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Robert C. Pullar is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal. Their research spans multiple topics within materials science and engineering, with a strong focus on the chemistry and physical properties of advanced materials.

The scientist has contributed to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a particular emphasis on subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Water Science and Technology.

Their main research themes cover the following topics:

  • Magnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites
  • Multiferroics and related materials
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Electromagnetic wave absorption materials
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

Frequent co-authors in their research include Clara Piccirillo, Rui M. Novais, Khalil Lazaar, Rajshree B. Jotania, and Sher Singh Meena.

They have published multiple papers in prominent journals, with several venues recurring in their publication history such as the Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Ceramics International, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Journal of Environmental Management, and Nanoscale.

Selected recent papers showcase their diverse research interests:

  • Design and development of Ga-substituted Z-type hexaferrites for microwave absorber applications: Mössbauer, static and dynamic properties, 2020, Ceramics International
  • A Comparison of Bioactive Glass Scaffolds Fabricated by Robocasting from Powders Made by Sol-Gel and Melt-Quenching Methods, 2020, Processes
  • Films of chitosan and natural modified hydroxyapatite as effective UV-protecting, biocompatible and antibacterial wound dressings, 2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Studies of structural, magnetic and dielectric properties of X-type Barium Zinc hexaferrite Ba2Zn2Fe28O46 powder prepared by combustion treatment method using ginger root extract as a green reducing agent, 2020, Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • High performance cork-templated ceria for solar thermochemical hydrogen production via two-step water-splitting cycles, 2020, Sustainable Energy & Fuels

Best Publications

  • Hexagonal ferrites: A review of the synthesis, properties and applications of hexaferrite ceramics

    Robert C. Pullar

  • Magnetic properties of nanocrystalline CoFe2O4 powders prepared at room temperature: variation with crystallite size

    M. Rajendran;R.C. Pullar;A.K. Bhattacharya;D. Das

  • Geopolymer foams: An overview of recent advancements

    Rui M. Novais;Robert.C. Pullar;João A. Labrincha

  • MgWO4, ZnWO4, NiWO4 and CoWO4 microwave dielectric ceramics

    R.C. Pullar;S. Farrah;N. McN. Alford

  • Oxygen vacancies, the optical band gap (Eg) and photocatalysis of hydroxyapatite: Comparing modelling with measured data

    V.S. Bystrov;C. Piccirillo;D.M. Tobaldi;P.M.L. Castro

  • A mechanism for low-temperature sintering

    Matjaz Valant;Danilo Suvorov;Robert C. Pullar;Kumaravinothan Sarma

  • The Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Columbite Niobates (M2+Nb2O6): A Critical Review

    Robert C. Pullar

  • Dielectric loss caused by oxygen vacancies in titania ceramics

    Robert C. Pullar;Stuart J. Penn;Xiaoru Wang;Ian M. Reaney

  • Synthesis of porous biomass fly ash-based geopolymer spheres for efficient removal of methylene blue from wastewaters

    Rui M. Novais;João Carvalheiras;David M. Tobaldi;Maria P. Seabra

  • Characterization and Microwave Dielectric Properties of M2+Nb2O6 Ceramics

    Robert C. Pullar;Jonathan D. Breeze;Neil McN. Alford

  • One-Step Synthesis, Structure, and Band Gap Properties of SnO2 Nanoparticles Made by a Low Temperature Nonaqueous Sol-Gel Technique.

    Mohamed Karmaoui;Mohamed Karmaoui;Ana Belen Jorge;Paul F. McMillan;Abil E. Aliev

  • Extraction and characterisation of apatite- and tricalcium phosphate-based materials from cod fish bones.

    C. Piccirillo;M. F. Silva;R. C. Pullar;I. Braga da Cruz

  • Extremely fast and efficient methylene blue adsorption using eco-friendly cork and paper waste-based activated carbon adsorbents

    Rui M. Novais;Ana P.F. Caetano;Maria P. Seabra;João A. Labrincha

  • Influence of Mg substitution on structural, magnetic and dielectric properties of X-type bariumzinc hexaferrites Ba2Zn2-xMgxFe28O46

    Amrin R. Kagdi;Neha P. Solanki;Francisco E. Carvalho;Sher Singh Meena

  • Effect of doping on the dielectric properties of cerium oxide in the microwave and far-infrared frequency range

    Narayana Iyer Santha;Mailadil Thomas Sebastian;Pezholil Mohanan;Neil McN. Alford

  • Fully quantitative X-ray characterisation of Evonik Aeroxide TiO2 P25®

    D.M. Tobaldi;R.C. Pullar;M.P. Seabra;J.A. Labrincha

  • Molecular modeling of the piezoelectric effect in the ferroelectric polymer poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)

    Vladimir S. Bystrov;Ekaterina V. Paramonova;Igor K. Bdikin;Anna V. Bystrova

  • Pt-decorated In2O3 nanoparticles and their ability as a highly sensitive (<10 ppb) acetone sensor for biomedical applications

    Mohamed Karmaoui;Salvatore Gianluca Leonardi;Mariangela Latino;David M. Tobaldi

  • Bacteria immobilisation on hydroxyapatite surface for heavy metals removal.

    C. Piccirillo;S.I.A. Pereira;A.P.G.C. Marques;R.C. Pullar

  • The manufacture, characterisation and microwave properties of aligned M ferrite fibres

    R.C Pullar;S.G Appleton;A.K Bhattacharya

  • Silver-Modified Nano-titania as an Antibacterial Agent and Photocatalyst

    D. M. Tobaldi;C. Piccirillo;R. C. Pullar;Alessandro Gualtieri

Frequent Co-Authors

João A. Labrincha
João A. Labrincha University of Aveiro
Andrei L. Kholkin
Andrei L. Kholkin University of Latvia
Paula M. L. Castro
Paula M. L. Castro Catholic University of Portugal
José M.F. Ferreira
José M.F. Ferreira University of Aveiro
Neil McN. Alford
Neil McN. Alford Imperial College London
Manuela Pintado
Manuela Pintado Catholic University of Portugal
Igor Bdikin
Igor Bdikin University of Aveiro
Fernando Rocha
Fernando Rocha University of Aveiro
Alessandro F. Gualtieri
Alessandro F. Gualtieri University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Maxim Avdeev
Maxim Avdeev Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

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