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Valeri Petkov is affiliated with Central Michigan University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Materials Science, with extensive contributions spanning 72 publications. Within this broad domain, Petkov's work covers several subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Their research focuses on key topics such as Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Multiferroics and related materials, Advanced Condensed Matter Physics, Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, 2D Materials and Applications, Rare-earth and actinide compounds, and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

Petkov has contributed to multiple publications in renowned scientific journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Physical Review B (11 publications)
  • Physical Review Materials (7 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (3 publications)
  • Journal of Physics Condensed Matter (3 publications)
  • Nature Communications (2 publications)

A selection of recent papers exemplifies the scope and focus of Petkov's work:

  • "Alloying-realloying enabled high durability for Pt-Pd-3d-transition metal nanoparticle fuel cell catalysts," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Highly reversible Zn metal anode enabled by sustainable hydroxyl chemistry," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Morphing Mncore@Ptshell nanoparticles: Effects of core structure on the ORR performance of Pt shell," 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "3D-printed lab-in-a-syringe voltammetric cell based on a working electrode modified with a highly efficient Ca-MOF sorbent for the determination of Hg(II)," 2020, Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • "Surface oxygenation of multicomponent nanoparticles toward active and stable oxidation catalysts," 2020, Nature Communications

Petkov has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, reflecting a network of scientific partnership in their research. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Adeel Zafar (10 coauthored publications)
  • Yang Ren (9 coauthored publications)
  • Sarvjit Shastri (8 coauthored publications)
  • Milinda Abeykoon (8 coauthored publications)
  • Zhi-Peng Wu (7 coauthored publications)

Best Publications

  • A unique oxygen ligand environment facilitates water oxidation in hole-doped IrNiOx core–shell electrocatalysts

    Hong Nhan Nong;Hong Nhan Nong;Tobias Reier;Hyung Suk Oh;Manuel Gliech

  • Structure of V2O5.nH2O xerogel solved by the atomic pair distribution function technique

    Valeri Petkov;Pantelis N. Trikalitis;Emil S. Bozin;Simon J. L. Billinge

  • Oxide-supported IrNiO(x) core-shell particles as efficient, cost-effective, and stable catalysts for electrochemical water splitting.

    Hong Nhan Nong;Hyung Suk Oh;Tobias Reier;Elena Willinger

  • ISAACS – interactive structure analysis of amorphous and crystalline systems

    Sébastien Le Roux;Valeri Petkov

  • Ferroelectric order in individual nanometre-scale crystals

    Mark J. Polking;Myung-Geun Han;Amin Yourdkhani;Valeri Petkov

  • Magnetic properties and Mössbauer spectra of nanosized CoFe2O4 powders

    M. Grigorova;H.J. Blythe;V. Blaskov;V. Rusanov

  • Phase Properties of Carbon-Supported Gold−Platinum Nanoparticles with Different Bimetallic Compositions

    Jin Luo;Mathew M. Maye;Valeri Petkov;Nancy N. Kariuk

  • Mechanism of Zn Insertion into Nanostructured δ-MnO2: A Nonaqueous Rechargeable Zn Metal Battery

    Sang Don Han;Soojeong Kim;Dongguo Li;Valeri Petkov

  • Microstructure characterization and cation distribution of nanocrystalline magnesium ferrite prepared by ball milling

    S.K. Pradhan;S.K. Pradhan;S. Bid;M. Gateshki;V. Petkov

  • Nanostructure by high- energy X-ray diffraction

    Valeri Petkov

  • Alloying-realloying enabled high durability for Pt-Pd-3d-transition metal nanoparticle fuel cell catalysts.

    Zhi-Peng Wu;Zhi-Peng Wu;Dominic T. Caracciolo;Yazan Maswadeh;Jianguo Wen

  • RAD, a program for analysis of X‐ray diffraction data from amorphous materials for personal computers

    V. Petkov

  • FTIR and XPS study of Pt nanoparticle functionalization and interaction with alumina.

    Céline Dablemont;Philippe Lang;Claire Mangeney;Jean-Yves Piquemal

  • Polyhedral units and network connectivity in calcium aluminosilicate glasses from high-energy X-Ray diffraction

    V. Petkov;S. J. L. Billinge;S. D. Shastri;B. Himmel

  • Structure of nanocrystalline materials using atomic pair distribution function analysis: Study of LiMoS2

    V. Petkov;S. J.L. Billinge;P. Larson;S. D. Mahanti

  • On the thermal decomposition of some cobalt hydroxide nitrates

    L. Markov;K. Petrov;V. Petkov

  • Atomic-scale structure of amorphous TiO2 by electron, X-ray diffraction and reverse Monte Carlo simulations

    V Petkov;G Holzhüter;U Tröge;Th Gerber

  • Structure beyond Bragg: Study of V 2 O 5 nanotubes

    V. Petkov;P. Y. Zavalij;S. Lutta;M. S. Whittingham

  • Local structure of nanoporous carbons

    V. Petkov;R. G. Difrancesco;S. J. L. Billinge;M. Acharya

  • High Real-Space Resolution Measurement of the Local Structure of Ga 1-x In x As Using X-Ray Diffraction

    V. Petkov;I.-K. Jeong;J. S. Chung;M. F. Thorpe

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Pt Dendrimer-Encapsulated Nanoparticles: Effect of the Template on Nanoparticle Formation

    Marc R. Knecht;Michael G. Weir;V. Sue Myers;William D. Pyrz

Frequent Co-Authors

Yang Ren
Yang Ren City University of Hong Kong
Chuan-Jian Zhong
Chuan-Jian Zhong Binghamton University
Jin Luo
Jin Luo Binghamton University
Simon J. L. Billinge
Simon J. L. Billinge Columbia University
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis Northwestern University
Thomas Vogt
Thomas Vogt University of South Carolina
Peter Strasser
Peter Strasser Technical University of Berlin
Marc R. Knecht
Marc R. Knecht University of Miami
Seong-Ju Hwang
Seong-Ju Hwang Yonsei University

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