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I am a computational scientist with a background in Physics, Materials Science, and Engineering. My research spans several aspects of surface science and engineering, from catalysis to functional materials to tribology.
The overarching aim of my work is finding solutions to environmental problems using new materials and chemical processes.
Before joining LSBU in September 2021 I held a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship at ETH Zurich.
My research interests are in surface chemistry, the main areas of my work being catalysis and lubrication science.
In heterogeneous catalysis I investigate the interaction of water and organic molecules with metals, oxides, and functional materials, uncovering the fundamentals of molecule-substrate interaction and designing materials and reactions for water splitting and degradation of toxic molecules.
In lubrication science, I focus on the development of lubricant additives, and especially corrosion inhibitors, friction modifiers and antiwear agents.
My complete list of publications can be found here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=cwB7NzAAAAAJ&hl=en
Courses taught
Chemical and Energy Engineering - BEng (Hons)
Advanced Chemical Engineering - MSc
Postgraduate Research Supervision
Current
| Miss Nisrine Sakaki | Investigation of water dissociation using ferroelectric catalysts | PhD |
| Mr Aritra Roy | Study of ferroelectric domain walls using molecular dynamics and machine learned potentials | PhD |
King's College London
Prizes, awards, and accolades
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (Jan 2017)
European Commission
Adsorption of the prototypical organic corrosion inhibitor benzotriazole on the Cu(100) surface
Turano, M., Walker, M., Grillo, F., Gattinoni, C., Hunt, G., Kirkman, P., Richardson, N.V., Baddeley, C.J. and Costantini, G. (2022). Adsorption of the prototypical organic corrosion inhibitor benzotriazole on the Cu(100) surface. Corrosion Science. 207, p. 110589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2022.110589
Prediction of a strong polarizing field in thin film paraelectrics
Gattinoni, C. and Spaldin, N. (2022). Prediction of a strong polarizing field in thin film paraelectrics. Physical Review Research. 4, p. L032020. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.L032020
Copper adatoms mediated adsorption of benzotriazole on a gold substrate
Grillo, F, Gattinoni, C., Larrea, C. R., Lacovig, P. and Richardson, N. V. (2022). Copper adatoms mediated adsorption of benzotriazole on a gold substrate. Applied Surface Science. 600, p. 154087. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.154087
Magnetoelectric Effect in Hydrogen Harvesting: Magnetic Field as a Trigger of Catalytic Reactions (Adv. Mater. 19/2022)
Kim, D., Efe, I., Torlakcik, H., Terzopoulou, A., Veciana, A., Siringil, E., Mushtaq, F., Franco, C., Arx, D., Sevim, S., Puigmartí‐Luis, J., Nelson, B., Spaldin, N.A., Gattinoni, C., Chen, X.‐Z. and Pané, S. (2022). Magnetoelectric Effect in Hydrogen Harvesting: Magnetic Field as a Trigger of Catalytic Reactions (Adv. Mater. 19/2022). Advanced Materials. 34 (19), p. 2270139. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202270139
Understanding the Interaction of Organic Corrosion Inhibitors with Copper at the Molecular Scale: Benzotriazole on Cu(110)
Turano, M., Walker, M., Grillo, F., Gattinoni, C., Edmondson, J., Adesida, O., Hunt, G., Kirkman, P., Richardson, N.V., Baddeley, C.J., Michaelides, A. and Costantini, G. (2021). Understanding the Interaction of Organic Corrosion Inhibitors with Copper at the Molecular Scale: Benzotriazole on Cu(110). Applied Surface Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.151206