Papers published by the group

Thesis

Biomedical applications and nanomedicine

  • « Investigation of the optical and antibacterial properties of biosynthesized ZnO nanoparticles using Thuja tincture »

K. Nagpal, M. S. Rosario, K. Praakle, E. Rauwel, P. Rauwel Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2315, 012016 (2022) [REF]

  • « Artemisia vulgaris tincture-assisted synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their antimicrobial activity »

Harleen Kaur, Kristi Praakle, M. Soares Rosario, Protima Rauwel, Erwan Rauwel Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2315, 012027 (2022) [REF]

  • « Assessing Cobalt Metal Nanoparticles uptake by Cancer Cells using Live Raman Spectroscopy »

E. Rauwel, S. Al-Arag, H. Salehi, C. O. Amorim, F. Cuisinier, M. Guha, M. S. Rosario, P. Rauwel International Journal of Nanomedicine 15, 7051-7062 (2020) [REF]

  • « Optimisation of plant mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles by common weed Plantago major and their antimicrobial properties »

S. Küünal, M. Visnapuu, O. Volubujeva, M. Soares Rosario, P. Rauwel and E. Rauwel IOP conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 613, 012003 (8 pages) (2019) [REF]

  • « Emerging Trends in Nanoparticle Synthesis Using Plant Extracts for Biomedical Applications »

P. Rauwel and E. Rauwel, Global journal of nanomedicine 1(3), 555562 (2017) [REF]

  • « Silver metal nanoparticles study for biomedical and green house applications »

E. Rauwel, L. Simón-Gracia, M. Guha, P. Rauwel, S. Kuunal, D. Wragg IOP conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 175, 012011 (5 pages) (2017) [REF]

  • « Biocidal properties study of Silver Nanoparticles used for Application in Green Housing »

S. Küünal, S. Kutti, P. Rauwel, D. Wragg and E. Rauwel International Nano-Letters 6(3), 191-197 (2016) [REF].

  • « New methodology for the antifungal testing of surfactant-free silver metal nanoparticles for applications in green housing »

S. Küünal, S. Kutti, P. Rauwel, D. Wragg, I. Hussainova and E. Rauwel Key Engineering Materials 674, 133-138 (2016) [REF]. 

  • « Special Issue on Silver Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Properties and Applications »

P. Rauwel, E. Rauwel, S. Ferdov, M. Singh Advances in Materials Science and Engineering_Hindawi Volume 2015, Article ID 624394, 1-2 (2015) [REF].

  • « A Review on the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their morphologies studied via TEM »

P. Rauwel, S. Küünal, S. Ferdov and E. Rauwel, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering_Hindawi, Volume 2015, Article ID 682749, 1-9 (2015) [REF].

  • « Silver Nanoparticles Study for Application in Green Housing »

S. Küünal, S. Kutti, , M. Guha, P. Rauwel, D. Wragg, G. Nurk and E. Rauwel ECS Trans. 64, (47) 15-24 (2015) [REF].

Photoluminescence and photocurrent generation

  • « Significance of Hydroxyl Groups on the Optical Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles Combined with CNT and PEDOT:PSS »

K. Nagpal, K. Nagpal, E. Rauwel, E. Estephan, M. R. Soares, P. Rauwel, Nanomaterials  12(19), 3546 (2022) [REF]

  • « The role of CNT in surface defect passivation and UV emission intensification of ZnO nanoparticles » 

K. Nagpal, L. Rapenne, D. S. Wragg, E. Rauwel, P. Rauwel, Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology 12, 1–10 (2022) [REF]

  •  « Assessment of the optical and electrical properties of light emitting diodes containing carbon-based nanostructures and plasmonic nanoparticles: a review »

K. Nagpal, E. Rauwel, F. Ducroquet and Protima Rauwel, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 12, 1078–1092 (2021) [REF]

  • « Enhancing the UV emission in ZnO-CNT hybrid nanostructures via the surface plasmon resonance of Ag nanoparticles »

P. Rauwel, A. Galeckas and E. Rauwel, Nanomaterials MDPI 11(2), 452 (2021) [REF]

  • « Selective photocurrent generation in HfO2-CNT hybrid nanocomposites under UV and visible photoexcitations »

P. Rauwel, F. Ducroquet, A. Galeckas and E. Rauwel Materials Letters 246, 45–48 (2019) [REF]

  • « Time evolution of ZnO-CNT photoluminescence under variable ambient and temperature conditions » 

P. Rauwel, A. Galeckas and E. Rauwel IOP conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 613, 012031 (6 pages) (2019). [REF]

  • « Influence of the interface on the photoluminescence properties in ZnO carbon based nanohybrids »

E. Rauwel, A. Galeckas, M. Rosário Soares and P. Rauwel J. Phys. Chem. C 121, 14879-14887 (2017) [REF].

  • « Investigations on new carbon-based nanohybrids combining carbon nanotubes, HfO2 and ZnO nanoparticles »

P. Rauwel, A. Galeckas, M. Salumaa, A. Aasna, F. Ducroquet and E. Rauwel IOP conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 175, 012064 (5 pages) (2017) [REF]

  • « A review of the synthesis and photoluminescence properties of hybrid ZnO and carbon nanomaterials »

P. Rauwel, M. Salumaa, A. Aasna, A. Galeckas, E. Rauwel Journal of Nanomaterials_Hindawi Volume 2016, Article ID 5320625, 1-12 (2016) [REF].

  • « Photocurrent generation and structural study of hybrid nanocomposite combining carbon nanotubes and cubic HfO2 nanoparticles »

P. Rauwel, A. Galeckas, M. Salumaa, F. Ducroquet and E. Rauwel Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 7, 1075–1085 (2016) [REF].

  • « Metal oxide nanoparticles embedded in rare-earth matrix aimed to low temperature thermal imaging applications »

E. Rauwel, A. Galeckas, P. Rauwel, P.-A. Hansen, D. Wragg, O. Nilsen and H. Fjellvåg Materials Research Express 3, 055010 (11 pages) (2016) [REF].

  • « One Step Synthesis of Pure Cubic and Monoclinic HfO2 Nanoparticles: Effects of Temperature and Ambient on the Photoluminescent Properties »

P. Rauwel, A. Galeckas and E. Rauwel ECS Trans. 64, (44) 19-28 (2015) [REF].

  • « Photoluminescent cubic and monoclinic HfO2 nanoparticles: effects of temperature and ambient »

E. Rauwel, A. Galeckas and P. Rauwel Materials Research Express 1, 015035 (2014) [REF].

Water remediation

  • « Nanocobalt based (Co@Co(OH)2) sand nanocomposite applied to manganese extraction from contaminated water »

R. Kumar, P.Rauwel, M. Kriipsalu, D. Wragg, E. Rauwel, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 11(3), 109818 (2023) [REF]

  • « Sunlight-Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue with Facile One-Step Synthesized Cu-Cu2O-Cu3N Nanoparticle Mixtures » 

P. Paredes, E. Rauwel, D. S. Wragg, L. Rapenne, E. Estephan, O. Volobujeva and P. Rauwel Nanomaterials MDPI 13(8), 1311 (2023) [REF]

  • « Surveying the Synthesis, Optical Properties and Photocatalytic Activity of Cu3N Nanomaterials »

P. Paredes, E. Rauwel and P. Rauwel Nanomaterials MDPI 12(13), 2218 (2022) [REF]

  • « A colorimetric method of As3+ ion detection and quantification using hand-held Lovibond photometers »

R. Kumar, P. Rauwel, M. Kriipsalu, E. Rauwel Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2315, 012031 (2022) [REF]

  • « Nanoadsorbants for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Contaminated Water: Current Scenario and Future Directions »

R. Kumar, P. Rauwel and E. Rauwel, Processes MDPI 9(8), 1379 (2021) [REF]

  • « Editorial for the Special Issue on ‘Application and Behavior of Nanomaterials in Water Treatment’ »

Rauwel, W. Uhl and E. Rauwel Nanomaterials MDPI 9(6), 880 (2019) [REF]

  • « Towards the extraction of radioactive Cesium-137 from water via graphene/CNT and nanostructured Prussian blue hybrid nanocomposites: A Review »

Rauwel and E.Rauwel Nanomaterials MDPI 9(5), 682 (2019) [REF]

Other fields: electrochemistry & thin film deposition

  • « Editorial for the Special Issue on ‘Metal Oxide Thin Film: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application’»

E. Rauwel and P. Rauwel Materials MDPI 14(8), 1834 (2021) [REF]

  • « Electrochemical Characterisation of Co@Co(OH)2 Core‐shell Nanoparticles and their Aggregation in Solution »

R.-C. Xie C. Batchelor-McAuley. E. Rauwel, P. Rauwel, R. G. Compton ChemElectroChem 7, 4259 –4268 (2020) [REF]

  • « Redox reactivity at silver microparticles-glassy carbon contacts under a coating of polymer intrinsic microporosity (PIM) »

D. He, E. Rauwel, R. Malpass-Evans, M. Carta, N. B. McKeown, D. B. Gorle, M. A. Kulandainathan, F. Marken Journal of Solid State Electrochem. (Short comm.) 21(7), 2141-2146 (2017). [REF]

  • « Recommended reading list of early publications on atomic layer deposition—Outcome of the “Virtual Project on the History of ALD” »

E. Ahvenniemi et al., (62 co-authors) J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 35(1), 010801 (2017)[REF].

Former papers related to Metal oxide nanoparticle synthesis

  • « One step synthesis of pure cubic and monoclinic HfO2 nanoparticles: Correlating the structure to the electronic properties of the two polymorphs »

P. Rauwel, E. Rauwel, C. Persson, M. F. Sunding, A. Galeckas J. App. Phys. 112, 104107 (2012) [REF].

  • « Response to Comment on “Unusual photoluminescence of CaHfO3 and SrHfO3 nanoparticles” »

E. Rauwel, A. Galeckas, P. Rauwel, D. Wragg Adv. Func. Mat. 22(6), 1114-1115 (2012) [REF].

  • « Unusual photoluminescence of CaHfO3 and SrHfO3 nanoparticles »

E. Rauwel, A. Galeckas, P. Rauwel, H. Fjellvåg Adv. Func. Mat. 22(6), 1174-1179 (2012) [REF].

  • « Precursor-Dependent Blue-Green Photoluminescence Emission of ZnO Nanoparticles »

E. Rauwel, A. Galeckas, P. Rauwel, M. F. Sunding and H. Fjellvag J. Phys. Chem. C 115(51), 25227 (2011) [REF].

 

Book chapters published by the group

  • « Antimicrobial nanoparticles: Synthesis, mechanism of actions »

H. Kaur, P. Rauwel and E. Rauwel “Antimicrobial nanoparticles: Synthesis, mechanism of actions” published in “Antimicrobial Activity of Nanoparticles, Applications in Wound Healing and Infection Treatment”, Chapter 6, pages 155-202, Elsevier│S&T Books (2022) [REF]

  • « Plant extract mediated synthesis of nanoparticles »

S. Küünal, P. Rauwel and E.Rauwel, Chapter 14, pages 411-446, published in “Handbook of nanoparticles and architectural nanostructured materials”, Elsevier│S&T Books (2018) [REF]

  • «Analyzing carbon based hybrid nanocomposites displaying interfacial phenomena with scanning transmission electron microscopy and related techniques »

P. Rauwel and E. Rauwel, Published in Microscopy Book Series#7 (EBook) “Microscopy and imaging science: practical approaches to applied research and education”, Applications in Physical/Chemical Sciences, A. Méndez-Vilas Ed., Formatex Research Center (2017) [REF]

  • «Probing the Electronic Structure of HfO2 polymorphs via Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy »

P. Rauwel and E. Rauwel, Published in Microscopy Book Series#6 (Ebook) “Microscopy: Advances in scientific research and education”, Applications in Physical/Chemical Sciences_Electron Microscopies, A. Méndez-Vilas Ed., Formatex Research Center (2014) [REF]

  • « Stabilization of higher symmetry HfO2 polymorphs as thin films and nanoparticles»

P. Rauwel and E. Rauwel, Published in “”Hafnium: Chemical Characteristics, Production and Applications” edited by Nova Science Publishers, inc. Chap. 4, p 77 – 111 (2014) [REF]