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November 19, 2024

In cooperation with Dr. Diana Bobrowska the following work was published:

New Journal of Chemistry 2024, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NJ04171B. Influence of the 2,5-bis(pentadecyloxy)terephthalic acid self-assembly layer on the structure and charge transfer properties of poly(p-phenylene vinylene) for application in organic solar cells.

October 20, 2024

October 1, 2024

We welcome Julia Kolodziejczyk, a new PhD student, to our group.

Julia will be involved in implementing the OPUS project (2023/49/B/ST5/02403), entitled “Data-driven materials design: Artificial Intelligence as a tool supporting the synthesis of nanocomposites with hierarchical porosity for electrocatalytic applications”.

August 20, 2024

In cooperation with Prof. Manuel Chaur the following work was published:

Electrochimica Acta 2024, 504, 144886. Evaluation of chitosan composites with functionalized carbon nano-onions for supercapacitor applications. DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2024.144886

August 16, 2024

In cooperation with Prof. Krzysztof Brzezinski the following work was published:

Chemical Communications 2024, 60, 11504-11507. A closer look at molecular mechanisms underlying inhibition of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase by transition metal cations. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CC03143A.

Design by M. Plonska-Brzezinska

June 25, 2024

Marta received funding from the National Science Centre

Marta received funding from the National Science Centre OPUS 2023/49/B/ST5/02403 (2024-2028), entitled “Data-driven materials design: Artificial Intelligence as a tool supporting the synthesis of nanocomposites with hierarchical porosity for electrocatalytic applications”. The project will be implemented in a consortium with the Poznań University of Technology (Poland) under the leadership of Dariusz Brzezinski (https://www.cs.put.poznan.pl/dbrzezinski/).

April 1, 2024

We welcome Jozef Baszanowski, a new undergraduate student, to our group.

Jozef will be involved in implementing the OPUS project (2019/35/B/ST5/00572), entitled “Carbon electrocatalysts with structural defects: preparation, characterization and study of structure-catalytic activity relationships”.

March 13, 2024

Marta was nominated by the National Science Centre Council to AcademiaNet

https://www.academia-net.org/profile/marta-plonska-brzezinska/87281

AcademiaNet (https://www.academia-net.org/) is a database of profiles of excellent female researchers from all disciplines. All researchers are nominated for AcademiaNet by prestigious science partner organisations according to strict selection criteria. AcademiaNet is supported by a network of renowned research organisations from all over Europe. It was initiated by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, which created the database in 2010. In 2020, the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF took over the management of AcademiaNet. Excellent female researchers are nominated for AcademiaNet by 43 science partner organisations according to strict selection criteria. The selection criteria include outstanding scientific qualifications, outstanding academic references and independent leadership. It is not possible to apply directly to AcademiaNet.

March 7, 2024

Our article is in the Top 100 Materials Science papers published in Scientific Reports last year!

The article “Three-dimensional organization of pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-based triazine framework using nanostructural spherical carbon: enhancing electrochemical performance of materials for supercapacitors” received 2631 article downloads in 2023, placing it as one of the Top 100 downloaded Materials Science papers published in Scientific Reports last year.

The journal published over 740 Materials Science papers in 2023, so a position in the top downloaded articles is an extraordinary achievement — our science is of real value to the research community. 

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December 4, 2023

Our group has published the following work on implementing of the OPUS project’s (2017/25/B/ST5/01414 & 2019/35/B/ST5/00572):

Materials Advances 2024, 5, 1065, Rational design of carbon nanocomposites with hierarchical porosity: a strategy to improve capacitive energy storage performance, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MA01003A.

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Design by M. Plonska-Brzezinska

October 4, 2023

Our group has published the following review on implementing of the OPUS project (2019/35/B/ST5/00572):

Materials 2023, 16, 6549, Microwave-Assisted Synthesis as a Promising Tool for the Preparation of Materials Containing Defective Carbon Nanostructures: Implications on Properties and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33874-w.

Design by M. Plonska-Brzezinska

August 22, 2023

In cooperation with Prof. Manuel Chaur the following work was published:

Diamond and Related Materials 2023, 139, 110296, Synthesis of concentric multilayer fullerene nanostructures from mineral coal for applications in supercapacitors, DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2023.110296

July 7, 2023

Our group has published the following work on implementing of the OPUS project (2017/25/B/ST5/01414):

Sci Rep 2023, 13, 10737, Three-dimensional organization of pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-based triazine framework using nanostructural spherical carbon: enhancing electrochemical performance of materials for supercapacitors, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33874-w

April 24, 2023

Our group has published the following work on implementing of the OPUS project (2017/25/B/ST5/01414):

Sci Rep 2023, 13, 6606, Composites containing resins and carbon nano-onions as efficient porous carbon materials for supercapacitors, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33874-w.

April 1, 2023

We welcome new undergraduate students to our group: Natalia Rydzewska, Tomasz Bezubik and Wiktor Terlecki. Students will be involved in implementing the OPUS project (2019/35/B/ST5/00572), entitled “Carbon electrocatalysts with structural defects: preparation, characterization and study of structure-catalytic activity relationships”.

November 7, 2022

Our group has published the following work on implementing of the OPUS project (2019/35/B/ST5/00572):

ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2022, 5, 11, 16376–16387, Nanostructured Carbon Catalyst for Amide Coupling Reactions under Microwave Heating in the Absence of a Solvent, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c03437.

May 26, 2022

Our group has published the following work on implementing of the OPUS project (2017/25/B/ST5/01414):

Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 6829-6832, Carbon nano-onion induced organization of polyacrylonitrile-derived block star polymers to obtain mesoporous carbon materials, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CC01452A.

March 17, 2022

Our group has published the following work on implementing of the OPUS project (2017/25/B/ST5/01414):

ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022, 4, 4, 2442–2458, Polymeric Network Hierarchically Organized on Carbon Nano-onions: Block Polymerization as a Tool for the Controlled Formation of Specific Pore Diameters https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.1c01788

Design by Piotr Domasiewicz, @dmkey.design