Molecular Carbon Nanostructures
About project
Beneficiary: National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies
Project Code: CF 167_15.11.22
Contract no.: 760098_23.05.23
Competition: PNRR-III-C9-2022–I8
Director/Project Leader: Dr. M. Stuparu
Project budget: 6,998,043.75 RON
Project period: 01.07.2023 – 30.06.2026
Project Goal
The overarching goal of this project is to establish a sustainable synthesis of molecularly curved nanographenes and examining their properties and potential applications.
Our goal is to apply mechanochemistry for the synthesis of carbon-rich nanomaterials with emphasis on functionalized molecular graphene structures. We would like to use ball-milling processes to achieve this goal. In doing so, we would like to reduce dependency on organic solvents which are often hazardous and costly. The other advantages of a mechanochemical synthesis are that they are mild, fast, scalable, and efficient. We would like to harness these attributes in the rapid preparation of a new family of nanostructures. The synthesized materials will be studied for their properties and potential applications.
Research Team
Dr. M. Stuparu
Principal Investigator
Dr. Crina Socaci
Dr. Oana Grad
Dr. Adrian Pîrnău
Dr. Teodora Radu
Dr. Adriana Vulcu
Dr. Alexandru Turza
IDT Septimiu Tripon
Dr. Raktim Saikia
Dr. Natalia Terenti
Dr. Anzar Khan
Dr. Maria Miheț
Alexandra Urda
PhD student
Johanna Szilágyi
PhD student
Nichita Melnic
PhD Student
Results
Scientific papers:
- M. Stuparu, Solution is not the only solution: nanographenes by mechanochemistry: Trends in Chemistry 2025
- J. Stanojkovic, N. Terenti, M.C. Stuparu, Direct Edge Functionalization of Corannulene-Coronene Hybrid Nanographenes JACS AU 2025, (IF = 8.6)
- Z. Zhang, M.C. Stuparu, Intramolecular direct arylation through mechanochemistry: efficient synthesis of corannulene-based peri-annulated curved nanographenes, Science China-Chemistry 2025, (IF = 10.4)
- Z.B. Zhang, D. Csókás, I. Fernández, M.C. Stuparu, Chiral stacks of a curved nanographene Chem. 2024, 10, 3199-3211, (IF=19.1)
- G. Hum, E. M. Muzammil, Y. Li, Yongxin, F. Garcia, M.C. Stuparu, Mechanochemical Synthesis of Corannulene Flanked N-heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Precursors and Preparation of Their Metal Complexes, Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202402056, (IF=5.02)
Oral presentations:
- Mihaiela Stuparu, Synthesis of Curved Nanographenes, 12th Singapore International Chemistry Conference; Symposium 15: Functional and Supramolecular Systems, Singapore, decembrie, 9-13, 2024, oral presentation.
- Natalia Terenti, Mihaiela Stuparu, Synthesis and Properties of Corannulene Derivatives, 12th Singapore International Chemistry Conference; Symposium 15: Functional and Supramolecular Systems, Singapore, decembrie, 9-13, 2024, oral presentation.
- Crina Socaci, Marcela C. Rosu, Alexandra Urda, Dragos Cosma, Diana Lazar, Maria Mihet, Teodora Radu, Graphene Derivatives as Cocatalysts in the Photodegradation of Organic Pollutants with Titania Nanotubes, 14th International Symposium of the Romanian Catalysis Society (RomCat), Cluj-Napoca Romania, 9-11 July 2025, oral presentation.
- Raktim Saikia, Mihaiela Stuparu, Bowl-inversion of corannulene-hybrid nanographenes, 15th International Conference Processes in Isotopes and Molecules (PIM), Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 16-19 September 2025, oral presentation.
Contact
National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies – INCDTIM Cluj-Napoca
67-103 Donat Street, P.O. Box 700,
RO-400293 Cluj-Napoca 5, Romania
+40 264 584037
itim@itim-cj.ro
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