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October 31, 2024
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Oriented 2.0.0 Cu2O nanoplatelets supported on few-layers graphene as efficient visible light photocatalyst for overall water splitting

Publicated to: APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL. 201 582-590 - 2017-02-01 201(), DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.08.033

Authors:

Mateo, D; Esteve-Adell, I; Albero, J; Primo, A; García, H
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Valencia, CSIC, Inst Tecnol Quim, Ave Naranjos S-N - Author

Abstract

Cu2O nanoplatelets with preferential 2.0.0 facet orientation supported on few layers graphene were prepared as films in a single step by pyrolysis at 900 degrees C under inert atmosphere of Cu2+-chitosan precursor. (Cu2O) over bar /fl-G films exhibit a photocatalytic activity for overall water splitting of 19.5 mmol/g(cu+G) h. This value is about 4 orders of magnitude higher than the photocatalytic activity measured for unoriented Cu2O nanoparticles on few-layers graphene or than commercial Cu2O nanoparticles and about three orders of magnitude higher than the activity reported in the literature for Cu2O nanoparticles. In addition Cu2O nanoparticles on few-layers graphene retain about 50% of its photocatalytic activity after 6 days of continuous irradiation. It is proposed that this activity and stability arises from the combination of features derived from the pyrolysis preparation procedure including strong Cu2O-graphene grafting, the role of graphene as cocatalyst and preferential 2.0.0 facet orientation. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Keywords

CatalystCopperDoped grapheneFew layers grapheneFilm preparationGrapheneH-2 evolutionMetal nanoparticlesNanoparticlesNanoplateletPhotocatalysisPhotocatalystsPhotocatalytic activitiesPreferential orientationPreparation proceduresPyrolysisRaman-scatteringThree orders of magnitudeVisible-light photocatalystsWater splitting

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2017, it was in position 1/50, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Environmental. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.39. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 1.23 (source consulted: FECYT Mar 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-04-04, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 61
  • Scopus: 67
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-04:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 80.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 80 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10251/151079
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Mateo, D) and Last Author (García Gómez, Hermenegildo).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been García Gómez, Hermenegildo.

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Awards linked to the item

Finantial support by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Severo Ochoa and CTQ2015-69153-CO2-1-R) and Generalitat Valenciana (Prometeo 2013-019) is gratefully acknowledged. D. M. M. and I. E. A thank to the Technical University of Valencia and the Spanish Ministry of Science for PhD scholarships
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