polyoxometalate electrocatalytic interfaces

    Francesca M. Toma;Andrea Sartorel;Matteo Iurlo;Mauro Carraro

  • Enhanced Activity of Enzymes Encapsulated in Hydrophilic Metal-Organic Frameworks.

    Weibin Liang;Huoshu Xu;Francesco Carraro;Natasha K. Maddigan

  • Periodically ordered nanoscale islands and mesoporous films composed of nanocrystalline multimetallic oxides

    David Grosso;Cédric Boissière;Bernd Smarsly;Torsten Brezesinski

  • Highly Porous TiO2 Anatase Optical Thin Films with Cubic Mesostructure Stabilized at 700 °C

    David Grosso;† Galo J. de A. A. Soler-Illia;Eduardo. L. Crepaldi;Florence Cagnol

  • Enzyme Encapsulation in a Porous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework.

    Weibin Liang;Francesco Carraro;Marcello B Solomon;Stephen G Bell

  • Two-Dimensional Hexagonal Mesoporous Silica Thin Films Prepared from Block Copolymers: Detailed Characterization and Formation Mechanism

    D. Grosso;A. R. Balkenende;P. A. Albouy;A. Ayral

  • First performance assessment of the small-angle X-ray scattering beamline at ELETTRA.

    H. Amenitsch;M. Rappolt;M. Kriechbaum;H. Mio

  • Quantification of ion confinement and desolvation in nanoporous carbon supercapacitors with modelling and in situ X-ray scattering

    Christian Prehal;Christian Koczwara;Nicolas Jäckel;Nicolas Jäckel;Anna Schreiber

  • Degradation of ZIF-8 in phosphate buffered saline media

    Miriam De J. Velásquez-Hernández;Raffaele Ricco;Francesco Carraro;F. Ted Limpoco

  • A new method to position and functionalize metal-organic framework crystals

    Paolo Falcaro;Anita J. Hill;Kate M. Nairn;Jacek Jasieniak

  • Humidity-controlled mesostructuration in CTAB-templated silica thin film processing. The existence of a modulable steady state

    Florence Cagnol;David Grosso;Galo J.de A. A. Soler-Illia;Eduardo L. Crepaldi

  • Perovskite-type superlattices from lead halide perovskite nanocubes

    Ihor Cherniukh;Ihor Cherniukh;Gabriele Rainò;Gabriele Rainò;Thilo Stöferle;Max Burian

  • An in Situ Study of Mesostructured CTAB−Silica Film Formation during Dip Coating Using Time-Resolved SAXS and Interferometry Measurements

    David Grosso;Florence Babonneau;‡ Pierre-Antoine Albouy;Heinz Amenitsch

  • Platinum nanozymes recover cellular ROS homeostasis in an oxidative stress-mediated disease model

    Mauro Moglianetti;Elisa De Luca;Deborah Pedone;Deborah Pedone;Roberto Marotta

  • Interplay of protein corona and immune cells controls blood residency of liposomes.

    Francesca Giulimondi;Francesca Giulimondi;Luca Digiacomo;Daniela Pozzi;Sara Palchetti

  • Stable Ultraconcentrated and Ultradilute Colloids of CsPbX3 (X = Cl, Br) Nanocrystals Using Natural Lecithin as a Capping Ligand.

    Franziska Krieg;Quy K. Ong;Max Burian;Gabriele Rainò

  • Characteristics of mineral particles in the human bone/cartilage interface.

    I Zizak;P Roschger;O Paris;B.M Misof

  • Thermally stable nanocrystalline gamma-alumina layers with highly ordered 3D mesoporosity.

    Monika Kuemmel;David Grosso;Cédric Boissière;Bernd Smarsly

  • Growth kinetics of ZnO nanocrystals: a few surprises.

    Ranjani Viswanatha;Heinz Amenitsch;D D Sarma

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Falcaro
Paolo Falcaro Graz University of Technology
Daniela Pozzi
Daniela Pozzi Sapienza University of Rome
Plinio Innocenzi
Plinio Innocenzi University of Sassari
Peter Laggner
Peter Laggner Austrian Academy of Sciences
David Grosso
David Grosso Aix-Marseille University
Mika Lindén
Mika Lindén University of Ulm
Ruggero Caminiti
Ruggero Caminiti Sapienza University of Rome
Clément Sanchez
Clément Sanchez Collège de France
Oskar Paris
Oskar Paris University of Leoben
Maurizio Prato
Maurizio Prato University of Trieste

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