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Jan Augustynski

Jan Augustynski

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Chemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
10075
World Ranking
15514
National Ranking
72

Overview

Jan Augustynski is affiliated with the University of Warsaw in Poland and focuses their research primarily in the field of Energy. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, Bioengineering, and Polymers and Plastics.

Their research topics regularly address Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells, Copper-based Nanomaterials and Applications, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advanced Oxidation Water Treatment, Analytical Chemistry and Sensors, and Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials.

Notable recent publications by Augustynski encompass a range of studies on photoelectrochemical processes and materials science, including:

  • "Photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen generation coupled with reforming of glucose into valuable chemicals using a nanostructured WO3 photoanode" (2022, Communications Chemistry)
  • "Visible-light activation of low-cost rutile TiO2 photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting" (2020, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells)
  • "Best practices in photoelectrochemistry" (2020, Journal of Power Sources)
  • "Photoelectrochemical Behavior of WO3 in an Aqueous Methanesulfonic Acid Electrolyte" (2022, ACS Physical Chemistry Au)
  • "Enhanced Visible Light Controlled Glucose Photo-Reforming Using a Composite WO3/Ag/TiO2 Photoanode: Effect of Incorporated Plasmonic Ag Nanoparticles" (2024, Nanomaterials)

Augustynski has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, notably Katarzyna Jakubów-Piotrowska, with whom they have coauthored five publications. Other frequent collaborators include Bartłomiej Witkowski and Piotr Wróbel, each appearing in two joint publications, as well as Piotr J. Barczuk and Krzysztof Noworyta.

Their work has been published in a variety of journals focused on chemistry, materials science, and renewable energy, including Communications Chemistry, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Journal of Power Sources, ACS Physical Chemistry Au, and Nanomaterials.

Best Publications

  • Crystallographically oriented mesoporous WO3 films: synthesis, characterization, and applications.

    Clara Santato;Marek Odziemkowski;and Martine Ulmann;Jan Augustynski

  • Very efficient visible light energy harvesting and conversion by spectral sensitization of high surface area polycrystalline titanium dioxide films

    Nick. Vlachopoulos;Paul. Liska;Jan. Augustynski;Michael. Graetzel

  • Photoelectrochemical Properties of Nanostructured Tungsten Trioxide Films

    Clara Santato;and Martine Ulmann;Jan Augustynski

  • HIGHLY EFFICIENT SENSITIZATION OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE

    J. Desilvestro;M. Graetzel;L. Kavan;J. Moser

  • Metal oxide photoanodes for solar hydrogen production

    Bruce D. Alexander;Pawel J. Kulesza;Iwona Rutkowska;Renata Solarska

  • Highly efficient water splitting by a dual-absorber tandem cell

    Jeremie Brillet;Jun-Ho Yum;Maurin Cornuz;Takashi Hisatomi

  • The role of the surface intermediates in the photoelectrochemical behaviour of anatase and rutile TiO2

    Jan Augustynski

  • Photoelectrochemical Oxidation of Water at Transparent Ferric Oxide Film Electrodes

    Chantal Jorand Sartoretti;Bruce Alexander;Renata Solarska;Iwona Agnieszka Rutkowska

  • Enhanced Visible Light Conversion Efficiency Using Nanocrystalline WO3 Films

    Clara Santato;Martine Jeanne Ulmann;Jan Augustynski

  • A Surface Enhanced Roman Scattering Study of the Intermediate and Poisoning Species Formed during the Electrochemical Reduction of CO 2 on Copper

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  • CHARGE CARRIER TRANSPORT IN NANOSTRUCTURED ANATASE TIO2 FILMS ASSISTED BY THE SELF-DOPING OF NANOPARTICLES

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  • Long-Term Activation of the Copper Cathode in the Course of CO2 Reduction

    B. Jermann;J. Augustynski

  • Photoelectrochemical oxidation of water at transparent ferric oxide film electrodes

    C. Jorand Sartoretti;M. Ulmann;B.D. Alexander;J. Augustynski

  • Solar-Driven Water Oxidation and Decoupled Hydrogen Production Mediated by an Electron-Coupled-Proton Buffer

    Leanne G. Bloor;Renata Solarska;Krzysztof Bienkowski;Pawel J. Kulesza

  • Silver nanoparticle induced photocurrent enhancement at WO3 photoanodes.

    Renata Solarska;Agata Królikowska;Jan Augustyński

  • ESCA study of the state of iridium and oxygen in electrochemically and thermally formed iridium oxide films

    J. Augustynski;M. Koudelka;J. Sanchez;B.E. Conway

  • A highly stable, efficient visible-light driven water photoelectrolysis system using a nanocrystalline WO3 photoanode and a methane sulfonic acid electrolyte.

    Renata Solarska;Rafał Jurczakowski;Jan Augustynski

  • Photoassisted Oxidation of Water at Beryllium‐Doped Polycrystalline TiO2 Electrodes

    Charles Stalder;Jan Augustynski

  • Behavior of surface peroxo species in the photoreactions at titanium dioxide

    Martine Ulmann;Norma R. De Tacconi;Jan Augustynski

  • X‐Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopic Studies of RuO2 ‐ Based Film Electrodes

    Jan Augustynski;Lucette Balsenc;Jean Hinden

  • Poisoning and Activation of the Gold Cathode during Electroreduction of CO 2

    P. Kedzierzawski;J. Augustynski

  • Photoelectrolysis of Water; Photoresponses of Nickel, Chromium and Zinc‐Doped Polycrystalline TiO2 Electrodes

    Alain Monnier;Jan Augustynski

Frequent Co-Authors

Pawel J. Kulesza
Pawel J. Kulesza University of Warsaw
Milena Koudelka-Hep
Milena Koudelka-Hep University of Neuchâtel
Giulietta Smulevich
Giulietta Smulevich University of Florence
John H. Dawson
John H. Dawson University of South Carolina
Ladislav Kavan
Ladislav Kavan Czech Academy of Sciences
Jacques-E. Moser
Jacques-E. Moser École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Kazuhiro Sayama
Kazuhiro Sayama National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Jun-Ho Yum
Jun-Ho Yum École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Anke Weidenkaff
Anke Weidenkaff Technische Universität Darmstadt

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