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Jean-Jacques Pireaux

Jean-Jacques Pireaux

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Chemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
11989
World Ranking
9333
National Ranking
117

Overview

Jean-Jacques Pireaux is affiliated with the University of Namur in Belgium and conducts research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work encompasses several subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range with notable focus on:

  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Jean-Jacques Pireaux has authored several recent papers spanning key themes in materials chemistry and nanotechnology. Selected recent publications include:

  • "ZnO/Carbon xerogel photocatalysts by low-pressure plasma treatment, the role of the carbon substrate and its plasma functionalization," 2020, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • "X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) Analysis of Ultrafine Au Nanoparticles Supported over Reactively Sputtered TiO2 Films," 2022, Nanomaterials
  • "Spray Pyrolysis Synthesis of Pure and Mg-Doped Manganese Oxide Thin Films," 2021, Coatings
  • "Compositional, Structural, Morphological, and Optical Properties of ZnO Thin Films Prepared by PECVD Technique," 2021, Coatings
  • "Enhancing Cycling Stability and Specific Capacitance of Vanadium Nitride Electrodes by Tuning Electrolyte Composition," 2022, Journal of The Electrochemical Society

The researcher frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Coatings
  • Nanomaterials
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • Plasma

Collaborations form an important part of Pireaux's scientific output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Laurent Houssiau
  • Amine Achour
  • Zineb Matouk
  • Mohammad Islam
  • Émile Haye

The work conducted by Jean-Jacques Pireaux spans advanced characterization techniques and synthesis methods in nanomaterials, focusing on enhancing material properties for applications such as photocatalysis, energy storage, and sensor technologies. Their research approach blends experimental studies on material composition, structure, and functionality, contributing to several critical areas within materials science and engineering.

Best Publications

  • Conjugated organic molecules on metal versus polymer electrodes: Demonstration of a key energy level alignment mechanism

    N. Koch;Antoine Kahn;J. Ghijsen;J. J. Pireaux

  • Radio-frequency plasma functionalization of carbon nanotubes surface O2, NH3, and CF4 treatments

    Alexandre Felten;C. Bittencourt;Jean-Jacques Pireaux;G. Van Lier

  • Electron spectroscopic characterization of oxygen adsorption on gold surfaces: II. Production of gold oxide in oxygen DC reactive sputtering

    J.J. Pireaux;M. Liehr;P.A. Thiry;J.P. Delrue

  • High-resolution electron-energy-loss spectroscopy of thin films of C60 on Si(100).

    Georg Gensterblum;Jean-Jacques Pireaux;Paul Thiry;Roland Caudano

  • Electronic structure of polyethylene: Theory and ESCA measurements

    J. Delhalle;J. M. Andre;S. Delhalle;J. J. Pireaux

  • Core-electron relaxation energies and valence-band formation of linear alkanes studied in the gas phase by means of electron spectroscopy

    J. J. Pireaux;S. Svensson;E. Basilier;P. Å. Malmqvist

  • A simple method for graphene production based on exfoliation of graphite in water using 1-pyrenesulfonic acid sodium salt

    H. Yang;Yenny Hernandez;A. Schlierf;A. Felten

  • Oxygen functionalisation of MWNT and their use as gas sensitive thick-film layers

    R. Ionescu;E.H. Espinosa;E. Sotter;E. Llobet

  • Interplay between morphology, structure, and electronic properties at diindenoperylene-gold interfaces

    A. C. Dürr;N. Koch;M. Kelsch;A. Rühm

  • Electronic Structure of Rutile Oxides TiO2, RuO2 and IrO2 Studied by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

    J Riga;C Tenret-Noël;J J Pireaux;R Caudano

  • Book reviewHigh resolution XPS of organic polymers: the scienta ESCA300 database : by G. Beamson and D. Briggs, Wiley, Chichester, 1992, 295 + IX pages, £65.00

    Jean-Jacques Pireaux

  • Electron spectroscopic characterization of oxygen adsorption on gold surfaces

    J.J. Pireaux;M. Chtaïb;J.P. Delrue;P.A. Thiry

  • Metal-decorated multi-wall carbon nanotubes for low temperature gas sensing

    E.H. Espinosa;R. Ionescu;C. Bittencourt;A. Felten

  • Gas sensors based on multiwall carbon nanotubes decorated with tin oxide nanoclusters

    Radouane Leghrib;Roman Pavelko;Alexandre Felten;Alexey Vasiliev

  • Characterization of insulators by high-resolution electron-energy-loss spectroscopy: Application of a surface-potential stabilization technique.

    M. Liehr;P. A. Thiry;J. J. Pireaux;R. Caudano

  • Gold clusters on oxygen plasma functionalized carbon nanotubes: XPS and TEM studies

    A Felten;C Bittencourt;J J Pireaux

  • Polymer Primary Structures Studied by ESCA and EHCO Methods

    J J Pireaux;J Riga;R Caudano;J J Verbist

  • Decorating carbon nanotubes with nickel nanoparticles

    C. Bittencourt;Alexandre Felten;Jacques Ghijsen;Jean-Jacques Pireaux

  • Electron spectroscopic characterization of oxygen adsorption on gold surfaces: I. Substrate impurity effects on molecular oxygen adsorption in ultra high vacuum☆

    J.J. Pireaux;M. Chtaïb;J.P. Delrue;P.A. Thiry

  • Electronic structure of linear fluoropolymers: Theory and ESCA measurements revisited

    J. Delhalle;S. Delhalle;J.M. André;J.J. Pireaux

  • The aluminum–polyimide interface: An electron‐induced vibrational spectroscopy approach

    J. J. Pireaux;M. Vermeersch;C. Grégoire;P. A. Thiry

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexandre Felten
Alexandre Felten University of Namur
Norbert Koch
Norbert Koch Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Joseph Delhalle
Joseph Delhalle University of Namur
Robert L. Johnson
Robert L. Johnson Universität Hamburg
Carla Bittencourt
Carla Bittencourt University of Mons
Günther Leising
Günther Leising Graz University of Technology
Roberto Lazzaroni
Roberto Lazzaroni University of Mons
Jean-Luc Brédas
Jean-Luc Brédas University of Arizona
Petra Rudolf
Petra Rudolf University of Groningen
Ph. Lambin
Ph. Lambin University of Namur

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