H2BR Project

The "Hydrogen generation and bioremediation through advanced electrode materials" (H2BR) project explores novel energy generation technologies and efficient remediation approaches.

Hybrid electrodes composed of transition metal carbides in combination with nanocarbon materials are investigated as electrode materials due to their chemical stability and electrocatalytic properties.

Publications:

- Serafin, Jaroslaw; Dziejarski, Bartosz; Achieng, George Oindo; Vendrell, Xavier; Chaitoglou, Stefanos; Amade-Rovira, Roger. "Comprehensive analysis of MAX phase and MXene materials for advanced photocatalysis, electrocatalysis and adsorption in hydrogen evolution and storage", Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 142 (2025) pp.18-33 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2024.07.023.

- Chaitoglou, Stefanos; Ma, Yang; Ospina, Rogelio; Farid, Ghulam; Serafin, Jaroslaw; Amade Rovira, Roger; Bertran-Serra, Enric. "Laser-Induced Vertical Graphene Nanosheets for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution", ACS Applied Nano Materials 7 (2024) pp. 22631-22639. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.4c03320.

- Ma, Yang; Chaitoglou, Stefanos; Farid, Ghulam; Amade, Roger; Ospina, Rogelio; Muñoz-Rosas, A.L.; Bertran-Serra, Enric. "Supercapacitive performance of electrodes based on defective ZnO nanorods anchored on graphene nanowalls", Chemical Engineering Journal 488 (2024) 151135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.151135.

- Chaitoglou S., et al. "Deposition and in-situ formation of nanostructured Mo2C nanoparticles on graphene nanowalls support for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution", Journal of Alloys and Compounds 972 (2024) 172891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.172891. 

- Farid G., et al. "Efficient flexible electrodes for lithium-ion batteries utilizing well-dispersed hybrid Mo2C nanoparticles on vertically-oriented graphene nanowalls", Journal of Alloys and Compounds 968 (2023) 172109.

- Bertran-Serra E., et al. "Advancements in plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition for producing vertical graphene nanowalls", Nanomaterials 13 (2023) 2533.

- Amade R., et al. "Hybrid transition metal carbides on graphene nanowalls compounds for very efficient hydrogen evolution reaction", Proceedings IEEE Nanotecnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC) 2023.

- Farid G., et al. "Surface modification of silicon nanowires via drop-casting for high-performance Li-ion battery electrodes: SiNWs decorated with molybdenum oxide nanoparticles", Journal of Energy Storage 78 (2024) 110104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.110104 

Congresses:

- Amade R., et al. "Hybrid transition metal carbides on graphene nanowalls compounds for very efficient hydrogen evolution reaction", NMDC 2023 conference, Paestum, Italy. Oral presentation

- S. Chaitoglou; R. Amade; R. Ospina; E. Bertran, "Hybrid nanostructured compounds of Mo2C on vertical graphene nanoflakes for highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction", NANOSPAIN 2023, Tarragona, Spain. Oral presentation

- Enric Bertran-Serra, Arevik Musheghyan-Avetisyan, Stefanos Chaitoglou, Roger Amade Rovira, Islam Alshaikh, Luis Fernando Pantoja-Suárez,José Luis Andújar Bella, "Hybrid Nanostructured Compounds of Mo2C on Vertical Graphene Nanoflakes for Highly Efficient HER Electrocatalysis", The World Conference on Carbon 2023 (ACMC), Mexico. Oral presentation

- Stefanos Chaitoglou , Roger Amade, Rogelio Espinosa, Yang Ma, Shahadev Rodriguez, Xavier Vendrell, Enric Bertran-Serra, "Preparation and characterization of nanostructured transition metal carbides on graphene nanowalls supports for electrocatalytic applications", 6th World Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Sep 2023, Barcelona (Spain). Oral presentation

-  Shubhadeep Majumdar, Stefanos Chaitoglou, Jarosław Serafin, Ghulam Farid, Rogelio Ospina, Yang Ma, Roger Amade Rovira, Enric Bertran-Serra, "Enhancing Hydrogen Evolution: Carbon Nanotubes as a scaffold for Mo2C", 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energy, November 2024, Barcelona (Spain). Oral presentation