Publications

The Nanocarbon Laboratory

2023

  • E. Rowe, B. Yuan, M. Buzzi, G. Jotzu, Y. Zhu, M. Fechner, M. Först, B. Liu, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, A. Cavalleri, “Resonant enhancement of photo-induced superconductivity in K3C60”, Nature Physics, (2023), 1745-2481. DOI:10.1038/s41567-023-02235-9
  • G. Jotzu, G. Meier, A. Cantaluppi, A. Cavalleri, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, A. Ardavan, M. S. Nam, “Superconducting Fluctuations Observed Far above Tc In the Isotropic Superconductor K3C60”, Physical Review X, (2023), 021008. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.13.021008
  • M. Sidoli, G. Magnani, L. Fornasini, S. Scaravonati, A. Morenghi, V. Vezzoni, D. Bersani, G. Bertoni, M. Gaboardi, M. Riccò, D. Pontiroli, “Defective graphene decorated with TiO2 nanoparticles as negative electrodes in Li-ion batteries”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, (2023), Volume 958, 170420. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.170420

2022

  • C. Coppi, F. Cugini, G. Magnani, C. Milanese, L. Nasi, L. Lazzarini, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, M. Solzi, ” Graphene-Based Magnetocaloric Composites for Energy Conversion”, Advanced Engineering Materials, (2022), 2200811 DOI: 10.1002/adem.202200811
  • S. Scaravonati, M. Sidoli, G. Magnani, A. Morenghi, M. Canova, J. H. Kim, M. Riccò, D. Pontiroli, “Combined capacitive and electrochemical charge storage mechanism in high-performance graphene-based lithium-ion batteries”, Materials Today Energy 24, 100928 (2022) DOI: 10.1016/j.mtener.2021.100928
  • A. Morenghi, S. Scaravonati, G. Magnani, M. Sidoli, L. Aversa, R. Verucchi, G. Bertoni, M. Riccò, D. Pontiroli, “Asymmetric supercapacitors based on nickel decorated graphene and porous graphene electrodes”, Electrochimica Acta 424, 140626 (2022) DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140626
  • C. Cesari, B. Berti, T. Funaioli, C. Femoni, M. Iapalucci, D. Pontiroli, G. Magnani, M. Riccò, M. Bortoluzzi, F. M. Vivaldi, S. Zacchini, “Atomically Precise Platinum Carbonyl Nanoclusters: Synthesis, Total Structure and Electrochemical Investigation of Pt27(CO)314– Displaying a Defective Structure”, Inorganic Chemistry (2022) DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00965
  • C. Ronchei, S. Vantadori, D. Scorza, A. Zanichelli, G. Magnani, M. Sidoli, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, “Flexural and fracture behaviour of a cement-based material reinforced with GO nanoplates”, Procedia Structural Integrity (2022), Volume 41, Pages 215-219, ISSN 2452-3216, DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2022.05.024
  • Illankoon, W.A.M.A.N. and C. Milanese, A. Girella, M. Medina-Llamas, G. Magnani, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, MC. Collivignarelli, “Biochar derived from the rice industry by-products as sustainable energy storage material”, Proceeding of the 30th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE), (2022), pages 9-12.
  • A. N. Zaderko, L. M. Grishchenko, D. Pontiroli, S. Scaravonati, M. Riccò, V. E. Diyuk, V. A. Skryshevsky, V. V. Lisnyak, “Enanching the performance of carbon electrodes in supercapacitors through medium temperature fluoroalkylation”, Applied Nanoscience, (2022), Volume 12, pages 361-376. DOI: 10.1007/s13204-020-01651-0
  • L. Zhang, M. D. Allendorf, R. Balderas-Xicohténcatl, D. P. Broom, G. S. Fanourgakis, G. E. Froudakis, T. Gennet, K. E. Hurst, S. Ling, C. Milanese, P. A. Parilla, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, S. Shulda, V. Stavila, T. A. Steriotis, C. J. Webb, M. Witman, M. Hirscher, “Fundamentals of hydrogen storage in nanoporous materials”, Progress in Energy, (2022) Volume 4, 042013. DOI: 10.1088/2516-1083/ac8d44
  • S. Vandatori, G. Magnani, L. Mantovani, D. Pontiroli, C. Ronchei, D. Scorza, M. Sidoli, A. Zanichelli, M. Riccò, “Effect of GO nanosheets on microstructure, mechanical and fracture properties of cement composites”, Construction and Building Materials (2022) Volume 361, 129368. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.129368

2021

  • M. Budden, T. Gebert, M. Buzzi, G. Jotzu, E. Wang, T. Matsuyama, G. Meier, Y. Laplace, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, F. Schlawin, D. Jaksch, A. Cavalleri, “Evidence for metastable photo-induced superconductivity in K3C60“, Nat. Phys. (2021)
    DOI: 10.1038/s41567-020-01148-1
  • L. Fornasini, S. Scaravonati, G. Magnani, A. Morenghi, M. Sidoli, D. Bersani, G. Bertoni, L. Aversa, R. Verucchi, M. Riccò, P. P. Lottici, D. Pontiroli, “In situ decoration of laser-scribed graphene with TiO2 nanoparticles for scalable high-performance micro-supercapacitors”, Carbon 176, 296-306 (2021)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2021.01.129

2020

  • M. Aramini, G. Magnani, D. Pontiroli, C. Milanese, A. Girella, G. Bertoni, M. Gaboardi, S. Zacchini, A. Marini, M. Riccò, “Nickel addition to optimize the hydrogen storage performance of lithium intercalated fullerides”, Mater. Res. Bull. 126, 110848 (2020)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2020.110848
  • M. Gaboardi, R. Tatti, G. Bertoni, G. Magnani, R. Della Pergola, L. Aversa, R. Verucchi, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, “Platinum carbonyl clusters decomposition on defective graphene surface”, Surface Science 691, 121499 (2020)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2019.121499
  • C. Cavallari, S. Rols, H. E. Fischer, M. Brunelli, M. Gaboardi, G. Magnani, M. Riccò, D. Pontiroli, “Neutron scattering study of nickel decorated thermally exfoliated graphite oxide”, Int. J. Hydrogen Energ. 44(59), 30999-31007 (2019)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.09.226

2019

  • D. Pontiroli, S. Scaravonati, M. Sidoli, G. Magnani, L. Fornasini, C. Milanese, M. Riccò, “Fullerene mixtures as negative electrodes in innovative Na-ion batteries”, Chem. Phys. Lett. 731, 136607 (2019)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2019.136607
  • D. D’Alessio, M. Tribaudino, F. Mezzadri, L. Mantovani, C. Milanese, M. Gaboardi, G. Magnani, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, “Degassing and phase transitions with temperature in melanophlogite”, Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 286, 9-17 (2019)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2019.05.030
  • D. Pontiroli, S. Scaravonati, G. Magnani, L. Fornasini, D. Bersani, G. Bertoni, C. Milanese, A. Girella, F. Ridi, R. Verucchi, L. Mantovani, A. Malcevschi, M. Riccò,  “Super-activated biochar from poultry litter for high-performance supercapacitors”, Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 285, 161-169 (2019)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2019.05.002

2018

  • A. Cantaluppi, M. Buzzi, G. Jotzu, D. Nicoletti, M. Mitrano, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, A. Perucchi, P. Di Pietro, A. Cavalleri, “Pressure tuning of light-induced superconductivity in K3C60”, Nat. Phys. 14, 837–841 (2018)
    DOI: 10.1038/s41567-018-0134-8
  • S. Scaravonati, G. Magnani, M. Gaboardi, G. Allodi, M. Riccò, D. Pontiroli, “Electrochemical intercalation of fullerene and hydrofullerene with sodium”, Carbon 130, 11-18 (2018)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.12.107

2017

  • J. C. Pramudita, D. Pontiroli, G. Magnani, M. Gaboardi, C. Milanese, G. Bertoni, N. Sharma, M. Riccò, “Effect of Ni-nanoparticles decoration on graphene to enable high capacity sodium-ion battery negative electrodes”, Electrochimica Acta 250, 212-218 (2017)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.08.049
  • Y. V. Fedoseeva, A. S. Orekhov, G. N. Chekhova, V. O. Koroteev, M. A. Kanygin, B. V. Senkovskiy, A. Chuvilin, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, L. G. Bulusheva, A. V. Okotrub, “Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Reactor for Redox Transformation of Mercury Dichloride”, ACS Nano, 11(9), 8643-8649 (2017)
    DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b04361
  • H. Alloul, P. Wzietek, T. Mito, D. Pontiroli, M. Aramini, M. Riccò, J. P. Itie, E. Elkaim, “Mott Transition in the A15 Phase of Cs3 C60: Absence of a Pseudogap and Charge Order”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 118(23), 237601 (2017)
    DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.237601
  • M. Gaboardi, C. Milanese, G. Magnani, A. Girella, D. Pontiroli, P. Cofrancesco, A. Marini, M. Riccò, “Optimal hydrogen storage in sodium substituted lithium fullerides”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19(33), 21980-21986 (2017)
    DOI: 10.1039/c7cp04353h
  • N. Sarzi Amadè, M. Gaboardi, G. Magnani, M. Riccò, D. Pontiroli , C. Milanese, A. Girella, P. Carretta, S. Sanna, “H and Li dynamics in Li12C60 and Li12C60Hy”, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 42(35), 22544-22550 (2017)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.02.182
  • M. Gaboardi, N. Sarzi Amadè, M. Aramini, C. Milanese, G. Magnani, S. Sanna, M. Riccò, D. Pontiroli, “Extending the hydrogen storage limit in fullerene”, Carbon 120, 77-82 (2017)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.05.025
  • N. Sarzi Amadè, D. Pontiroli, L. Maidich, M. Riccò, M. Gaboardi, G. Magnani, P. Carretta, S. Sanna, “Molecular and ionic dynamics in NaxLi6-xC60”, J. Phys. Chem. C 121(12), 6554-6560 (2017)
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b00887
  • A. A. Komlev, T. L. Makarova,, E. Lahderanta, P. V. Semenikhin, A. I. Veinger, I. V. Kochman, G. Magnani, G. Bertoni, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, “Antiferromagnetic transition in graphene functionalized with nitroaniline”, J. Nanophoton. 11(3), 032512 (2017)
    DOI: 10.1117/1.JNP.11.032512
  • J. C. Pramudita, A. Rawal, M. Choucair, D. Pontiroli, G. Magnani, M. Gaboardi, M. Riccò, N. Sharma, “Mechanism of sodium insertion/extraction on the surface of defective graphenes”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 9 (1), 431-438 (2017)
    DOI:10.1021/acsami.6b13104

2016

  • C. Cavallari, D. Pontiroli, M. Jiménez-Ruiz, M. Johnson, M. Aramini, M. Gaboardi, S. F. Parker, M. Riccò, S. Rols, “Hydrogen motions in defective graphene: the role of surface defects”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 24820-24824 (2016)
    DOI:10.1039/c6cp04727k
  • A. A. Komlev, T. L. Makarova, E. Lahderanta, P. V. Semenikhin, A. I. Veinger, T. V. Tisnek, G. Magnani, G. Bertoni, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, “Magnetism of aniline modified graphene-based materials”J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 415, 45-50 (2016)
    DOI:10.1016/j.jmmm.2015.11.053
  • D. Quintavalle, B. G. Markus, A. Janossy, F. Simon, G. Klupp, M. A. Gyori, K. Kamaras, G. Magnani, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, “Electronic and ionic conductivities in superionic Li4C60“, Phys. Rev. B 93, 205103 (2016)
    DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.205103
  • M. Mitrano, A. Cantaluppi, D. Nicoletti, S. Kaiser, A. Perucchi, S. Lupi, P. Di Pietro, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, S. R. Clark, D. Jaksch, A. Cavalleri, “Possible light-induced superconductivity in K3C60 at high temperature”, Nature 530, 461-464 (2016)
    DOI: 10.1038/nature16522
  • A. S. Cattaneo, V. Dall’Asta, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, G. Magnani, C. Milanese, C. Tealdi, E. Quartarone, P. Mustarelli, “Tailoring ionic-electronic transport in PEO-Li4C60 : towards a new class of all solid-state mixed conductors”, Carbon 100, 196-200 (2016)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.01.009
  • L. Maidich, D. Pontiroli, M. Gaboardi, S. Lenti, G. Magnani, G. Riva, P. Carretta, C. Milanese, A. Marini, M. Riccò, S. Sanna, “Investigation of Li and H dynamics in Li6C60 and Li6C60Hy“, Carbon 96, 276-284 (2016)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.09.064

2015

  • L. Baldassarre, A. Perucchi, M. Mitrano, D. Nicoletti, C. Marini, D. Pontiroli, M. Mazzani, M. Aramini, M. Riccò, G. Giovannetti, M. Capone, S. Lupi, “The strength of electron electron correlation in Cs3C60“, Sci. Rep. 5, 15240 (2015)
    DOI: 10.1038/srep15240
  • D. Pontiroli, D. D’Alessio, M. Gaboardi, G. Magnani, C. Milanese, S. Duyker, V. K. Peterson, N. Sharma, M. Riccò, “Ammonia storage in lithium intercalated fullerides”, J. Mat. Chem. A 3, 21099-21105 (2015)
    DOI: 10.1039/C5TA05226B
  • M. Gaboardi, S. Duyker, C. Milanese, G. Magnani, V. K. Peterson, D. Pontiroli, N. Sharma, M. Riccò, “In situ neutron powder diffraction of Li6C60 for hydrogen storage”, J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 19715-19721 (2015)
    DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b06711
  • S.Rols, D.Pontiroli, C.Cavallari, M.Gaboardi, M.Aramini, D.Richard, M.R.Johnson, J.M.Zanotti, E.Suard, M.Maccarini, M.Riccò, “Structure and dynamics of the fullerene polymer Li4C60 studied with neutron scattering”, Phys. Rev. B 92, 014305 (2015)
    DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.014305
  • M.Gaboardi, C.Cavallari, G.Magnani, D.Pontiroli, S.Rols, M.Riccò, “Hydrogen storage mechanism and lithium dynamics in Li12C60 investigated by µSR”, Carbon 90, 130-137(2015)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.03.072
  • J. C. Pramudita, D. Pontiroli, G. Magnani, M. Gaboardi, M. Riccò, C. Milanese, H. E. A. Brand, N. Sharma, “Graphene and Selected Derivatives as Negative Electrodes in Sodium- and Lithium-Ion Batteries”, ChemElectroChem.  2 (4), 600-610 (2015)
    DOI: 10.1002/celc.201402352
  • P. Mauron, M. Gaboardi, D. Pontiroli, A. Remhof, M. Riccò, A. Züttel, “Hydrogen Desorption Kinetics in Metal Intercalated Fullerides”, J. Phys. Chem. C 119 (4) 1714–1719 (2015)
    DOI: 10.1021/jp511102y 

2014

  • C. Cavallari, D. Pontiroli, M. Jiménez-Ruiz, A. Ivanov, M. Mazzani, M. Gaboardi, M. Aramini, M. Brunelli, M. Riccò, S. Rols, “Hydrogen on graphene investigated by inelastic neutron scattering”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 554, 012009 (2014)
    DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/554/1/012009
  • I. Ciabatti, C. Femoni, M. Gaboardi, M. C.  Iapalucci, G.  Longoni, D.  Pontiroli, M. Riccò, S. Zacchini, “Structural rearrangements induced by acid-base reactions in metal carbonyl clusters: the case of [H3-nCo15Pd9C3(CO)38](n-) (n = 0-3)”, Dalton Transactions 43(11), 4388–99 (2014)
    DOI:10.1039/C3DT52527A
  • L. G. Bulusheva, V. A. Tur, E. O. Fedorovskaya, I. P. Asanov, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, A. V. Okotrub, “Structure and supercapacitor performance of graphene materials obtained from brominated and fluorinated graphites”, Carbon 78 137-146 (2014)
    DOI:10.1016/j.carbon.2014.06.061
  • F. Giglio, D. Pontiroli, M. Gaboardi, M. Aramini, C. Cavallari, M. Brunelli, P. Galinetto, C. Milanese, M. Riccò, “Li12C60: a lithium clusters intercalated fulleride”, Chem. Phys. Lett. 609 155-160 (2014)
    DOI:10.1016/j.cplett.2014.06.036
  • D. Pontiroli, M. Aramini, M. Gaboardi, G. Vlahopoulou, M. Mazzani, M. Riccò, S. Sanna, P. Carretta, C. Cavallari, S. Rols, “Tracking the Hydrogen Motion in Defective Graphene”, J. Phys Chem. C 118 7110-7116 (2014)
    DOI:10.1021/jp408339m
  • P. Wzietek, T. Mito, H. Alloul, D. Pontiroli, M. Aramini, and M. Riccò, “NMR Study of the Superconducting Gap Variation near the Mott Transition in Cs3C60“, Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 066401 (2014)
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.066401
  • M. Aramini, C. Milanese, D. Pontiroli, M. Gaboardi, A. Girella, G.Bertoni, M. Riccò, “Addition of transition metals to alkali-metal intercalated fullerides enhances hydrogen storage properties”, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 39 2124-2131 (2014)
    DOI:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.11.087
  • M. Gaboardi, A. Bliersbach, G. Bertoni, M. Aramini, G. Vlahopoulou, D. Pontiroli, P. Mauron, G. Magnani, G. Salviati, A. Züttel and M. Riccò, “Decoration of graphene with nickel nanoparticles: study of the interaction with hydrogen”, J. Mat. Chem. A 2 1039-1046 (2014)
    doi: 10.1039/C3TA14127F
  • M. Aramini, M. Gaboardi, G. Vlahopoulou, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccó, C. Milanese and C. Cavallari, “Muon spin relaxation reveals the hydrogen storage mechanism in light alkali metal fullerides”, Carbon 67, 92-97 (2014)
    DOI:10.1016/j.carbon.2013.09.063

2013

  • P. Mauron, M. Gaboardi, A. Remhof, A. Bliersbach,  D. Sheptyakov, M. Aramini, G. Vlahopoulou, F. Giglio, D. Pontiroli, M. Riccò, A. Züttel, “Hydrogen sorption in Li12C60“, J. Phys. Chem C 117 22598-22602 (2013)
    DOI: 10.1021/jp408652t
  • M. Riccò, M. Aramini, M. Mazzani, D. Pontiroli, M. Gaboardi and O. V. Yazyev, “Muons probe magnetism and hydrogen interaction in graphene”, Phys. Scr. 88, 068508 (2013)
    DOI:10.1088/0031-8949/88/06/068508
  • H. Alloul, Y. Ihara, T. Mito, P. Wzietek, M. Aramini, D. Pontiroli and M. Ricco, “NMR investigation of the pressure induced Mott transition to superconductivity in Cs3C60 isomeric compounds”J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 449 (1), 012030 (2013)
    DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/449/1/012030
  • D. Pontiroli, M. Aramini, M. Gaboardi, M. Mazzani, A. Gorreri, M. Riccò, I. Margiolaki and D. Sheptyakov, “Ion conductivity in the Mg intercalated fullerene polymer Mg2C60“, Carbon 51, 143 (2013)
    DOI:10.1016/j.carbon.2012.08.022

2012

  • P. Mauron, A. Remhof, A. Bliersbach, A. Borgschulte, A. Zuttel, D. Sheptyakov, M. Gaboardi, M. Choucair, D. Pontiroli, M. Aramini, A. Gorreri and M. Riccò, “Reversible hydrogen absorption in sodium intercalated fullerenes”, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 37 (19), 14307 (2012)
    DOI:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.07.045

2011

  • M. Riccò, D. Pontiroli, M. Mazzani M. Choucair, J. A. Stride and O. V. Yazyev, “Muons probe strong hydrogen interactions with defective graphene”, Nano Letters 11, 4919 (2011)
    DOI:10.1021/nl202866q 
  • J. Kausteklis, P. Cevc, D. Arcon, L. Nasi, D. Pontiroli, M. Mazzani, M. Riccò, “Electron paramagnetic resonance study of nanostructured graphite”, Phys. Rev. B 84 125406 (2011)
    DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.84.125406
  • Y. Ihara, H. Alloul, P. Wzietek, D. Pontiroli, M. Mazzani and M. Riccò, “Spin dynamics at the Mott transition and metallic state of Cs3C60 superconducting phases”, Europhysics Letters 94, (3) 37007 (2011)
    DOI:10.1209/0295-5075/94/37007