Overview
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- Dr. Daniela Radu is currently a professor in the FIU Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. She serves as department Interim Chair, Director of AMERI facility, and leads three federally funded centers: NASA CRE2DO, DoD Center of Excellence CIREES, and NSF PREM.
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Publications
Patents issued
selected scholarly works & creative activities
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Article
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2026Vibrational Entropic Stabilization of Layered Chalcogenides: From Ordered Vacancy Compounds to Two-Dimensional Layers. Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 130:2307-2315.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5c05802 Web of Science: 001679122000001
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2026Bridging energy harvesting and high-performance electroluminescence in large-area single cation FAPbI3 perovskite devices through Rb plus /K plus dual cation doping. Nano Energy. 148.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111683 Web of Science: 001660014900001
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2026Controlled Incorporation of Silver Nanoparticles into a Formate-Free MOF-808 Matrix: Toward a Robust Hybrid Antibacterial Material. ACS APPLIED ENGINEERING MATERIALS. 4:205-214.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsaenm.5c00910 Web of Science: 001649717800001
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2026Pristine conductive metal-organic framework film as a cost-effective counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells. RSC APPLIED INTERFACES.Full Text via DOI: 10.1039/d5lf00311c Web of Science: 001668297100001
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2026Photothermal Properties of Nanostructured Black Titanium Dioxide for Targeted Cellular and Microbial Elimination. ACS Omega. 11:618-626.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c06175 Web of Science: 001645722600001
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2026Quantifying the effectiveness of fixative coatings in reducing airborne release fractions under impact stress. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 58.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2025.103911 Web of Science: 001573994300001
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2025Bioactive Electrospun Polycaprolactone Films with Gallic Acid-Loaded Mesoporous Silica Nanoplatelets for Enhanced Seed Germination. ACS MATERIALS AU. 5:858-869.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialsau.5c00062 Web of Science: 001525991000001
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2025Controlled Synthesis of Core-Shell-Shell Structured Sulvanite-Based Nanocomposites with Luminescent Property. ACS MATERIALS AU. 5:870-877.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialsau.5c00079 Web of Science: 001535163200001
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2025Scattering dynamics of metal-organic frameworks (MOF)-driven light harvesters in dye sensitized solar cells. Chemical Engineering Journal. 516.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.164271 Web of Science: 001502886600001
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2025Hydrothermal Synthesis of Phase-Pure Sulvanite Cu3VS4 Nanoparticles. Langmuir. 41:14800-14806.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00788 Web of Science: 001507102600001
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20252D/3D Heterostructure Halide Perovskite Thin Films through an Innovative Spray-Deposition of Bulky Organic Cation-Containing Ammonium Salts. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 12.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/admi.202400823 Web of Science: 001354102300001
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2025Injectable Photothermally Responsive Hydrogel for Treating Bacterial Infections. ACS APPLIED ENGINEERING MATERIALS. 3:1246-1257.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsaenm.5c00107 Web of Science: 001474787800001
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2025Determination of Airborne Release Fractions from Loose Powder Contamination Under Impact Stress. Nuclear Technology. 211:598-606.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2024.2345945 Web of Science: 001247707900001
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2025Phyiscs of Neuromodulation with Magnetoelectric Nanoparticles. Brain Stimulation. 18:513.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2024.12.869
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2024Mixed-Metal 2D Chalcogenides Mo x Re1-x S2 as Antifungal Near-Infrared-Responsive Nanozymes. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7:27717-27727.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.4c05939 Web of Science: 001354992700001
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2024Controlling action potentials with magnetoelectric nanoparticles. Brain Stimulation. 17:1005-1017.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2024.08.008
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2024Novel Gas Sensing Approach: ReS2/Ti3C2T x Heterostructures for NH3 Detection in Humid Environments. ACS Sensors. 9:4788-4802.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c01216 Web of Science: 001298252100001
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2024Enhancing Efficiency in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Incorporation of Cu3VSe4 Nanocrystals into TiO2 Photoanodes. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 7:5038-5049.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.4c00911 Web of Science: 001237244300001
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2024Lignin-Based Platform as a Potential Low-Cost Sorbent for the Direct Air Capture of CO2. ACS ENVIRONMENTAL AU. 4:196-203.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsenvironau.4c00008 Web of Science: 001196479500001
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2024Size-Controlled Cu3VSe4 Nanocrystals as Cathode Material in Platinum-Free Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16:13719-13728.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18658 Web of Science: 001181861400001
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2024Lignin-Based Nanospheres as Environmental Remediation Platforms for Anionic Dye Contaminants. ACS Omega. 9:12006-12014.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c09834 Web of Science: 001180087100001
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2023Enhancing Light Harvesting in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells through Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle-Mediated Diffuse Scattering Back Reflectors. Electronic Materials. 4:124-135.Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/electronicmat4030010
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2023Lithium Incorporation into TiO2 Photoanode for Performance Enhancement of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 6:8599-8606.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.3c01579 Web of Science: 001048105000001
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2023From reflection to absorption: Improving light harvesting of dye sensitized solar cells with Cu nanowires as reflectors. Optical Materials. 142.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2023.114074 Web of Science: 001032548300001
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2023Disulfide-Modified Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications. Crystals. 13.Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/cryst13071067 Web of Science: 001035221700001
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2023Facile Synthesis and Single-Switch Antenna Application of Germanium-Doped Vanadium Dioxide. ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 5:3480-3488.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.3c00498 Web of Science: 001008114900001
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2023Ag Reflectors: An Effective Approach to Improve Light Harvesting in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 13:250-253.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2023.3238796 Web of Science: 000975597000007
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2022Colloidal Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of Cu3NbS4 and Cu3NbSe4 Sulvanite Nanocrystals. ACS NANOSCIENCE AU. 2:440-447.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.2c00021 Web of Science: 001093907700007
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2022Photocatalytic Deposition of Nanostructured CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dot Films on Mesoporous TiO2 and Their Enhanced Visible-Light Photodegradation Properties. ACS Omega.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03089 Web of Science: 000832501600001
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2021Green Synthesis of Ge1-xSnx Alloy Nanoparticles for Optoelectronic Applications. Crystals. 11.Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/cryst11101216 Web of Science: 000715273900001
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2021Versatile Silver Nanoparticles-Based SERS Substrate with High Sensitivity and Stability. Applied Nano. 2:242-256.Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/applnano2030017
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2018Sulvanite (Cu3VS4) nanocrystals for printable thin film photovoltaics. Materials Letters. 211:179-182.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2017.09.063 Web of Science: 000414340900047
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2017Stellate MSN-based Dual-enzyme Nano-Biocatalyst for the Cascade Conversion of Non-Food Feedstocks to Food Products. Journal of Thermodynamics & Catalysis. 08.Full Text via DOI: 10.4172/2157-7544.1000185
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2016Functionalized stellate macroporous silica nanospheres for CO2 mitigation. Journal of Materials Science. 51:10632-10640.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10853-016-0284-y Web of Science: 000383102400028
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2016Absorption and scattering cross-section extinction values of silver nanoparticles. Optical Materials. 58:439-444.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2016.06.013 Web of Science: 000381593900064
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2015Nanostructures Viewed through Low Voltage Electron Microscopy. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 21:683-684.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/s1431927615004213
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2012High-Efficiency Solution-Processed Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Thin-Film Solar Cells Prepared from Binary and Ternary Nanoparticles. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134:15644-15647.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/ja3057985 Web of Science: 000309099700008
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2005Real-time imaging of tunable adenosine 5-triphosphate release from an MCM-41-type mesoporous silica nanosphere-based delivery system. Applied Spectroscopy. 59:424-431.Full Text via DOI: 10.1366/0003702053641513 Web of Science: 000228234900005
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2005Fine-tuning the degree of organic functionalization of mesoporous silica nanosphere materials via an interfacially designed co-condensation method. Chemical Communications. 1264-1266.Full Text via DOI: 10.1039/b412618a Web of Science: 000227320300005
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2004A polyamidoamine dendrimer-capped mesoporous silica nanosphere-based gene transfection reagent. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 126:13216-13217.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/ja046275m Web of Science: 000224500000025
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2004Gatekeeping layer effect: A poly(lactic acid)-coated mesoporous silica nanosphere-based fluorescence probe for detection of amino-containing neurotransmitters. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 126:1640-1641.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/ja038222v Web of Science: 000188926600026
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2003Organosulfonic acid-functionalized mesoporous silicas for the esterification of fatty acid. Journal of Catalysis. 219:329-336.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9517(03)00193-3 Web of Science: 000185830900008
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2002Oxidative polymerization of 1,4-diethynylbenzene into highly conjugated poly(phenylene butadiynylene) within the channels of surface-functionalized mesoporous silica and alumina materials. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 124:9040-9041.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/ja025925o Web of Science: 000177209500018
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1997Experimental plant for oxygen isotopes separation by nitrogen oxide distillation at low temperatures. REVISTA DE CHIMIE. 48:335-339.Web of Science: A1997YB42900010
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1997Instalaţie experimentalǎ pentru separarea izotopilor oxigenului prin distilarea oxidului de azot la temperaturi joase. REVISTA DE CHIMIE. 48:335-339.
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Book Chapter
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2015Chapter 5 Enzyme Immobilization on Mesoporous Silica Supports. 100-116.Full Text via DOI: 10.1039/9781849737494-00100
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2015Chapter 6 Heterogeneous Catalysts for Biodiesel Production. 117-130.Full Text via DOI: 10.1039/9781849737494-00117
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2015Enzyme Immobilization on Mesoporous Silica Supports. 100-116.Web of Science: 000387467700005
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2015Heterogeneous Catalysts for Biodiesel Production. 117-130.Web of Science: 000387467700006
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Conference
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2023Copper Oxide: A Potential Candidate for Hole Transport Material in Perovskite Solar Cells for Space. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10359545 Web of Science: 001151676200021
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2023Development of 3D/2D Perovskite Solar Cells using a Spray-based Sequential Deposition. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10360002 Web of Science: 001151676200478
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2023Silver Reflector-Driven Light Harvesting Enhancement in Large Area Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10359693 Web of Science: 001151676200169
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2023Spray-assisted Passivation Strategy for Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10359597 Web of Science: 001151676200073
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2014Novel solution process for fabricating ultra-thin-film absorber layers in Fe2SiS4 and Fe2GeS4 photovoltaics. Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings.Full Text via DOI: 10.1557/opl.2014.507
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2013Effect of the Selenization Process on Structural and Device Properties of Nanoparticle-Derived CZTSSe Thin Films. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. 43-46.Web of Science: 000340054100010
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2012A Simple Solution-based Route to High-Efficiency CZTSSe Thin-film Solar Cells. 2993-2996.Web of Science: 000309917803062
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2011Cu 2ZnSn(S, Se) 4 thin-film photovoltaic devices using non-vacuum based processing. Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. 000402-000406.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2011.6185979
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2011CZTS absorber layer in thin film p-n junction solar devices from quaternary nanoparticle precursors. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.Web of Science: 000291982804664
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2010Novel synthetic routes to p-type semiconductor absorbers for thin film heterojunction solar cells. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
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2007Reversible binding and fluorescence energy transfer between surface-derivatized CdS nanoparticles and multi-functionalized fluorescent mesoporous silica nanospheres. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis. 1827-1835.Web of Science: 000291657600244
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2005Multifunctional mesoporous silica nanoparticle catalysts for conversions of bio-based feedstocks to biodiesel and other value-added products. ACS Division of Fuel Chemistry, Preprints. 306-307.
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2005Multifunctional mesoporous silica nanoparticle catalysts for conversions of bio-based feedstocks to biodiesel and other value-added products.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. U870-U870.Web of Science: 000228177706258
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2024Nanoscale Cu2ZnSnSxSe(4-x) (CZTS/Se) for Sustainable Solutions in Renewable Energy, Sensing, and Nanomedicine. Crystals.Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/cryst14050479 Web of Science: 001233500500001
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Research
principal investigator on
- Center for Integrated Renewable Energy and Energy Storage (CIRE2S) awarded by Army Research Laboratory 2023 - 2028
- FIU-2D Crystal Consortium Partnership for Research and Education in Materials awarded by National Science Foundation 2021 - 2027
- Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute - Semiconductor Fabrication awarded by National Institute of Standards & Techno 2024 - 2026
- Proton and Ion Management in Bipolar-Membrane-Based Electrochemical Systems awarded by Office of Science 2023 - 2025
- FIU NASA MIRO Center for Research and Education in 2D Applications (CRE2DO) awarded by National Aeronautics & Space Administrat 2019 - 2025
- 21-M-STAR-0008, Sustainable Power Generation and Secure Distribution Systems for NASA Artemis Mission awarded by NASA Marshall 2021 - 2024
- Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) for Nano-Engineered Materials Research awarded by Army Research Office 2022 - 2024
- Lasing Materials for Quantum Communication and Photonic Integrated Circuits awarded by Office of Naval Research 2020 - 2024
- At the Interface of Theory and Experiment: Optoelectronic Properties of Nanostructured Sulvanite-Type Compounds (Fellowship Roberto Prado-Rivera) awarded by National Aeronautics & Space Administrat 2020 - 2023
- 20-M-STAR-0002, FIU ACE(FIU-ACE) awarded by National Aeronautics & Space Administrat 2020 - 2021
co-principal investigator on
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Grant
- NRT-QISE: Quantum Science, Technology and Applied Research (Q-STAR) awarded by National Science Foundation 2024 - 2029
- Suprastructural Interactions in Metamaterial Plasmonics for Light-Matter Enhancement (SIMPLE) awarded by Army Research Office 2023 - 2027
- DURIP: Quantum photonics and plasmonic nanostructured films characterization by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy awarded by Office of Naval Research 2024 - 2026
subproject principal investigator on
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowships awarded by National Science Foundation 2020 - 2026
investigator on
- Student Apprenticeships in Aerospace Advanced Manufacturing (SA3M) awarded by NASA Langley Research Center 2022 - 2026
Contact
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- Daniela Radu
