2026 Maurizio Passacantando: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	56	8375	8095	147	143	260	9544

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Materials Science

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Overview

Maurizio Passacantando is affiliated with the University of L'Aquila in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research spans multiple related disciplines, including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Ophthalmology.

Their work covers a range of topics centered on advanced materials and their applications. Key research areas include:

2D Materials and Applications
Graphene Research and Applications
Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
Semiconductor Materials and Devices
MXene and MAX Phase Materials
Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence

Frequent collaborators in Maurizio Passacantando's research include:

Antonio Di Bartolomeo
Filippo Giubileo
Aniello Pelella
Enver Faella
Alessandro Grillo

The scientist's publications have appeared in several notable venues, notably:

Advanced Electronic Materials (8 publications)
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (5 publications)
Nanotechnology (4 publications)
Nanomaterials (3 publications)
Cells (2 publications)

Significant recent papers include:

The Impact of Oxidative Stress on Blood-Retinal Barrier Physiology in Age-Related Macular Degeneration, 2021, Cells
WS₂ Nanotubes: Electrical Conduction and Field Emission Under Electron Irradiation and Mechanical Stress, 2020, Small
Electron Irradiation of Metal Contacts in Monolayer MoS₂ Field-Effect Transistors, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Gate-Controlled Field Emission Current from MoS₂ Nanosheets, 2020, Advanced Electronic Materials
Observation of 2D Conduction in Ultrathin Germanium Arsenide Field-Effect Transistors, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Best Publications

XPS study of the surface chemistry of L-CVD SnO2 thin films after oxidation

M. Kwoka;L. Ottaviano;M. Passacantando;S. Santucci

464
Citations
XPS studies on SiOx thin films

R. Alfonsetti;L. Lozzi;M. Passacantando;P. Picozzi

365
Citations
NO2 sensitivity of WO3 thin film obtained by high vacuum thermal evaporation

C. Cantalini;H.T. Sun;M. Faccio;M. Pelino

274
Citations
Advances on Sensors Based on Carbon Nanotubes

Luca Camilli;Maurizio Passacantando

234
Citations
Investigation on the O3 sensitivity properties of WO3 thin films prepared by sol–gel, thermal evaporation and r.f. sputtering techniques

C. Cantalini;W. Wlodarski;Y. Li;M. Passacantando

228
Citations
Comparison of single and binary oxide MoO3, TiO2 and WO3 sol–gel gas sensors

Kosmas Galatsis;Yongxiang Li;Wojtek Wlodarski;Elisabetta Comini

227
Citations
III. Inorganic materials for sensorsNO2 sensitivity of WO3 thin film obtained by high vacuum thermal evaporation

C. Cantalini;H.T. Sun;M. Faccio;M. Pelino

213
Citations
A three-dimensional carbon nanotube network for water treatment

L Camilli;C Pisani;E Gautron;M Scarselli

166
Citations
Cross sensitivity and stability of NO2 sensors from WO3 thin film

C Cantalini;M Pelino;H.T Sun;M Faccio

160
Citations
Thin and ultra-thin films of nickel phthalocyanine grown on highly oriented pyrolitic graphite: an XPS, UHV-AFM and air tapping-mode AFM study

L. Ottaviano;S. Di Nardo;L. Lozzi;M. Passacantando

154
Citations
SiOx surface stoichiometry by XPS: A comparison of various methods

R. Alfonsetti;G. De Simone;L. Lozzi;M. Passacantando

129
Citations
Field emission from single and few-layer graphene flakes

S. Santandrea;F. Giubileo;V. Grossi;S. Santucci

128
Citations
A WSe2 vertical field emission transistor.

Antonio Di Bartolomeo;Francesca Urban;Maurizio Passacantando;Niall McEvoy

125
Citations
Surface electronic properties of polycrystalline WO3 thin films: a study by core level and valence band photoemission

F Bussolotti;L Lozzi;M Passacantando;S La Rosa

120
Citations
PMMA nanofibers production by electrospinning

S. Piperno;L. Lozzi;R. Rastelli;M. Passacantando

119
Citations
Synthesis and characterization of zinc aluminum oxide thin films by sol–gel technique

A.R Phani;M Passacantando;S Santucci

113
Citations
Structural, electrical, electronic and optical properties of melanin films

M. Abbas;F. D'Amico;L. Morresi;Nicola Pinto

112
Citations
Microstructural effect on NO2 sensitivity of WO3 thin film gas sensors Part 1. Thin film devices, sensors and actuators

Hong-Tao Sun;Carlo Cantalini;Luca Lozzi;Maurizio Passacantando

111
Citations
Carbon monoxide response of molybdenum oxide thin films deposited by different techniques

E Comini;G Faglia;G Sberveglieri;C Cantalini

107
Citations
A local field emission study of partially aligned carbon-nanotubes by atomic force microscope probe

A. Di Bartolomeo;A. Scarfato;F. Giubileo;F. Bobba

105
Citations
Pressure‐Tunable Ambipolar Conduction and Hysteresis in Thin Palladium Diselenide Field Effect Transistors

Antonio Di Bartolomeo;Aniello Pelella;Xiaowei Liu;Feng Miao

71
Citations