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Stefano Colonna

Stefano Colonna

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Chemistry

D-Index
43
Citations
6957
World Ranking
17215
National Ranking
681

Overview

Stefano Colonna is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in physics, engineering, and materials science. Their work primarily spans the fields of atomic and molecular physics, optics, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, condensed matter physics, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
  • Graphene Research and Applications
  • Quantum and Electron Transport Phenomena
  • Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
  • Semiconductor Materials and Interfaces
  • Semiconductor Materials and Devices

Stefano Colonna's frequent coauthors are:

  • F. Ronci
  • R. Flammini
  • M. Papagno
  • Conor Hogan
  • Ziya S. Aliev

Publications appear regularly in venues such as:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Physical Review Materials
  • Scientific Reports
  • Physical Review Applied
  • Nanotechnology

Significant papers authored or coauthored by Stefano Colonna include:

  • "Demonstration of the Existence of Dumbbell Silicene: A Stable Two-Dimensional Allotrope of Silicon" (2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)
  • "Topologization of β-antimonene on Bi2Se3 via proximity effects" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Increasing Optical Efficiency in the Telecommunication Bands of Strain-Engineered Ga(As,Bi) Alloys" (2020, Physical Review Applied)
  • "Silicene growth on Ag(110) and Ag(111) substrates reconsidered in light of Si-Ag reactivity" (2021, Nanotechnology)
  • "Atomic structure of a single step and dynamics of Sn adatoms on the Si(111)−√3×√3−Sn surface" (2021, Physical Review B)

Their research covers experimental and theoretical approaches to understanding the atomic structure and electronic properties of two-dimensional materials and semiconductor interfaces. Areas such as silicene growth, topological effects in layered materials, and optical improvements in semiconductor alloys have featured prominently.

Stefano Colonna's expertise crosses interdisciplinary boundaries by incorporating concepts from condensed matter physics and materials chemistry, as well as electrical engineering approaches. The diversity of publication venues reflects this broad scope within applied and fundamental physics domains.

Best Publications

  • Recent biotechnological developments in the use of peroxidases

    Stefano Colonna;Nicoletta Gaggero;Carlo Richelmi;Piero Pasta

  • Synthetic enzymes. Part 2. Catalytic asymmetric epoxidation by means of polyamino-acids in a triphase system

    Sebastián Juliá;Joan Guixer;Jaume Masana;José Rocas

  • Enantioselective oxidations of sulfides catalyzed by chloroperoxidase.

    Stefano Colonna;N. Gaggero;A. Manfredi;L. Casella

  • Chloroperoxidase and hydrogen peroxide: An efficient system for enzymatic enantioselective sulfoxidations.

    Stefano Colonna;Stefano Colonna;Nicoletta Gaggero;Nicoletta Gaggero;Luigi Casella;Luigi Casella;Giacomo Carrea;Giacomo Carrea

  • Synthetic enzymes—4

    Stefano Colonna;Henriette Molinari;Stefano Banfi;Sebastián Juliá

  • Asymmetric epoxidation of electron-poor olefins-V: Influence on stereoselectivity of the structure of poly-α-aminoacids used as catalysts

    Stefano Banfi;Stefano Colonna;Henriette Molinari;Sebastian Julia

  • WOx/ZrO2 catalysts: Part 1. Preparation, bulk and surface characterization☆

    M. Valigi;D. Gazzoli;I. Pettiti;G. Mattei

  • AUTOPOIETIC SELF-REPRODUCTION OF CHIRAL FATTY ACID VESICLES

    Kenichi Morigaki;Sabrina Dallavalle;Peter Walde;Stefano Colonna

  • Use of isolated cyclohexanone monooxygenase from recombinant Escherichia coli as a biocatalyst for Baeyer-Villiger and sulfide oxidations.

    F. Zambianchi;P. Pasta;G. Carrea;S. Colonna

  • Effects of substrate structure on the enantioselectivity and stereochemical course of sulfoxidation catalyzed by cyclohexanone monooxygenase

    Glacomo Carrea;Barbara Redigolo;Sergio Riva;Stefano Colonna

  • Enantioselective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides catalysed by bacterial cyclohexanone monooxygenases

    S. Colonna;N. Gaggero;P. Pasta;G. Ottolina

  • ASYMMETRIC INDUCTION IN THE MICHAEL REACTION BY MEANS OF CHIRAL PHASE-TRANSFER CATALYSTS DERIVED FROM CINCHONA AND EPHEDRA ALKALOIDS

    Stefano Colonna;Alberto Re;Hans Wynberg

  • Microwave-promoted synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides and β-hydroxy sulfoxides in water

    Vincenza Pironti;Stefano Colonna

  • Mercury adsorption by montmorillonite and vermiculite: a combined XRD, TG-MS, and EXAFS study

    Unknown

  • Enantioselective epoxidation of styrene derivatives by chloroperoxidase catalysis

    Stefano Colonna;Nicoletta Gaggero;Luigi Casella;Giacomo Carrea

  • First asymmetric epoxidation catalysed by cyclohexanone monooxygenase

    Stefano Colonna;Nicoletta Gaggero;Giacomo Carrea;Gianluca Ottolina

  • Heterogeneous phase-transfer catalysts: onium salts, crown ethers, and cryptands immobilized on polymer supports

    Mauro Cinouini;Stefano Colonna;Henriette Molinari;Fernando Montanari

  • A new enzymatic enantioselective synthesis of dialkyl sulfoxides catalysed by monooxygenases

    Stefano Colonna;Nicoletta Gaggero;Giacomo Carrea;Piero Pasta

  • Microencapsulated chloroperoxidase as a recyclable catalyst for the enantioselective oxidation of sulfides with hydrogen peroxide.

    Valentina Trevisan;Michela Signoretto;Stefano Colonna;Vincenza Pironti

  • Origin of Dirac-cone-like features in silicon structures on Ag(111) and Ag(110)

    Paola Gori;Olivia Pulci;Fabio Ronci;Stefano Colonna

  • A predictive active site model for the cyclohexanone monooxygenase catalyzed oxidation of sulfides to chiral sulfoxides

    Gianluca Ottolina;Piero Pasta;Giacomo Carrea;Stefano Colonna

  • Synthesis, characterization and catalytic oxidations of oxovanadium(IV), oxotitanium(IV) and dioxomolybdenum(VI) complexes with chiral imines of L-amino acids

    Luigi Casella;Michele Gullotti;Alessandro Pintar;Stefano Colonna

  • Mechanism of enantioselective oxygenation of sulfides catalyzed by chloroperoxidase and Horseradish peroxidase. Spectral studies and characterization of enzyme-substrate complexes

    Luigi Casella;Michele Gullotti;Raffaella Ghezzi;Sonia Poli

  • Asymmetric induction in the base-catalysed Michael addition of nitromethane to chalcone

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Giacomo Carrea
Giacomo Carrea National Research Council (CNR)
Luigi Casella
Luigi Casella University of Pavia
John M. Ward
John M. Ward University College London
Roland Furstoss
Roland Furstoss Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Enrico Monzani
Enrico Monzani University of Pavia
Jean Fischer
Jean Fischer Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Pietro Tundo
Pietro Tundo Ca Foscari University of Venice
Antonella Profumo
Antonella Profumo University of Pavia
John M. Woodley
John M. Woodley Technical University of Denmark

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