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Materials Science

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103
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38624
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922
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3

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Czechia Leader Award

Overview

Zdeněk Sofer is affiliated with the University of Chemistry and Technology in the Czech Republic. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with a notable emphasis on materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their work covers several subfields including materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, as well as atomic and molecular physics and optics. Key topics in their research encompass:

  • 2D materials and applications
  • MXene and MAX phase materials
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Perovskite materials and applications
  • Advanced photocatalysis techniques
  • Supercapacitor materials and fabrication
  • Advancements in battery materials

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Sofer illustrate a breadth of interests in materials science and nanotechnology. Notable publications include:

  • "Synthesis and Applications of Graphene Oxide" (2022), published in Materials
  • "MXene Titanium Carbide-based Biosensor: Strong Dependence of Exfoliation Method on Performance" (2020), published in Analytical Chemistry
  • "Will Any Crap We Put into Graphene Increase Its Electrocatalytic Effect?" (2020), published in ACS Nano
  • "Chiral molecular intercalation superlattices" (2022), published in Nature
  • "Oleic acid/oleylamine ligand pair: a versatile combination in the synthesis of colloidal nanoparticles" (2022), published in Nanoscale Horizons

Their frequent collaborators include Jan Luxa, Vlastimil Mazánek, Bing Wu, Lukáš Děkanovský, and Nikolas Antonatos.

Publication venues frequently associated with Sofer's research include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • ACS Nano
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Small

Best Publications

  • 2H → 1T phase transition and hydrogen evolution activity of MoS2, MoSe2, WS2 and WSe2 strongly depends on the MX2 composition

    Adriano Ambrosi;Zdeněk Sofer;Martin Pumera

  • 2D Monoelemental Arsenene, Antimonene, and Bismuthene: Beyond Black Phosphorus

    Martin Pumera;Zdeněk Sofer

  • Layered transition metal dichalcogenides for electrochemical energy generation and storage

    Martin Pumera;Zdeněk Sofer;Adriano Ambrosi

  • Graphenes prepared by Staudenmaier, Hofmann and Hummers methods with consequent thermal exfoliation exhibit very different electrochemical properties

    Hwee Ling Poh;Filip Šaněk;Adriano Ambrosi;Guanjia Zhao

  • Black Phosphorus Rediscovered: From Bulk Material to Monolayers

    Rui Gusmão;Zdenek Sofer;Martin Pumera

  • Synthesis and Applications of Graphene Oxide

    Unknown

  • Cytotoxicity of exfoliated transition-metal dichalcogenides (MoS2 , WS2 , and WSe2 ) is lower than that of graphene and its analogues.

    Wei Zhe Teo;Elaine Lay Khim Chng;Zdeněk Sofer;Martin Pumera

  • Sulfur-Doped Graphene via Thermal Exfoliation of Graphite Oxide in H2S, SO2, or CS2 Gas

    Hwee Ling Poh;Petr Šimek;Zdeněk Sofer;Martin Pumera

  • Layered and two dimensional metal oxides for electrochemical energy conversion

    Michelle P. Browne;Zdeněk Sofer;Martin Pumera

  • Electrochemistry at Chemically Modified Graphenes

    Adriano Ambrosi;Alessandra Bonanni;Zdeněk Sofer;Jeffrey S. Cross

  • Electrochemistry of transition metal dichalcogenides: strong dependence on the metal-to-chalcogen composition and exfoliation method.

    Alex Yong Sheng Eng;Adriano Ambrosi;Zdeněk Sofer;Petr Šimek

  • Lithium Intercalation Compound Dramatically Influences the Electrochemical Properties of Exfoliated MoS2

    Adriano Ambrosi;Zdeněk Sofer;Martin Pumera

  • Carboxylic Carbon Quantum Dots as a Fluorescent Sensing Platform for DNA Detection

    Adeline Huiling Loo;Zdenek Sofer;Daniel Bouša;Pavel Ulbrich

  • Synthesis of Strongly Fluorescent Graphene Quantum Dots by Cage-Opening Buckminsterfullerene

    Chun Kiang Chua;Zdeněk Sofer;Petr Šimek;Ondřej Jankovský

  • Electrocatalysis of layered Group 5 metallic transition metal dichalcogenides (MX2, M = V, Nb, and Ta; X = S, Se, and Te)

    Xinyi Chia;Adriano Ambrosi;Petr Lazar;Zdeněk Sofer

  • Layered Platinum Dichalcogenides (PtS2, PtSe2, and PtTe2) Electrocatalysis: Monotonic Dependence on the Chalcogen Size

    Xinyi Chia;Ambrosi Adriano;Petr Lazar;Zdeněk Sofer

  • 3R phase of MoS2 and WS2 outperforms the corresponding 2H phase for hydrogen evolution.

    Rou Jun Toh;Zdeněk Sofer;Jan Luxa;David Sedmidubský

  • Chiral molecular intercalation superlattices

    Unknown

  • Pnictogen (As, Sb, Bi) Nanosheets for Electrochemical Applications Are Produced by Shear Exfoliation Using Kitchen Blenders.

    Rui Gusmão;Zdeněk Sofer;Daniel Bouša;Martin Pumera

  • Doping with Graphitic Nitrogen Triggers Ferromagnetism in Graphene

    Piotr Błoński;Jiří Tuček;Zdeněk Sofer;Vlastimil Mazánek

  • Noble metal (Pd, Ru, Rh, Pt, Au, Ag) doped graphene hybrids for electrocatalysis

    Marcella Giovanni;Hwee Ling Poh;Adriano Ambrosi;Guanjia Zhao

  • Electrochemical Exfoliation of Layered Black Phosphorus into Phosphorene

    Adriano Ambrosi;Zdeněk Sofer;Martin Pumera

  • 3D-Printed Graphene/Polylactic Acid Electrodes Promise High Sensitivity in Electroanalysis.

    C. Lorena Manzanares Palenzuela;Filip Novotný;Petr Krupička;Zdeněk Sofer

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Pumera
Martin Pumera Brno University of Technology
David Sedmidubský
David Sedmidubský University of Chemistry and Technology
Carmen C. Mayorga-Martinez
Carmen C. Mayorga-Martinez Peruvian University of Applied Sciences
Adriano Ambrosi
Adriano Ambrosi Nanyang Technological University
Richard D. Webster
Richard D. Webster Nanyang Technological University
Adrian C. Fisher
Adrian C. Fisher University of Cambridge
Michal Otyepka
Michal Otyepka Palacký University, Olomouc
Hans Lüth
Hans Lüth Forschungszentrum Jülich
Mark C. Hersam
Mark C. Hersam Northwestern University
Francesco Bonaccorso
Francesco Bonaccorso Italian Institute of Technology

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