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Yuan X, Ferrer-Campos R, Garcés-Pineda FA, Villa K. Molecular Imprinted BiVO 4 Microswimmers for Selective Target Recognition and Removal. Small 2023; 19:e2207303. [PMID: 36703511 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
Analogous to photosynthetic systems, photoactive semiconductor-based micro/nanoswimmers display biomimetic features that enable unique light harvesting and energy conversion functions and interactions with their surroundings. However, these artificial swimmers are usually non-selective and provide ineffective target recognition, resulting in poor surface analyte binding that affects the overall reactivity and motion efficiency. Here, the surface engineering of light-driven BiVO4 microswimmers by molecular imprinting polymerization is presented. After embedding surface recognition sites, the modified microswimmers can self-propel in a solution of a target molecule, without requiring toxic fuels, and degrade the target selectively in a pollutant mixture. These findings show that optimizing the design of semiconductor-based microswimmers with specific target recognition cavities on their surface is a promising strategy to achieve selective capture and degradation of organic pollutants, which is otherwise impossible because of the non-selective behavior of photogenerated reactive radicals. Moreover, this study provides a unique strategy to enhance the motion capabilities of single-component photocatalytic microswimmers in a specific chemical environment.
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- Xiaojiao Yuan
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, Tarragona, E-43007, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, Tarragona, E-43007, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, Tarragona, E-43007, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, Tarragona, E-43007, Spain
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Yu J, Garcés-Pineda FA, González-Cobos J, Peña-Díaz M, Rogero C, Giménez S, Spadaro MC, Arbiol J, Barja S, Galán-Mascarós JR. Author Correction: Sustainable oxygen evolution electrocatalysis in aqueous 1 M H 2SO 4 with earth abundant nanostructured Co 3O 4. Nat Commun 2022; 13:4687. [PMID: 35948560 PMCID: PMC9365853 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32399-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Jiahao Yu
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Avenida Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.,Departament de Química Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Marcel. lí Domingo 1, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Avenida Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Avenida Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.,Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l'Environnement de Lyon, UMR 5256, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 2 Avenue A. Einstein, 69626, Villeurbanne, France
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- Centro de Física de Materiales, CFM/MPC, (UPV/EHU-CSIC), 20018, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales, CFM/MPC, (UPV/EHU-CSIC), 20018, San Sebastián, Spain.,Donostia International Physics Center, 20018, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat Jaume I, 12006, Castelló, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,ICREA, Passeig Lluis Companys, 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Polímeros y Materiales Avanzados: Física, Química y Tecnología, Centro de Física de Materiales, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 20018, San Sebastián, Spain. .,Donostia International Physics Center, 20018, San Sebastián, Spain.
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Avenida Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain. .,ICREA, Passeig Lluis Companys, 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain.
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Hegner FS, Garcés-Pineda FA, González-Cobos J, Rodríguez-García B, Torréns M, Palomares E, López N, Galán-Mascarós JR. Understanding the Catalytic Selectivity of Cobalt Hexacyanoferrate toward Oxygen Evolution in Seawater Electrolysis. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Franziska S. Hegner
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Avinguda Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Avinguda Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Avinguda Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Avinguda Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Avinguda Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Avinguda Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- ICREA, Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Avinguda Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Avinguda Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- ICREA, Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Kumar Y, Kibena-Põldsepp E, Kozlova J, Rähn M, Treshchalov A, Kikas A, Kisand V, Aruväli J, Tamm A, Douglin JC, Folkman SJ, Gelmetti I, Garcés-Pineda FA, Galán-Mascarós JR, Dekel DR, Tammeveski K. Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysis on Mixed Metal Phthalocyanine-Modified Carbon Nanotubes Prepared via Pyrolysis. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:41507-41516. [PMID: 34428020 PMCID: PMC8589254 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c06737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Non-precious-metal catalysts are promising alternatives for Pt-based cathode materials in low-temperature fuel cells, which is of great environmental importance. Here, we have investigated the bifunctional electrocatalytic activity toward the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) of mixed metal (FeNi; FeMn; FeCo) phthalocyanine-modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) prepared by a simple pyrolysis method. Among the bimetallic catalysts containing nitrogen derived from corresponding metal phthalocyanines, we report the excellent ORR activity of FeCoN-MWCNT and FeMnN-MWCNT catalysts with the ORR onset potential of 0.93 V and FeNiN-MWCNT catalyst for the OER having EOER = 1.58 V at 10 mA cm-2. The surface morphology, structure, and elemental composition of the prepared catalysts were examined with scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The FeCoN-MWCNT and FeMnN-MWCNT catalysts were prepared as cathodes and tested in anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs). Both catalysts displayed remarkable AEMFC performance with a peak power density as high as 692 mW cm-2 for FeCoN-MWCNT.
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- Yogesh Kumar
- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute
of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwald Street 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute
of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwald Street 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute
of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwald Street 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute
of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwald Street 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute
of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwald Street 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute
of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University
of Tartu, Vanemuise 46, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute
of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwald Street 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- The
Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, 3200003 Haifa, Israel
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- Catalan
Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Passeig Llüis Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- The
Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, 3200003 Haifa, Israel
- The
Nancy & Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP), Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, 3200003 Haifa, Israel
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- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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Li J, Zitolo A, Garcés-Pineda FA, Asset T, Kodali M, Tang P, Arbiol J, Galán-Mascarós JR, Atanassov P, Zenyuk IV, Sougrati MT, Jaouen F. Metal Oxide Clusters on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon are Highly Selective for CO 2 Electroreduction to CO. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Jingkun Li
- ICGM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier 34090, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L’orme des Merisiers, BP 48, Saint Aubin, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, ICIQ, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans, 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California Irvine, Irvine 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California Irvine, Irvine 92697, United States
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona 08193, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona 08193, Catalonia, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona 08010, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, ICIQ, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans, 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona 08010, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California Irvine, Irvine 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California Irvine, Irvine 92697, United States
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- ICGM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier 34090, France
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López-Resano S, Martínez de Salinas S, Garcés-Pineda FA, Moneo-Corcuera A, Galán-Mascarós JR, Maseras F, Pérez-Temprano MH. Redefining the Mechanistic Scenario of Carbon-Sulfur Nucleophilic Coupling via High-Valent Cp*Co IV Species. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:11217-11221. [PMID: 33739577 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202101390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
The potential access to CoIV species for promoting transformations that are particularly challenging at CoIII still remains underexploited in the context of Cp*Co-catalyzed C-H functionalization reactions. Herein, we disclose a combined experimental and computational strategy for uncovering the participation of Cp*CoIV species in a Cp*Co-mediated C-S bond-reductive elimination. These studies support the intermediacy of high-valent Cp*Co species in C-H functionalization reactions, under oxidative conditions, when involving nucleophilic coupling partners.
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- Sara López-Resano
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.,Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica, Universitat Rovira i, Virgili, C/ Marcelli Domingo s/n, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.,ICREA, Passeig Lluis Companys, 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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Nieto-Castro D, Garcés-Pineda FA, Moneo-Corcuera A, Pato-Doldan B, Gispert-Guirado F, Benet-Buchholz J, Galán-Mascarós JR. Effect of Mechanochemical Recrystallization on the Thermal Hysteresis of 1D Fe II-triazole Spin Crossover Polymers. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:7953-7959. [PMID: 32338886 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The thermal hysteresis in the cooperative spin crossover (SCO) polymer [Fe(trz)(Htrz)2]n[BF4]n (1) has been tuned by a simple ball milling grinding process. Mechanical treatment affects the size and morphology of the crystallite domains, as confirmed by multiple complementary techniques, including ESEM, DLS, and PXRD data. Upon milling, the regular cubic shape particles recrystallize with slightly different unit cell parameters and preferential orientation. This macroscopic change significantly modifies the thermally induced SCO behavior, studied by temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility, X-ray diffraction, and DSC analysis. Transition temperatures downshift, closer to room temperature, while hysteresis widens, when particle sizes are actually decreasing. We relate this counterintuitive observation to subtle modifications in the unit cell, offering new alternatives to tune and enhance SCO properties in this class of 1D-cooperative polymers.
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- David Nieto-Castro
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.,Departament de Química Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, C/Marcel lí Domingo, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.,Departament de Química Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, C/Marcel lí Domingo, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Univ. Rovira I Virgili, Scientific Resources Service, Av. Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.,ICREA, Passeig Llüis Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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