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Luís Cunha-Silva

Luís Cunha-Silva

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Chemistry

D-Index
43
Citations
6142
World Ranking
17291
National Ranking
148

Overview

Luís Cunha-Silva is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work primarily focuses on Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry, with additional research interests extending into Mechanical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist has authored numerous papers in key areas such as Metal-Organic Frameworks, Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies, and X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography. Additional notable topics include Crystallization and Solubility Studies, Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, and Magnetism in coordination complexes.

Among recent publications are the following papers:

  • Advanced framework-modified POM@ZIF-67 nanocomposites as enhanced oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts, 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalytic Improvement in POM@ZIF Nanocomposites: A Bidirectional Synergistic Effect, 2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Recent advances in lanthanide-coordinated polyoxometalates: from structural overview to functional materials, 2022, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • Cr-based MOF/IL composites as fillers in mixed matrix membranes for CO2 separation, 2021, Separation and Purification Technology
  • Straightforward activation of metal-organic framework UiO-66 for oxidative desulfurization processes, 2020, Catalysis Today

Significant frequent co-authors include:

  • Salete S. Balula
  • Theocharis C. Stamatatos
  • Alexandros S. Armenis
  • Dimitris I. Alexandropoulos
  • Konstantinos N. Pantelis

Luís Cunha-Silva's contributions have been published in various academic venues, with the most frequent being:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Molecules
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Materials
  • Dalton Transactions

Best Publications

  • Catalytic oxidative desulfurization systems based on Keggin phosphotungstate and metal-organic framework MIL-101

    Susana Ribeiro;André D.S. Barbosa;Ana C. Gomes;Martyn Pillinger

  • Desulfurization of model diesel by extraction/oxidation using a zinc-substituted polyoxometalate as catalyst under homogeneous and heterogeneous (MIL-101(Cr) encapsulated) conditions

    Diana Julião;Ana C. Gomes;Martyn Pillinger;Luís Cunha-Silva

  • Interconvertable modular framework and layered lanthanide(III)-etidronic acid coordination polymers.

    F N Shi;L Cunha-Silva;R A Sa Ferreira;L Mafra

  • An efficient oxidative desulfurization process using terbium-polyoxometalate@MIL-101(Cr)

    Susana Ribeiro;Carlos M. Granadeiro;Patrícia Silva;Filipe A. Almeida Paz

  • Catalytic performance and electrochemical behaviour of Metal–organic frameworks: MIL-101(Fe) versus NH2-MIL-101(Fe)

    André D.S. Barbosa;Diana Julião;Diana M. Fernandes;Andreia F. Peixoto

  • Catalytic oxidative/extractive desulfurization of model and untreated diesel using hybrid based zinc-substituted polyoxometalates

    Susana O. Ribeiro;Diana Julião;Luís Cunha-Silva;Valentina F. Domingues

  • Production of ultra-deep sulfur-free diesels using a sustainable catalytic system based on UiO-66(Zr)

    Carlos M. Granadeiro;Susana O. Ribeiro;Mohamed Karmaoui;Rita Valença

  • Photoluminescent 3D Lanthanide−Organic Frameworks with 2,5-Pyridinedicarboxylic and 1,4-Phenylenediacetic Acids

    Paula C. R. Soares-Santos;Luís Cunha-Silva;Filipe A. Almeida Paz;Rute A. Sá Ferreira

  • Monovacant polyoxometalates incorporated into MIL-101(Cr): novel heterogeneous catalysts for liquid phase oxidation

    Carlos M. Granadeiro;André D.S. Barbosa;Patrícia Silva;Filipe A. Almeida Paz

  • Novel Composite Material Polyoxovanadate@MIL-101(Cr): A Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Ascorbic Acid Oxidation

    Diana M. Fernandes;André D. S. Barbosa;João Pires;Salete S. Balula

  • Multi-functional rare-earth hybrid layered networks: photoluminescence and catalysis studies

    Luís Cunha-Silva;Sérgio Lima;Duarte Ananias;Patrícia Silva

  • Advanced framework-modified POM@ZIF-67 nanocomposites as enhanced oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts

    Víctor K. Abdelkader-Fernández;Diana M. Fernandes;Salete S. Balula;Luís Cunha-Silva

  • Influence of a porous MOF support on the catalytic performance of Eu-polyoxometalate based materials: desulfurization of a model diesel

    Carlos M. Granadeiro;Lucie S. Nogueira;Diana Julião;Fátima Mirante

  • Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial studies of a copper(II) levofloxacin ternary complex.

    Isabel Sousa;Vasco Claro;João Lino Pereira;Ana Luísa Amaral

  • Photoluminescent Lanthanide-Organic Bilayer Networks with 2,3-Pyrazinedicarboxylate and Oxalate

    Paula C. R. Soares-Santos;Luís Cunha-Silva;Filipe A. Almeida Paz;Rute A. S. Ferreira

  • A High-Nuclearity 3d/4f Metal Oxime Cluster: An Unusual Ni8Dy8 Core-Shell Complex from the Use of 2-Pyridinealdoxime

    Constantina Papatriantafyllopoulou;Theocharis C. Stamatatos;Constantinos G. Efthymiou;Luis Cunha-Silva;Luis Cunha-Silva

  • Oxidative catalytic versatility of a trivacant polyoxotungstate incorporated into MIL-101(Cr)

    Carlos M. Granadeiro;André D. S. Barbosa;Susana Ribeiro;Isabel C. M. S. Santos

  • Photoluminescent Lanthanide−Organic 2D Networks: A Combined Synchrotron Powder X-ray Diffraction and Solid-State NMR Study

    † Luís Cunha-Silva;Luís Mafra;Duarte Ananias;Luís D. Carlos

  • Novel polyoxometalate silica nano-sized spheres: efficient catalysts for olefin oxidation and the deep desulfurization process.

    Lucie S. Nogueira;Susana Ribeiro;Carlos M. Granadeiro;Eulália Pereira

  • Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalytic Improvement in POM@ZIF Nanocomposites: A Bidirectional Synergistic Effect

    Víctor K. Abdelkader-Fernández;Diana M. Fernandes;Salete S. Balula;Luís Cunha-Silva

  • One-Dimensional Coordination Polymers with Phenyl-carbaborane Anions: Ag(I)/4,4‘-Bipyridine and 2,3-Bis-(2-pyridyl)pyrazine Complexes

    Luís Cunha-Silva;Ruksanna Ahmad;Michael J. Carr;Andreas Franken

Frequent Co-Authors

Baltazar de Castro
Baltazar de Castro University of Porto
Filipe A. Almeida Paz
Filipe A. Almeida Paz University of Aveiro
João Rocha
João Rocha Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Theocharis C. Stamatatos
Theocharis C. Stamatatos University of Patras
Martyn Pillinger
Martyn Pillinger University of Aveiro
Albert Escuer
Albert Escuer University of Barcelona
Tito Trindade
Tito Trindade University of Aveiro
Cristina Freire
Cristina Freire University of Porto
Isabel S. Gonçalves
Isabel S. Gonçalves University of Aveiro
Jacek Klinowski
Jacek Klinowski University of Cambridge

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