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  1. Experimental and theoretical insights into dual biochar-based activated carbons: preparation and characterization

    Article • Applied Surface Science, August 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  2. Unique Coexistence of Two Resistive Switching Modes in a Memristor Device Enables Multifunctional Neuromorphic Computing Properties

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, August 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  3. Photocatalytic Hydrolysis─A Sustainable Option for the Chemical Upcycling of Polylactic Acid

    Article • ACS Environmental Au, October 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  4. Utilisation of CO2 as “Structure Modifier” of Inorganic Solids

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, December 2021, Wiley

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  5. Ultra-small FeS2 nanoparticles for highly efficient chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of nitroarenes

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  6. Effect of Calcination Time on the Physicochemical Properties and Photocatalytic Performance of Carbon and Nitrogen Co-Doped TiO2 Nanoparticles

    Article • Catalysts, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  7. Bi2WO6/C-Dots/TiO2: A Novel Z-Scheme Photocatalyst for the Degradation of Fluoroquinolone Levofloxacin from Aqueous Medium

    Article • Nanomaterials, May 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  8. Stabilization of Pd 3−x In 1+x Polymorphs with Pd‐like Crystal Structure and their Superior Performance as Catalysts for Semi‐Hydrogenation of Alkynes

    Article • ChemCatChem, May 2019, Wiley

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  9. Effect of Inorganic Ions on Pyrite Catalyzed Fenton Reaction

    Article • August 2018, Avestia Publishing

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  10. Fluoride doped γ-Fe2O3nanoparticles with increased MRI relaxivity

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry B, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  11. Pd 3 Sn nanoparticles on TiO 2 and ZnO supports as catalysts for semi-hydrogenation: Synthesis and catalytic performance

    Article • Applied Catalysis A General, August 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  12. Sulfides showing negative magnetoresistance

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, January 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  13. Synthesis and antibacterial effects of cobalt–cellulose magnetic nanocomposites

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  14. Structural Classification of Quasi-One-Dimensional Ternary Nitrides

    Article • Inorganics, November 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  15. Doping of inorganic materials in microreactors – preparation of Zn doped Fe3O4 nanoparticles

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  16. Direct amine-functionalisation of γ-Fe2O3nanoparticles

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  17. Anion substitution is a tool to change structure and properties of materials

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  18. The Preparation of Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Microreactors

    Article • Journal of Flow Chemistry, March 2013, Akademiai Kiado

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  19. Using High Pressure to Prepare Polymorphs of the Ba2Co1–xZnxS3(0 ≤x≤ 1.0) Compounds

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, January 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  20. Preparation, Structural Characterization, and Thermal Ammonolysis of Two Novel Dimeric Transition Silylamide Complexes

    Article • International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, March 2011, Wiley

    Steve Archibald, Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  21. Mixed-metal one-dimensional sulfides—A class of materials with differences and similarities to oxides

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, February 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  22. Investigation of the stability of Co-doped apatite ionic conductors in NH3

    Article • Journal of Solid State Chemistry, December 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  23. ChemInform Abstract: Fluorine Insertion in Inorganic Materials

    Article • ChemInform, June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  24. Formation of apatite oxynitrides by the reaction between apatite-type oxide ion conductors, La8+xSr2−x(Si/Ge)6O26+x/2, and ammonia

    Article • Journal of Solid State Chemistry, December 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  25. ChemInform Abstract: Transition Metal Pnictide-Halides: A Class of Under-Explored Compounds

    Article • ChemInform, November 2009, Wiley

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  26. ChemInform Abstract: Increase in Magnetoresistivity in Ba2CoS3via Zn2+/Co2+Substitution.

    Article • ChemInform, July 2009, Wiley

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  27. Transition Metal Pnictide-Halides: A Class of Under-Explored Compounds

    Article • Topics in Catalysis, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  28. Synthesis and characterisation of the quaternary nitride-fluoride Ce2MnN3F2−δ

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  29. Stereostructural behaviour of N–N atropisomers: Two conglomerate crystallisations and a crystallisation-induced deracemisation

    Article • CrystEngComm, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  30. Increase in magnetoresistivity in Ba2CoS3via Zn2+/Co2+ substitution

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  31. An investigation of the high temperature reaction between the apatiteoxide ion conductor La9.33Si6O26and NH3

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Emma Kendrick, Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  32. Crystal and magnetic structures of(La0.70

    Article • Physical Review B, March 2008, American Physical Society (APS)

    Professor Juan Rodriguez-Carvajal, Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  33. ChemInform Abstract: Zeolite‐Like Nitride—Chlorides with a Predicted Topology.

    Article • ChemInform, January 2008, Wiley

    Dr Timothy J Prior, Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  34. Long-range magnetic ordering in Ba2CoS3: A neutron diffraction study

    Article • Journal of Solid State Chemistry, October 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  35. A synchrotron study of Ba5Ta2Cl2O9

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, April 2007, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Timothy J Prior, Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  36. Zeolite-like nitride–chlorides with a predicted topology

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2007, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Timothy J Prior, Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  37. Synthesis and low temperature fluorination of the alkaline-earth palladates Ba2−xSrxPdO3 (x=0–2)

    Article • Progress in Solid State Chemistry, January 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  38. Preparation of Mesoporous Pd/Si3N4Nanocomposites as Heterogeneous Catalysts via Three Different Chemical Routes

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, December 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  39. DSC study of sucrose melting

    Article • Carbohydrate Research, November 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  40. Negative Magnetoresistance in Ba2CoS3.

    Article • ChemInform, January 2006, Wiley

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  41. Magnetic coupling and long-range order in the spin–chain sulfide Ba2CoS3

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2006, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  42. General method of preparation of mesoporous M/Si3N4 nano-composites via a non-aqueous sol–gel route

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2005, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  43. Defects in the new oxide-fluoride Ba2PdO2F2: the search for fluoride needles in an oxide haystack

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2005, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  44. Negative magnetoresistance in Ba2CoS3

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2005, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  45. Linear Antiferromagnetism in Ba2CoS3.

    Article • ChemInform, July 2004, Wiley

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  46. Linear antiferromagnetism in Ba2CoS3Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: crystallographic data. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b4/b400084f/

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2004, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  47. The structural chemistry of Bi14MO24 (M=Cr, Mo, W) phases: bismuth oxides containing discrete MO4 tetrahedra

    Article • Journal of Solid State Chemistry, November 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  48. Ba2-xSrxPdO2F2 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1.5): The First Palladium—Oxide—Fluorides.

    Article • ChemInform, September 2003, Wiley

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  49. Ba2−xSrxPdO2F2(0 ≤ x ≤ 1.5): The first palladium–oxide–fluorides

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2003, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  50. Novel ternary N-containing mixed-anion compounds with ionic and covalent featuresDedicated to the late Marten Barker.

    Article • Chemical Communications, May 2002, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  51. Strontium oxide iodide

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, May 2001, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  52. Barium oxide iodide

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, May 2001, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  53. New synthetic routes to transition metal ternary nitrides and sulfides

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, April 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  54. Preparation and structural characterisation of the trigonal nitridometalate Ba3MoN4

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions, January 2000, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Alexander John Blake, Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  55. Magnetic and electrical properties of Cr-doped La0.7Ca0.3MnO3

    Article • Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, May 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  56. Synthetic strategies for new inorganic oxide fluorides and oxide sulfates

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 1999, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  57. Magnetization and resistivity in chromium doped manganites

    Article • Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, January 1999, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  58. Fluorine insertion in inorganic materials

    Article • Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, April 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  59. Synthesis and Structure of Bi 14 O 20 (SO 4 ), A New Bismuth Oxide Sulfate

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, February 1998, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  60. Superconducting Sr2−xAxCuO2F2+δ(A=Ca, Ba): Synthetic Pathways and Associated Structural Rearrangements

    Article • Journal of Solid State Chemistry, January 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  61. Anion substitutions and insertions in copper oxide superconductors

    Article • Superconductor Science and Technology, July 1997, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  62. Fluorination of the Ruddlesden–Popper type cuprates, Ln2−xA1+xCu2O6−y (Ln=La, Nd; A=Ca, Sr)

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 1997, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  63. Chapter 25. Conducting solids, covering ionic and electronic conductors

    Article • Annual Reports Section "A" (Inorganic Chemistry), January 1997, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  64. X-ray emission and photoelectron spectra, and the location of fluorine atoms in strontium and calcium copper oxyfluorides

    Article • Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, June 1996, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  65. Chapter 25. Conducting solids, covering ionic and electronic conductors

    Article • Annual Reports Section "A" (Inorganic Chemistry), January 1996, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  66. An improved route to the synthesis of superconducting copper oxyfluorides Sr2−xAxCuO2F2+δ (ACa, Ba) using transition metal difluorides as fluorinating reagents

    Article • Physica C Superconductivity, October 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  67. Chapter 24. Conducting solids, covering ionic and electronic conductors

    Article • Annual Reports Section "A" (Inorganic Chemistry), January 1995, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  68. Superconductivity up to 64 K in the copper oxyfluorides Sr2−xAxCuO2F2+δ(A = Ca, Ba) prepared using NH4F as a fluorinating reagent

    Article • Physica C Superconductivity, January 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  69. Structural stability of bismuth-based superconductors under heterovalent substitution

    Article • Physica C Superconductivity, January 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  70. Ultrasonic investigation of Nd2Cu1-χZnχO4: magnetoelastic interaction in the antiferromagnetic and paramagnetic state

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, September 1994, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  71. Effects of nitrogen annealing on structural, microstructural and superconducting properties of 2223 BPSCCO ceramics

    Article • Physica C Superconductivity, April 1994, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  72. Effects of simultaneous Pb/Bi and Y/Ca substitution on structural and superconducting properties of the 2212 BSCCO phase

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, May 1993, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  73. Effects of the annealing conditions on the structural and superconducting properties of Bi2−xPbxSr2Y0.2Ca0.8Cu2Oz

    Article • Physica C Superconductivity, February 1993, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  74. Structural modulation and superconducting properties in (Bi, Pb) 2Sr2 (Y, Ca) Cu2Oz

    Article • Physica C Superconductivity, July 1992, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  75. Relation between Tc and London penetration depth in YBa2(Cu1−xZnx)3O7 by μSR

    Article • Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, February 1992, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  76. Magnetic investigation of dissipative effects in Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O thick films

    Article • Physica C Superconductivity, September 1991, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  77. Preparation and characterization of textured thick films of the 2212 phase in the BSCCO and BPSCCO systems

    Article • Physica C Superconductivity, May 1991, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  78. Effects of MgO and Al2O3 additions on the formation of the high Tc phase and superconducting properties in the Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O ceramic system

    Article • Journal of the Less Common Metals, October 1990, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  79. Preparation, structural characterization and electrical conductivity of BiSrY1−xCexCuO5+y

    Article • Physica C Superconductivity, May 1990, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  80. EFFECTS OF MgO AND Al2O3 ADDITIONS ON THE FORMATION OF THE HIGH Tc PHASE AND SUPERCONDUCTING PROPERTIES IN THE Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O CERAMIC SYSTEM

    Article • January 1990, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  81. The modulated structure of Bi2Sr3−xCaxCu2O8: A commensurate model from single crystal X-ray diffraction data

    Article • Physica C Superconductivity, December 1989, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi

  82. Analysis of superconducting transitions in c ≈ 31 and BSCCO systems

    Article • Physica C Superconductivity, December 1989, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Grazia Francesconi