Empty spaces are abhorred by nature, which immediately rushes in to fill the void. Humans
have learnt pretty well how to make ordered empty nanocontainers, and to get useful …

The elastic behaviour and the structural evolution of microporous materials compressed
hydrostatically in a pressure-transmitting fluid are drastically affected by the potential crystal …

Carboxylic‐acid adsorption on anatase TiO2 is a relevant process in many technological
applications. Yet, despite several decades of investigations, the acid‐proton localization …

The general principles guiding the design of molecular machines based on interlocked
structures are well known. Nonetheless, the identification of suitable molecular components …

NiO-based thin films and nanomaterials are promising candidates for a variety of end-uses,
encompassing photo-and electrocatalysts, solar cells, displays, and sensors. This …

Integrated studies of CO on truncated bipyramidal TiO2 anatase nanoparticles mainly
exposing smooth (101) surfaces provide the missing link between TiO2 single crystals and …

NiO-based films and nanostructured materials have received increasing attention for a
variety of technological applications. Among the possible strategies for their fabrication …

Multifunctional hybrid materials are obtained by modifying zeolite L (ZL) with stopcock
molecules, consisting of a tail group that can enter the ZL nanochannels and a head group …

A viable route to manganese-based materials of high technological interest is plasma-
assisted chemical vapor deposition (PA-CVD), offering various degrees of freedom for the …

A novel, simple, and general method for preparing a highly dispersed supported metal
catalyst was developed by modification of a silica surface with ethylene glycol (EG) before …